Are the higher decked rooms better then the lower decks

[Belle&TheBeasts]

there seems to be alot of chat in here about the higher decks (and #'s of staterooms). Wondered if they are better staterooms?

TIA

 

[CGC33A]

Personally, I don't really think so. It depends on what type of room you want. for example all cat 9's are on deck 1 & 2. Cat 8's which are the same as 9 are on the higher decks and cost more, but they are also very forward. If you want a verandah, you have to be on the upper decks. There can be some noise on decks 1 (from engines, though most people say it is the quietest deck), deck 2 from the night clubs above; deck 5 forward from the Walt Disney Theater; and deck 8 (the most expensive deck) from Deck 9 above (pools and deck chairs being moved around). Then there is the question of movement. Forward seems to have more than aft and upper decks more movement than lower. It is all a personal preference. The rooms are all basically the same on these ships (deluxes are the same as the verandahs; standards don't have the split bath, but are similar in other ways. The family stateroom, cat 4 is just a bit bigger to accomodate the murphy bed) unlike some other ships (especially older ships) where there is a big difference in room type.

 

[figment52]

I agree with CGC33A - it is a personal kind of thing and your sensitivity to motion. I have been in a veranda room and one with a porthole (deck 6 and deck 2) and didn't think one was any different than the other noice wise or motion wise. Never heard the night clubs from deck three but I did not turn in real early.
I sleep with the tv or stereo on at home so the noise wouldn't bother me. Any ship movement was more soothing to me that disruptive.

Happy cruising.

 

[rae519]

Depends on two things - do you have a lot of disposable income and do you get seasick?

I like Deck 5, category 6 - verandah. Same as Deck 7 staterooms but more motion and more money!

Rae

 

[DMS_cruisers04]

Everybody keeps talking about the ships moving and rocking enough to feel it. Is it really that noticeable? Does it have to do with the eastern or bahama itineraries? We've done 2 western and a mexican riviera and aside from the hurricane we side-skirted (missing Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlan), I haven't really noticed that much movement on the ships we've been on. Wondering if I might need to pack the dramimine?

 

[DisneyKids]

We have cruised 4 times and only a couple of times felt VERY slight motion that didn't last long (couple of hours). Maybe we have just been lucky but from what I have heard from friends, etc., it's not much of an issue.

 

[rae519]

It all depends on the waves - one cruise we barely saw a ripple in the water for most of the 7 days while we were at sea. Other cruises have had some significant wave activity - 15-18'.

It will all depend on YOU and the weather - you can use sea bands, bonine or other anti nausea meds and be fine or nothing like my 74 year old Mom and 8 year old son and 53 year old Husband and feel fine regardless of the waves!!!!

I go to IMAX and feel sick to my stomach - go figure!!

Rae

 

[alexandrew]

by better....We were upgraded to a cat 5 verandah stateroom on deck 7 from our usual cat 9 on deck 2 on our last 4-day....while we were thankful to DCL, and enjoyed the verandah, to me it just wouldnt be worth the extra $1000.00 or so for a 7 day between these 2 cats....My rationale is that the extra $1000.00 I save would nearly pay for an additional 3 day cruise we take every January....

Just an opinion.....

 

[HooKooDooKu]

I go to IMAX and feel sick to my stomach - go figure!!

One form of feeling sea-sick on a DCL ship is the SAME as an IMAX movie but for the exact opposite reason. I too get sea-sick by both, and in both cases its because what your body feels does not match what your eyes see.

In the case of DCL, you are sitting in a resturant or a theator, and nothing around you is moving. But your "ears" (those fluids in the inner ear) feel the motion of the ship.

In the case of an IMAX movie, the screen is taking up your entire field of view, so your eyes are seeing movement on the screen, but again, your "ears" are telling you that you are motionless.


