Near elevator or not?

Is there a lot of noise around the elevator lobbies? Considering a cabin directly outside elevator lobby (7400 Carnival Conquest) or further down the hall away from the elevator (7358). I'm thinking we will probably have more traffic going by 7400 but on the upside it would be nice to step off the elevator and have our cabin right there. Anyone had a cabin close to elevators before and was it really any noiser than further down the hall?

Most ships have the elevators in a foyer....noise is seldom an issue. Being near stairs and elevators is very convenient.....you'll understand when you see how looooooooong the hallways are!

If I select a mid-ship cabin, I always choose one-near the elevators, for the

convenience. Noise has never been a problem; cabins positioned down hallways, while

elevators in a foyer.

However, twice I have booked cabins, at the very aft of the cruise ship.(Very desirable

location, IMO). Yes, there is a relatively long walk to access the elevators. Unless you

have a physical impairment, who doesn't benefit from walking and exercise?

There is virtually no foot traffic, past your aft cabin door. So, my first choice of a cabin

is: 1. Aft cabin. 2. Mid-ship near elevators.

Magnum

I would pick near but not on top of the elevator.

We LOVE this location! Being close to elevators has been all good ... no bad ... for us.

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We had a cabin near an elevator and stairs and liked being close. There was no issue with noise.

One bad experience with a couple of very intoxicated individuals arguing at the elevator was enough for us. Don't mind the walk so we are now as far away as possible on the very aft of the ship

on this class'of ship we book 7411.

7400 is a'cabin or two away from the elevator.

we have had the above cabin 4 times. for one its cheaper then the one you are looking at. i have no across the hall neighbors. that gray area is where they store'the fire doors.

out my door and to the stairs-up two decks for food, down 2 decks for'enetertainment

Hi all!

I'm thinking about going solo on Carnival Dream in an upper/lower cabin

but the only ones available look to be right behind the elevators eg 6367 upper deck, 1404 Riviera. Anybody have any experience with this type cabin or location? Thanks in advance for any help.

~ Jo ~ :)

Hi all!

 

I'm thinking about going solo on Carnival Dream in an upper/lower cabin

but the only ones available look to be right behind the elevators eg 6367 upper deck, 1404 Riviera. Anybody have any experience with this type cabin or location? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

~ Jo ~ :)

I will tell you why 6367 is not a good idea... there is a band that sets up right across from the casino bar and they do not start playing until 9pm and play into the wee hours.

1404 is your better choice. Everything is located in the aft-- except the main show lounge. the only "inconvenience" there is the wait for an elevator.

this is the elevator that will get you to the aft dining room,

Hi all!

 

I'm thinking about going solo on Carnival Dream in an upper/lower cabin

but the only ones available look to be right behind the elevators eg 6367 upper deck, 1404 Riviera. Anybody have any experience with this type cabin or location? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

~ Jo ~ :)

I will tell you why 6367 is not a good idea... there is a band that sets up right across from the casino bar and they do not start playing until 9pm and play into the wee hours.

1404 is your better choice. Everything is located in the aft-- except the main show lounge. the only "inconvenience" there is the wait for an elevator.

this is the elevator that will get you to the aft dining room,

As far as noise we had no issues so it all depends on the convenience of it and if you want to walk or not...We went on the NCL Sky last year and booked an oceanview right next to the elevator and had no issues at all. I loved leaving my room and the elevator is right there, especially in the mornings when everyone is leaving their rooms for the ports or for disembarkation, you avoid the traffic in the hallways even though there is still traffic of people waiting to get on the elevator :p... I loved the location and don't mind the convenience. We just booked a room next to the elevator for our cruise in March :)

Hi all!

serene56 ~ thanks for that info! I'm a light sleeper so that music would be a problem for me.

~ Jo ~ :)

Hi all!

 

serene56 ~ thanks for that info! I'm a light sleeper so that music would be a problem for me.

 

~ Jo ~ :)

yeah--- i kinda figured it would be. there is another one on deck 7 which is perfect.

We generally book cabins close to elevators because of the convenience. We've never been bothered by the sound. Once on an older ship, we were booked near stairs and had to lisiten to thumping as folks seemed to stamp up amd down those stairs night and day. It actually sounded like suitcases were being thrown down the stairs the entire cruise. I swore I would never sail that ship again even though we were in a Junior Suite.:eek:

Just sailed on the NCL Sky. We had cabin 9263 which was literally right by the aft stairs/elevators. We were initially concerned, but it turned out to be really convenient. Noise never even came close to being an issue.

I don't mind a cabin close to the elevator, but would not book one adjacent to the elevator lobby. We had one, once, never again. It seemed every time we opened the door there were people peering into our cabin. A couple times they almost got to see one of us getting dressed (especially when one of us was returning to the cabin). It took a day or so, but we were really careful when opening the door the whole week, we'd knock first to let the other one know we were entering.

It's human nature to glance when a door is opened, so I wasn't angry about it, it was just a PITA. I know I'll sometimes glance into an open cabin when walking by.

Noise from the elevator has never been a problem for us.

I agree with HappyKS, having had a similar experience on an NCL ship. We booked a cabin in a location like 7404 on Carnival Conquest (the OP's ship) and every time we opened our door, the cabin was on view to the whole length of the crosswise corridor, which includes people getting on and off the elevator or maybe even just standing there waiting. Though noise was never an issue, we had to be careful when we opened our cabin door knowing that there was very frequently someone right outside.

We've been near the elevators before, and we never heard a thing.

We were near the elevator on our cruise last month on Mariner of the Seas. Never heard a thing. It was great being so close to it! :D

We really like to be close to an elevator for the convenience of it...

Love cabins near elevators. We have never heard any noise from elevator area. If you don't like walking forever these are the cabins for you. We always try to get near elevators.

I booked on a guarentee and felt that I got an upgrade when they put me on the 8th floor near an elevator. I was worried about being on the 4th floor that doesn't have an elevator only stairs. I usually try to get an upsell, but I didn't bother this time.

Is there a lot of noise around the elevator lobbies? Considering a cabin directly outside elevator lobby (7400 Carnival Conquest) or further down the hall away from the elevator (7358). I'm thinking we will probably have more traffic going by 7400 but on the upside it would be nice to step off the elevator and have our cabin right there. Anyone had a cabin close to elevators before and was it really any noiser than further down the hall?

our thought

My DW and I have settled in on room 9273 which is right in front of the elevator lobby on the Lido deck. Going into the cruise I was worrisome but after a few nights I found my reservations was unfounded. In fact sense it was such a high traffic area our door got so much exposure it was featured on the Cruise video for it's door decorations.

Although on the next cruise I had to move a few doors down to have a room across from an interior that sleeps 4. Got to put those kids somewhere.