Cabin 5404 · Mardi Gras

Cabin 5404 is a Cove Balcony (category 7C1) on Mardi Gras, 185 to 205 square feet plus a private balcony of 44 to 45 square feet.

Cabin 5404 is a Cove Balcony on Deck 5 of Mardi Gras, and it sits aft of midship. You are near the bottom of the passenger decks, which is the steadiest place to be, though it is a fair climb to the open air. You are far enough from the middle to notice a swell, but nowhere near the worst of it. We score it 8 out of 10 for steadiness.

On the ship's plan Center Stage is on the deck above, about 1 cabin along from you. A deck between you takes most of the noise out of it, and it is a short trip when you want it. Quiet comes out at 7 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about, 7 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 75th cabin position of 128 along Deck 5. You are about as central as the corridor gets, so it is a similar walk whichever way you turn out of your door.

A Cove Balcony gives you 185-205 square feet. The balcony adds another 44-45 on top of that. A balcony buys you outside space of your own and, on sea days, somewhere to sit that is not the pool deck. It is the step up most people make, and the one they find hardest to give up again.

Against the rest of the ship it is noisier than three quarters of the 2,638 cabins on board, steadier in a swell than 85 per cent of them and better placed for getting around than 95 per cent of them. It suits travellers prone to seasickness. It is a poor fit for anyone who wakes when a door closes.

Scored by Cruise Ship Wiki using model v1.8, from the position of this cabin relative to every public space on the ship. Each part is out of 10.