Hello, We request these rooms everytime we sail...Our family and my sister's family sail together. They are beautiful rooms, right in the middle of the ship, so that cuts down on motion. There is no rooms across the hall, so less hallway traffic.They are close enough to the elevators and the stairs...just alittle walk down the hallway. Noise has never been a problem. We will be in those rooms in May 2005!!! Can't wait