Is this REALLY a noisy cabin?!?!

[dizmomof2]

Our TA just found out about a sale on our cruise dates and we changed from a cat 11 to a cat 9 for under $100 for the seven days. That's great! The possible bad news is that we were put in 2502 which is listed in as a noisy cabin over on Dave's site. Has anyone ever stayed there? Is it really noisy or just out in the halls.

Help! (okay, I'm keeping my window anyway, but hoing for a quiet night! )

 

[AnnMorin]

ANY cabin can be noisy depending on who you have next door. One year we had a couple that aparently hated each other and would shreik at the tops of their lungs day and night., the worst part was they would often move to the veranda and it ruined ours for us...
Enjoy your upgrade, the split bath is great!! If worst comes to worst guest services will give you ear plugs for free,
I think the noise you will here is more machinery if anything,
Have a great cruise!!

 

[confal1]

You may be able to change your cabin. We booked throuhg DCL and I changed my cabin number 3 different times. Now I am happy. Maybe your TA could call and request a different cabin #. Good Luck.

 

[dizmomof2]

Thanks guys.

With the sale on most of the cat 9 cabins were taken. Our TA was grabbing as many as she could! Switching cabins is probably not possible, but if some one had stayed in 2502 and said it was really noisy I'd start trying to get my TA to get us another room.
(I'm definitly keeping my window though!)

 

[dclwdwlover]

Although we've never stayed lower than Deck 5, some of the cabins that are listed here as the most quiet have been our noisiest on our cruise. We had a family that allowed their kids to run up & down & up & down the hallway & bang their doors no matter what time it was. However, thanks to our noise conditioner (sound machine/white noise maker/etc.) our sleep wasn't interrupted at all. Maybe you can get one of these before you go. Our kids bring one too. They say it helps drown out the announcements in the morning when they like to sleep in.

 

[hackwith1965]

Yes, I have stayed in this cabin.
You are about as far forward as you can get on the ship. The hallway narrows and curves - and you begin to feel as if you are one of the only ones on the ship. However, I dont think this really matters - I have taken 6 disney cruises and have been about everywhere on the ship - and I will swear by the fact that you feel less movement forward and lower in deck- than aft.
However, there is only 1 room beyond yours @the front of the ship and for some - thats a bit overwhelmng.
You are under the barrel of laughs night club // which most nights includes loud singing and foot stomping...a sing along piano bar.
You may also hear the music from the nightclub - which is forward but a little in the middle. Most of the rooms from about 2516 and forward can hear the night club beat thru their ceiling.
If you are early to bed -then you will be miserable. They used to stop around 2a.m. If my memory serves me correct (this was about a year ago)
My feeling about your stateroom location is - if you can move - great. Have your TA try - never hurts to try. But, dont take anything within 10 rooms of the back of the ship. Look at what you are under - if you are on deck 2 - you want to completely stay away from the night clubs, if you can.
If you go further back than 10 rooms - then your room is likely to vibrate from the engines (I have also been in 2152- which is the last room on the bum of the ship. And it vibrated and clanked all night. It was horrible.
Disney is wonderful about putting you elsewhere, if you are unhappy though. If they upgraded you - they may not willingly want to put you in another room in that category - from the reservation office. There is a reason you were upgraded to that location. So if it were me - wait until the ship leaves Port Canaveral. Until the ship actually leaves the port- you are subject to your travel agent and the port manager and reservations- so if you bide your time - and wait to ask for another room- you will probably get a location that is not directly under the night club and works better for you. Go to the pursars desk - right after the sailaway party to inquire about your options.
If the ship is not sold out (and you will know if it is) ... your chances of a better location or even room are perfect for you.
The down side -is that you have to move your stuff once the ship moves. Which can be a hassle- especially if you have early dining.
One word of interest - Disney cruise tends to put cast members-who are sailing for their own interest - directly under the night clubs and usually holds these rooms for cast....
If you have any other questions - let me know.

 

[dizmomof2]

hackwith1965 thanks so much for the info! I was upgraded with a lower rate but I still paid to be upgraded so maybe I could be moved. My TA is off today but I've sent her an e-mail to see if she can get us another cabin. If not I'll wait until we sail and try then.

We don't go to bed really early but by midnight my two young ones are ready for bed. 2am may end up being too late for them!

Thanks!

 

[Michelemouse]

Originally posted by hackwith1965

You are under the barrel of laughs night club // which most nights includes loud singing and foot stomping...a sing along piano bar.

Just an FYI...Barrel of Laughs is no longer there. The club has been redesigned into Diversions. It's quieter (no dueling pianos) and will probably only be very noisy if/when there is a sporting event taking place.

I would guess that this room is much less noisy now that Barrel of Laughs is gone.

 

[Michelemouse]

Off Beat...the club that was over your room was Off Beat, not Barrel of Laughs. Barrel of Laughs is on the Wonder...Off Beat was on the Magic. (I knew Barrel of Laughs was wrong when I posted but I could not think of the right name. All is well now.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

 

[dizmomof2]

It ends up that there were no more cat 9 quad rooms left! They put them on sale and they went fast. We ended up upgrading again to a cat 8 to get away from the night club. I hope this ends up to be worth it!

Thanks for all of the advise!

 

[plutospup]

We love our cat 8 stateroom on deck 6. It has been very quiet on our past two cruises.