Anthem - where would midships be?

[ParisHilton]

Hi,

 we are looking to do a cruise next year which takes us "through" the Bay of Biscay next year. My wife gets really bad migranes (are there any other sort) and we want to avoid triggering those. We've been offered some midships cabins, but looking on the map, they look pretty near the front of the boat.  Where do most people consider midships and the relative stability this brings to be. We need to pay quite a bit extra for these cabins, which we probably will do, but it'd be good to know if we might be better off saving our money and taking the lottery.

[Dewaldcruiser]

I have always considered midship the rooms between the fore and aft elevators.  May be overly broad, but those are the cabins that I look to book.

[ParisHilton]

That's a great suggestion. Thank you.

 

paul

[shipgeeks]

Deck plans usually look like they are divided into thirds, with midships being the center section. Of course, within that middle third, there can be "middle" and "end of middle".  The other thing to keep in mind, for the best stability, is to be as low as possible - deck 2, for example. And then at the midpoint between port and starboard side, which would be an inside cabin. Barring that, midships is still the best starting point.

[Ourusualbeach]

On Q class midship extends beyond the forward and aft elevators where on other classes it is primarily determined by elevator locations.

 

Between the two red lines cabins are classified as midship.

 

[ParisHilton]

Is that a cruise line classification with little bearing on movement of the ship?

I know I sound like I'm worrying too much!

[Ourusualbeach]

5 minutes ago, ParisHilton said:

Is that a cruise line classification with little bearing on movement of the ship?

I know I sound like I'm worrying too much!

Yes, that is what the cruiseline classifies midship cabins as to determine pricing of the categories.  Has nothing to do with movement

[boscobeans]

The Royal Caribbean agents may have cabins available that travel agents aren't privy to.

Do you need a room without an outside veranda or view due to the migraine situation, or would an interior be better suited? Interiors can be made to be very dark?

 

 

[ParisHilton]

14 minutes ago, boscobeans said:

The Royal Caribbean agents may have cabins available that travel agents aren't privy to.

Do you need a room without an outside veranda or view due to the migraine situation, or would an interior be better suited? Interiors can be made to be very dark?

 

 

Good point about the dark. That can help if the migranes strike.

We're more concerned that the motion sickness could trigger it.

We've only cruised once before (Iona to Norweigian Fjords) and pretty much felt nothing, but were also very much midships.

Inside cabin would be fine . Virtual Balcony sounds amazing, but not sure if all inside cabins have them.

[BND]

27 minutes ago, ParisHilton said:

Good point about the dark. That can help if the migranes strike.

We're more concerned that the motion sickness could trigger it.

We've only cruised once before (Iona to Norweigian Fjords) and pretty much felt nothing, but were also very much midships.

Inside cabin would be fine . Virtual Balcony sounds amazing, but not sure if all inside cabins have them.

Remember you won't be midship ALL the time.  You will be in different places onboard.  Most people use their cabin to sleep, shower and change with maybe an hour or two relaxation or something.  There's always motion, it just varies from not really noticeable to very noticeable.  Even when you think there is no motion, there is.  And, no not all inside cabins have virtual balconies.

Edited September 26, 2023 by BND