Cabin 8261 · Carnival Valor

Cabin 8261 is a Balcony (category 8D1) on Carnival Valor, 168 to 205 square feet plus a private balcony of 35 to 46 square feet.

Cabin 8261 is a Balcony on Deck 8, the Verandah deck, of Carnival Valor, forward of midship. You are far enough from the middle to notice a swell, but nowhere near the worst of it. We score it 6 out of 10 for steadiness.

We give it 10 out of 10 for quiet, which is about as peaceful as this ship gets. For getting about, 7 out of 10.

Of the 156 cabin positions on Deck 8, this is the 32nd from forward.

The Balcony grade runs 168-205 square feet. The balcony adds another 35-46 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 as well placed for getting around as any cabin aboard. It suits light sleepers.

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.