Are you planning a Disney Cruise soon?

A lot goes into planning a cruise on Disney Cruise Line, plus there are SO many itineraries and ships to choose from (with more on the way). However, the room (aka cabin) you choose on your Disney Cruise Line ship could make or break your trip. Why? Well, not all rooms are created equal on the ship, and there are some you might want to avoid when you book that cruise vacation.

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Here are the rooms we avoid when we book a Disney Cruise. We’ll be showing you a map of the Disney Magic to give you an idea of what we’re talking about, but note that other ships might be laid out a little differently with different room numbers.

Cabins on higher decks

If you’ve never been on a cruise, you might not know if you’re prone to seasickness or not, but getting sick on a cruise is the LAST thing you want, right? Experts highly recommend booking a room on the lower levels because you can feel the movements of the ship much more on the higher levels. For example, on the Disney Magic, you’ll be wanting to book rooms on the lower decks like on Decks 1 and 2.

So if you’re prone to motion sickness or are worried about seasickness, remember — book your room on the lowest level of the ship as possible.

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Inside Cabins

Inside cabins are the cheapest cabins to book, but here’s the thing: because you don’t have a window, you can’t look out it to sort of fix your vision on a steady point. That means that you could get motion sickness in a room without a window. Rather, you want to book a room with a porthole or window so you can fix your gaze on the horizon — this often helps with motion sickness. In this map, it’s the even number rooms you want to book.

For example, on the Disney Magic, you’d want to book rooms on the OUTSIDE of the map, rather than those on the interior — those that are on the outside have windows and portholes.

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Rooms near the engine

Remember how we told you to book a room in the lower levels? Well, the problem with those rooms is that they are generally nearest the engine, so you might get some noise in your rooms, as well as some vibrations. So instead, if you’re worried about those vibrations, you might want to book a room midship, like on levels 6 or 7.

Why those? Well, decks 3-5 generally don’t have rooms (they’re reserved for restaurants, lounges, clubs, etc.), so you’ll have to go a little further up.

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Aft rooms

The engines are located in the aft (aka the back) of the ship, so rooms in those areas could still get some noise and vibrations from the engines. Instead, book rooms that are in the forward part of the ship or even midship. The map where you choose your room will show you where forward, midship, and aft are to help make that decision easy.

If you’re worried about engine vibrations and noise, be sure to pay attention to which part of the ship a room is located in.

Adjoining Rooms

Adjoining rooms are great if you have a group that you want to keep together and have easy access to each other. However, if you don’t have such a group, you’ll want to avoid adjoining rooms because they tend to have more noise than regular rooms. We’ve circled the adjoining rooms on this map of the Disney Magic:

So don’t book a room with the adjoining room symbol if you don’t have a group you want to share a room with.

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Rooms above or below noisy areas

Another thing you’ll want to look at when you search the map for your ship for the perfect room is what’s above and below that room. For example, if your room is above or below a bar, lounge, nightclub, or even a restaurant, you might have some additional noise to deal with in that cabin. So once you’ve chosen a room, check the decks above and below it for noisy areas.

You’ll want to avoid rooms above or below lounges, nightclubs, restaurants, and other areas, so check carefully before you choose that room!

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You’ll want to carefully research your room before you book it, so remember that if you’re planning a cruise. Just picking a room at random could leave you somewhere that makes you feel sick or where you’ll have to deal with noise and vibrations.

Stay tuned to DFB for more.

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