Noise from elevator/stairs/atrium on Reflection

[mrsdoc3]

I'm looking at cabin 8158 (and also 1059) on Reflection. I like that 8158 is right by the elevator/stairs (not so much for me but for my cruisin' buddies), but it also worries me. Is there a lot of noise from the elevator or atrium? I did a search but couldn't find anything.

[Orator]

I'm looking at cabin 8158 (and also 1059) on Reflection. I like that 8158 is right by the elevator/stairs (not so much for me but for my cruisin' buddies), but it also worries me. Is there a lot of noise from the elevator or atrium? I did a search but couldn't find anything.

 

I've been in cabins near the elevators and have never experienced a noise problem.

[CathyCruises]

We were just steps from the midship elevators on Silhouette, 8238. One night there was quite a lot of music from a band playing downstairs. We stood right outside our cabin door and could hear it clearly. Opened the door, went inside and closed it, then just stood there--could not hear a peep! It was amazing. So no worries on that issue.

[boogs]

We had 8244 last October and we could hear the faint thump thump thump of the base from the band playing in the atrium. On most nights it lasted until at least 11:00 pm. I'm a light sleeper so it was noticeable to me. My wife can sleep through anything, but while awake she could also hear it. I fortunately brought some foam ear plugs that took care of the issue.

 

Each floor has two entrances to the elevator lobby. The forward entries (near 8261 and 8234 in the diagram below) are through a sliding glass door that automatically closes after someone goes through it. The aft doorways (near 8277 and 8250) have two large doors that are kept open for safety reasons. Noise enters the hallways through these large openings.

 

 

Since we loved the location and being on the flat of the hump so we could see all the way forward and aft along the side of the ship (which the slanted staterooms can't do), we would book a room in the same area again, but would probably book one that is closer to the front of the hump to be even further away from the always open large doorway to the elevator lobby.

 

Be advised that these staterooms have connecting doors in the common wall between them. Fortunately, we never had a problem with noise through that connecting door. However, our neighbors were friends of ours who aren't typically noisy people.

[mrsdoc3]

Thanks so much. 8158 is right at the forward elevators (so probably not on atrium, now that I think about it), and is not a connecting cabin. We're up late, so music until 11:00 wouldn't bother us. I guess now I most concerned about the snoring of one of my cabin mates!

[Miss SeaBee]

We were in a CS on Reflection, hump by the elevators at the library. Not a sound in the cabin with the door closed.

 

 

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[DJSchib]

We will be in 8259 on our cruise. Is having a connecting door a bad thing and why maybe it was still available? I was excited to get a hump room...hope we are not disappointed.

 

Debbie

[Fblack]

The biggest problem we have found with cabins near the elevator is with other passengers. People seem to feel the need to talk loudly while waiting for or exiting elevators. Especially late at night and after a few drinks. While the cabin doors are pretty good, noisy passengers are to be expected. So I bring those little foam ear plugs on every cruise now.

[Cruise Raider]

We've been near the elevators on the Equinox and the Solstice...both time midship near the central stairs. The rooms are separated by a hallway from the center of the ship and elevator vestibules....so essentially soundproof. I am a very light sleeper and must say, they got this right. If you are sitting in the library, you will hear the music from the centrum area at night. Once you get into the hallway, the noise disappears and once behind your closed cabin door, absolute silence. I never even once heard anyone from the hallway on the S-class ships.

[boogs]

We've been near the elevators on the Equinox and the Solstice...both time midship near the central stairs. The rooms are separated by a hallway from the center of the ship and elevator vestibules....so essentially soundproof. I am a very light sleeper and must say, they got this right. If you are sitting in the library, you will hear the music from the centrum area at night. Once you get into the hallway, the noise disappears and once behind your closed cabin door, absolute silence. I never even once heard anyone from the hallway on the S-class ships.

 

Not on Reflection, at least. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the thump, thump of the base could be heard in the rooms until they band quit around 11:00 pm. My wife and I heard it, as well as our friends in the cabin next door. We could also hear people talking loudly as they walked past. We were in 8244 and they were in 8242. It is not "absolute silence" if you are sensitive to low frequencies. Foam ear plugs were effective on that cruise.

[phoenix_dream]

Not on Reflection, at least. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the thump, thump of the base could be heard in the rooms until they band quit around 11:00 pm. My wife and I heard it, as well as our friends in the cabin next door. We could also hear people talking loudly as they walked past. We were in 8244 and they were in 8242. It is not "absolute silence" if you are sensitive to low frequencies. Foam ear plugs were effective on that cruise.

 

Have had similar experience in similarly located rooms, primarily the music comment. But it never was loud enough to bother us and I would book there again in a heartbeat

[Redtravel]

I had a hump cabin on Silhouette. When there was music in the foyer, we could hear it in our cabin. It usually ended before midnight.

[Feelin' Nauti']

We had 8244 last October and we could hear the faint thump thump thump of the base from the band playing in the atrium. On most nights it lasted until at least 11:00 pm. I'm a light sleeper so it was noticeable to me. My wife can sleep through anything, but while awake she could also hear it. I fortunately brought some foam ear plugs that took care of the issue.

 

Each floor has two entrances to the elevator lobby. The forward entries (near 8261 and 8234 in the diagram below) are through a sliding glass door that automatically closes after someone goes through it. The aft doorways (near 8277 and 8250) have two large doors that are kept open for safety reasons. Noise enters the hallways through these large openings.

 

 

Since we loved the location and being on the flat of the hump so we could see all the way forward and aft along the side of the ship (which the slanted staterooms can't do), we would book a room in the same area again, but would probably book one that is closer to the front of the hump to be even further away from the always open large doorway to the elevator lobby.

 

Be advised that these staterooms have connecting doors in the common wall between them. Fortunately, we never had a problem with noise through that connecting door. However, our neighbors were friends of ours who aren't typically noisy people.

This was extremely helpful.

Thanks for sharing

[4774Papa]

This may help.

S Class Cabin Spreadsheet 6-23-2012

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtHczoNeooladEEyVmQwWmJhaGItbFZPUFNudTFZcEE#gid=0

[CA949]

If you want quiet, get as far away from mid-ship as possible, we were on the Reflection Nov1-Dec1 in an aft cabin. We moved to mid-ship and noticed a huge difference in noise, slamming doors and voices.