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Best and worst cabins on Carnival Dream

Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for Carnival Dream, worked out where each of the 1,824 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.

Carnival Dream is a Dream class ship, about 128,251 gross tons, carrying around 3,646 guests at double occupancy, in service since 2009. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 1 to deck 12. The deck plan legend colours them as 832 balcony, 715 interior, 221 ocean view, 56 suite.

On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 1320 on deck 1 (Ocean view), and the one that should move most is 12216 on deck 12 (Balcony). Every other cabin on Carnival Dream falls between the two.

How this is worked out, and what it does not cover

A ship pivots about a point amidships and low down. The further a cabin sits from that point, the more it moves in a swell. So the ranking below is distance from amidships, weighted with height above the waterline. It is a position measurement, not a review.

What we are not claiming. Noise and convenience for this ship are scored separately from mapped venues, and each cabin page carries them.

The steadiest cabins

Closest to the ship's pivot point. If you are prone to seasickness, start here.

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
13201Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
13231Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
13251Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.9
13221Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.9
13161Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
13191Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
13181Interioramidships9.8
13211Interioramidships9.8

The cabins that move most

High up and close to an end. Fine for most people, worth avoiding if you are not.

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
1221612Balconyaft, against the hull0.0
1220112Balconyforward, against the hull0.0
1222512Balconyaft, against the hull0.1
1127811Balconyaft, against the hull0.3
1127711Balconyaft, against the hull0.3
1120211Ocean viewforward0.3
1120111Ocean viewforward0.3
1120411Ocean viewforward, against the hull0.6

The largest cabins

By floor area on the plan, against the median cabin on this ship. Suites will dominate, which is the point: this is where the space is.

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSize vs median
2485 2 Ocean view aft, against the hull 2.5x
11203 11 Ocean view forward, against the hull 2.2x
11204 11 Ocean view forward, against the hull 2.2x
7284 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 1.9x
7287 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 1.9x
7294 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 1.9x
7297 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 1.9x
7300 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 1.9x

Deck by deck

The steadiest cabins on each deck, for when the deck is already decided.

DeckBest placed cabins
Deck 1 1320, 1323, 1325
Deck 2 2336, 2334, 2361
Deck 6 6378, 6353, 6346
Deck 7 7326, 7331, 7330
Deck 8 8342, 8345, 8340
Deck 9 9343, 9342, 9345
Deck 10 10256, 10257, 10252
Deck 11 11247, 11248, 11246
Deck 12 12215, 12206, 12204

Measured from the deck plans we hold for Carnival Dream. If you have sailed one of these cabins and we have it wrong, tell us on the ship page and we will take a look.