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Best and worst cabins on Disney Magic

Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for Disney Magic, worked out where each of the 872 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.

Disney Magic is a Magic class ship, about 83,969 gross tons, carrying around 1,754 guests at double occupancy, in service since 1998. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 1 to deck 8. The deck plan legend colours them as 340 balcony, 259 interior, 229 ocean view, 44 suite.

On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 1054 on deck 1 (Ocean view), and the one that should move most is 8602 on deck 8 (Suite). Every other cabin on Disney Magic 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.

The steadiest cabins

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

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
10541Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
10521Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.5
10531Interioramidships, against the hull9.5
10561Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.4
20722Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.4
25722Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.4
20732Interioramidships9.4
25732Interioramidships9.4

The cabins that move most

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

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
86028Suiteaft0.0
85008Balconyforward, against the hull0.0
80008Balconyforward, against the hull0.0
81028Suiteaft0.0
85028Balconyforward, against the hull0.2
80028Balconyforward, against the hull0.2
85048Balconyforward, against the hull0.4
80048Balconyforward, against the hull0.4

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
8030 8 Suite amidships, against the hull 5.1x
8530 8 Suite amidships, against the hull 5.0x
8016 8 Suite forward, against the hull 3.8x
8516 8 Suite forward, against the hull 3.7x
8102 8 Suite aft 3.7x
8602 8 Suite aft 3.7x
8100 8 Suite aft 3.4x
8600 8 Suite aft 3.3x

Deck by deck

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

DeckBest placed cabins
Deck 1 1054, 1052, 1053
Deck 2 2072, 2572, 2073
Deck 5 5122, 5622, 5624
Deck 6 6076, 6576, 6078
Deck 7 7070, 7570, 7068
Deck 8 8046, 8546, 8044

Measured from the deck plans we hold for Disney Magic. 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.