Cabin 8174 · Symphony of the Seas

Cabin 8174 is an Ocean View Balcony on Symphony of the Seas, 182 to 198 square feet plus a private balcony of 42 to 55 square feet.

Cabin 8174 is an Ocean View Balcony on Deck 8 of Symphony of the Seas. You are forward 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 the forward lift bank. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. The forward lift and stair lobby on deck 8, one of the two vertical routes through the ship. Worth knowing: handy to be near and noisy to be next to. The doors chime and the lobby is a natural place for people to stand and talk at any hour. Quiet comes out at 6 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about, 8 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 60th cabin position of 179 along Deck 8. Deck 8 also has Central Park, Vintages, Central Park Retail and Bar on it. There are 329 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.

Worth knowing before you book: Crown and Anchor pays one cruise point a night at this grade. A suite pays two, and so does sailing solo on a double occupancy fare, which is the cheaper of the two routes if you are travelling alone anyway. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

Against the rest of the ship it is better placed for getting around than 87 per cent of them. It suits families running back to the cabin several times a day. 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.