Cabin 8204 · Symphony of the Seas

Cabin 8204 is an Ocean View with Large Balcony (category B) on Symphony of the Seas, 195 square feet plus a private balcony of 39 square feet.

Cabin 8204 is an Ocean View with Large Balcony on Deck 8 of Symphony of the Seas. You are forward of midship. There is some movement here, more than midship and a good deal less than the ends. Most people never think about it. We score it 8 out of 10 for steadiness.

You are 5 cabins from Park Cafe. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. Park Cafe, the sandwich and salad counter in Central Park. Worth knowing: busy at lunchtime and quiet otherwise. Quiet comes out at 6 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about, 7 out of 10.

Of the 179 cabin positions on Deck 8, this is the 75th from forward. You are about as central as the corridor gets, so it is a similar walk whichever way you turn out of your door. You share Deck 8 with Central Park, Vintages, Central Park Retail and Bar. There are 329 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a long walk end to end.

The Ocean View with Large Balcony grade runs 195 square feet. The balcony adds another 39 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 steadier in a swell than 87 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.