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Best and worst cabins on MSC Poesia

Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for MSC Poesia, worked out where each of the 1,239 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.

MSC Poesia is a Musica class ship, about 92,627 gross tons, in service since 2008. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 5 to deck 15. The deck plan legend colours them as 705 balcony, 272 interior, 173 ocean view, 69 suite.

On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 5034 on deck 5 (Ocean view), and the one that should move most is 15024 on deck 15 (Suite). Every other cabin on MSC Poesia 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. 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.

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
50345Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
50355Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
50365Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.6
50375Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.6
50335Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.6
50325Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.6
50385Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.2
50395Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.2

The cabins that move most

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

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
1502415Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.0
1500215Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.0
1500115Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.0
1502515Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.1
1405614Interiornear one end of the ship0.4
1405514Interiornear one end of the ship0.4
1400314Interiornear one end of the ship0.4
1404914Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.8

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
15003 15 Suite near one end of the ship 4.0x
15024 15 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 2.2x
15025 15 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 2.1x
14045 14 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 1.9x
14032 14 Suite amidships, against the hull 1.9x
14041 14 Suite amidships, against the hull 1.9x
14009 14 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 1.9x
14035 14 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 5 5034, 5035, 5036
Deck 8 8089, 8114, 8112
Deck 9 9110, 9115, 9113
Deck 10 10135, 10134, 10138
Deck 11 11137, 11138, 11136
Deck 12 12112, 12109, 12107
Deck 14 14030, 14033, 1403
Deck 15 15015, 15016, 15013

Measured from the deck plans we hold for MSC Poesia. 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.