Cabin 8248 · Mardi Gras

Cabin 8248 is a Havana Cabana (category HE1) on Mardi Gras, 185 to 205 square feet plus a private balcony of 82 to 100 square feet.

Cabin 8248 is a Havana Cabana on Deck 8 of Mardi Gras, far forward. Out at this end you feel the sea. In rough water the movement here is noticeably stronger. We score it 6 out of 10 for steadiness.

Mardi Gras Theater sits two decks down, roughly 16 cabins along the ship 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 2 out of 10, so add a few minutes to everywhere you go.

Of the 62 cabin positions on Deck 8, this is the 29th 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.

The Havana Cabana grade runs 185-205 square feet. The balcony adds another 82-100 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. 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.