Best and worst cabins on Coral Princess
Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for Coral Princess, worked out where each of the 1,000 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.
Coral Princess is about 91,627 gross tons, carrying around 1,970 guests at double occupancy, in service since 2003. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 5 to deck 12. The deck plan legend colours them as 565 balcony, 210 suite, 117 ocean view, 108 interior.
On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is P539 on deck 5 (Balcony), and the one that should move most is A722 on deck 12 (Balcony). Every other cabin on Coral Princess 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. We have not mapped the bars, clubs and galleys on this ship, so nothing here is a noise rating. A steady cabin under a nightclub is still a cabin under a nightclub. We also could not establish which end of this ship's plans is the bow, so we describe cabins as amidships or near an end rather than forward or aft.
The steadiest cabins
Closest to the ship's pivot point. If you are prone to seasickness, start here.
| Cabin | Deck | Category | Position | Steadiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P539 | 5 | Balcony | amidships, against the hull | 10.0 |
| P544 | 5 | Balcony | amidships, against the hull | 10.0 |
| P601 | 5 | Balcony | amidships, against the hull | 9.6 |
| P602 | 5 | Balcony | amidships, against the hull | 9.6 |
| P537 | 5 | Balcony | amidships, against the hull | 9.6 |
| P542 | 5 | Balcony | amidships, against the hull | 9.6 |
| P535 | 5 | Interior | amidships | 9.5 |
| F514 | 6 | Balcony | amidships | 9.4 |
The cabins that move most
High up and close to an end. Fine for most people, worth avoiding if you are not.
| Cabin | Deck | Category | Position | Steadiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A722 | 12 | Balcony | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 0.0 |
| A214 | 12 | Balcony | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 0.0 |
| A209 | 12 | Balcony | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 0.0 |
| A216 | 12 | Balcony | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 0.2 |
| A211 | 12 | Balcony | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 0.2 |
| A720 | 12 | Balcony | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 0.2 |
| A218 | 12 | Balcony | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 0.3 |
| A215 | 12 | Balcony | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 0.3 |
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.
| Cabin | Deck | Category | Position | Size vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D703 | 9 | Suite | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 1.8x |
| D701 | 9 | Suite | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 1.8x |
| C618 | 10 | Balcony | between amidships and the ends | 1.8x |
| D631 | 9 | Suite | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 1.8x |
| D704 | 9 | Suite | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 1.8x |
| D702 | 9 | Suite | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 1.8x |
| C627 | 10 | Balcony | between amidships and the ends | 1.7x |
| D423 | 9 | Suite | amidships, against the hull | 1.7x |
Deck by deck
The steadiest cabins on each deck, for when the deck is already decided.
| Deck | Best placed cabins |
|---|---|
| Deck 5 | P539, P544, P601 |
| Deck 6 | F514, F516, F512 |
| Deck 8 | E501, E502, E503 |
| Deck 9 | D422, D423, D420 |
| Deck 10 | C422, C423, C420 |
| Deck 11 | B422, B439, B420 |
| Deck 12 | A504, A503, A505 |
Measured from the deck plans we hold for Coral Princess. 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.