On a cruise ship what is a better place upfront or in the back of the ship?

Question

On a cruise ship what is a better place upfront or in the back of the ship?

Answer 1

Well, you want to be front and up top.  The fumes are in the back.  You also will feel the motion the higher up you are, but the nicer cabins and suites are up high for the view.

Answer 2

front or middle so you will get out quicker than the rest. Cause trust me it's a pain when everyone is trying to get off the ship with their luggage.

Answer 3

in the middle more balanced

Answer 4

On many ships, most lounges and rooms and places you would be are in the front, so I feel like location-wise (for going places), the front is best. But with that comes a lot of commotion and I had the problem of rooming right above the lounge where they did the shows, and couldn't sleep any night. Do not get a room above the show lounge.

Answer 5

Depends on what you are looking for. They all run pretty smooth. If you mean for seeing things then either. Every cruise we go ( at least 3 a year ) we get on cabin on deck 11 aft. Never had a problem.

Answer 6

To minimize rocking...the middle...a ship's fulcrum is in the middle; that's where the least rocking will be found.

To minimize noise...away from the stern, where the engines and screws make a racket; and not under or next to a weather deck, where you hear people walking and running at all hours.

To minimize walking...find the center of the major attractions on board (e.g., dining hall, theater, bars, casinos) and choose a stateroom near your preferences.

To maximize view...outboard with a porthole and balcony.

Keep this in mind, a ship rocks around its middle below the water line.  So the extreme ends and higher decks will do the most rocking.  But, as one answerer said, most of the modern cruise ships are smooth sailing.  That's because they have gyros that smooth out the ride even in tossing seas.

Answer 7

Middle is good so you're more central to what  you want to get to...if you're at either end, it never fails that where you want ot spend most of your time is going to be the opposite end of the ship from where your cabin is located. LOL!

Answer 8

The middle has been the best from my four cruises. least amount of noise and centered to all locations on the ship.  On my first cruise I stayed up front and low and the biggest problem was the when we had to tender to a port they dropped the anchor early in the morning and OMG. I also like the back, but depending on the ship you can feel and here the props and their activity (mainly during docking and at full speed)

And yes, if you have monition sickness the higher you go, the more you will feel the side sway, but it is quieter up top.

You will have a blast - cruising is fun.

Answer 9

on our last cruise we booked an AFT balcony.  We LOVED it.  I would book AFT everytime if I could.

Answer 10

Mid-ship is best......

If you had only a choice of front or back...go with the back

Back of the ship has all the suites and grand suites.  You will feel less motion in the back then in the front.  The bow is the absolute worse position.