Cabin 7696 · Star of the Seas

Cabin 7696 is an Ocean View Balcony on Star of the Seas, 182 to 198 square feet plus a private balcony of 42 to 55 square feet.

Cabin 7696 is an Ocean View Balcony on Deck 7 of Star of the Seas, aft of midship. You will feel a bit more motion than a midship cabin. Nothing dramatic. We score it 7 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 3 cabins along the corridor to Surfside Eatery. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. The Surfside buffet, aft on deck 7, built around what small children will actually eat. Included in your fare and open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Worth knowing: lower counters and smaller plates than the Windjammer, and the tables are close to Playscape so you can eat within sight of them. Quiet scores 3 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about, 7 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 211th cabin position of 256 along Deck 7. Deck 7 also has Surfside Eatery, Sugar Beach, Pearl and Water's Edge Pool on it. There are 305 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a long walk end to end.

An Ocean View Balcony gives you 182-198 square feet. The balcony adds another 42-55 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.

On loyalty, this is a standard grade, so Crown and Anchor credits its base one cruise point a night. There are exactly two ways to double that: move up to a suite, or sail on your own on a double occupancy fare. Either pays two a night, and doing both pays three. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

Against the rest of the ship it is noisier than three quarters of the 2,813 cabins on board and better placed for getting around than 80 per cent of them. 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.