Never never had any problems with noise. Location is great-out the door turn left.. head towards the stairs and off you go (always took the stairs).No adjoining door in this cabin We got great shots of the Panama from our balcony..bought a cheap tripod set it up and relaxed (actually I ate my way through the canal was our joke )The only thing and is NOT a big deal - usually when we first arrive in the cabin there is a fair bit of water on the balcony floor. It seems to pool in this cabin when they clean the outside of the ship. Just call guest sevice and ask them to shop vac it up.Any questions ..glad to help...ENJOY