Cabin 8188 · Icon of the Seas

Cabin 8188 is an Ocean View Balcony on Icon of the Seas, 182 to 198 square feet plus a private balcony of 42 to 55 square feet.

Cabin 8188 is an Ocean View Balcony on Deck 8 of Icon of the Seas. You are forward of midship. You will feel a bit more motion than a midship cabin. Nothing dramatic. We score it 8 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 6 cabins along the corridor to Izumi Hibachi & Sushi. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. Teppanyaki tables and a sushi counter on deck 8 overlooking Central Park. Charged separately. Worth knowing: the hibachi tables are shared and the chefs perform, so ask for the sushi side if you want a quiet dinner. Quiet scores 5 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about, 6 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 128th cabin position of 290 along Deck 8. You are about as central as the corridor gets, so it is a similar walk whichever way you turn out of your door. Deck 8 also has Empire Supper Club, Izumi Hibachi & Sushi, Chops Grille and Trellis Bar on it. There are 315 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 noisier than three quarters of the 2,814 cabins on board and steadier in a swell than 86 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.