Cabin 8202 · Mardi Gras

Cabin 8202 is a Havana Extended Cabana (category HG1) on Mardi Gras, 185 to 205 square feet plus a private balcony of 100 to 160 square feet.

Cabin 8202 is a Havana Extended Cabana on Deck 8 of Mardi Gras, and it sits far forward. Out at this end you feel the sea. In rough water the movement here is noticeably stronger. Right up in the bow, a head sea can send a shudder through the hull that midship guests never feel at all. We score it 5 out of 10 for steadiness.

On the ship's plan Mardi Gras Theater is two decks down, about 32 cabins 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. We give it 10 out of 10 for quiet, which is about as peaceful as this ship gets. For getting about it is 1 out of 10, so add a few minutes to everywhere you go.

Counting from the bow, it is the 1st cabin position of 62 along Deck 8. That puts you right at the forward end of the run, where the corridor stops and the footfall dies away.

A Havana Extended Cabana gives you 185-205 square feet. The balcony adds another 100-160 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 as quiet as anything on board and further from the action than most. It suits light sleepers. It is a poor fit for anyone who finds long corridors and stairs hard work.

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.