Of course not everyone gets sea-sick for this reason. So get sea-sick purely from the motion. I know that on excursions, I've gotten sea-sick on a pontoon boat travelling through high waves. By body was seeing exactly how it was moving, but the motion in that case causes the sea-sickness. It seems like this type of sickness you feel more in your stomic. The other type of sea-sickness seems like you feel it more in your head.

 

[DisneyGator01]

Never stayed above deck 2, and loved each one of my rooms!

 

[lruggiero]

About the movement of the ship...

We just returned from the 11/1 eastern and we hit 14 ft swells and alot of people were very seasick (including the crew). I thankfully was not but my 4 1/2 yo son was very sick and dramamine did not work.

Last year we cruised and he was fine. I think it's because of crossing the atlantic and the roughness of the water.

Lori

 

[randytenn]

We've stayed Cat 9 on level 2 twice, and loved it. You aren't so dependent on the elevators to get to dinner, or for disembarkment (and we all know about the elevators and kids), and the rooms are just the same as higher.

I wouldn't spend a dollar more to be in a higher level deluxe oceanview stateroom. Just not worth it to be higher up.

 

[MrsPete]

We just returned from our first cruise, and we were in a far forward room on deck 2 -- number 2012 to be exact. Of course, I don't have anything to compare against, but I loved the room.

We DID feel some movement, but we found it pleasant -- none of us felt even remotely seasick. I had been a bit worried about this because I do tend to get car sick. I never opened my box of Bonnie.

We discussed it on the way home, and we decided that we believe aft would be more convenient because you could hop right on the elevators and be near the drink station or Beach Blanket Buffet. However, we also decided that we'd only choose aft if we could be on a high floor: we suspect that the engine noise might be a problem.

 

[inkkognito]

Personally I prefer to be as low as possible because I love being close to the water. I love deck 5, and my favorite stateroom is 5650 because the deck 5 staterooms are the closest verandah staterooms to the water. I've never understood why the higher staterooms are considered the most desireable. Also, I love to be as far aft as possible, and I enjoy engine sounds as they lull me to sleep.
Barb
Visit the Platinum Castaway Club at: www.castawayclub.com

 

[rae519]

Originally posted by HooKooDooKu

In the case of DCL, you are sitting in a resturant or a theator, and nothing around you is moving.  But your "ears" (those fluids in the inner ear) feel the motion of the ship.

In the case of an IMAX movie, the screen is taking up your entire field of view, so your eyes are seeing movement on the screen, but again, your "ears" are telling you that you are motionless.
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Oh wait til you see the window decorations at Parrot Cay start to take on a life of their own - that's when you know you are having some high waves!!!!!

Rae

 

[rae519]

Originally posted by inkkognito
Personally I prefer to be as low as possible because I love being close to the water. I love deck 5, and my favorite stateroom is 5650 because the deck 5 staterooms are the closest verandah staterooms to the water. I've never understood why the higher staterooms are considered the most desireable. Also, I love to be as far aft as possible, and I enjoy engine sounds as they lull me to sleep.
Barb
Visit the Platinum Castaway Club at: www.castawayclub.com

So glad you are my neighbor -
The other permanent resident of Deck 5 AFT!

By the way, I'm feeling very Fred MacMurray - I now have "My Three Sons" - (up to 3 geldings!!!!)
Rae (5622)

 

[cjsmith]

I'm right there with you Rae, for all of our cruises we chose deck 5 aft as well. We asked the kids if they wanted to go up a deck after the first cruise, and all 3 said NO! I just love being right where we are, it's peaceful and so close to everything. But we shouldn't let our secret out, our cabins may always be booked!!!

 

[jrabbit]

Are the higher decked rooms better then the lower decks

Some people think so. We have notice people "looking down their noses" at us when we told them we were staying on deck 2. It just lower in the ship and if you have a cat 9 you have the BIG port hole to look at the water from (much closer to the water than those in the verandas!). Basically the same rooms as on the upper decks - they are not the "slums"