Hi, We are looking to cruise on HAL Nieuw Amsterdam Eastern Carribean itinerary. Several years ago we did RCL and were on the main deck midship with connecting rooms (as we have 5 in our family, 3 kids). RCL deck plans were nice in that it was nice and quiet, there were passenger cabins above us (no noisy casinos, bars,etc). We are going to cruise with HAL with my parents now and I was going to book an outside on the main deck midship, category C. The HAL ships are laid out differently and decks 2 and 3 seem to be noisy decks. The BB Blues Club is above some of the category C cabins and the HAL rep steered us a bit further away (not under them but not sure how far sound carries?? All of category C cabins are in the vicinity of the club) Ones they recmmended were farther down, but they were close to the elevators and men's bathroom as the flip side.
The issue is we want the most stable cabin as I have a kid who gets very easily motion sick. I also want us all to sleep well so want to avoid noise. Main deck category D is farther down the ship (so maybe more a bit more motion) but I think by the kitchens (therefore noisy at times...they start cooking early in the morning,etc).
So I was researching more and some say the quiet decks are between 2 passenger decks. So looking at the deck plans, deck 5, The Veradah deck, seems to fit this description. I could do category V midship there. But it's 4 decks higher. My question is do you think that there will be a difference in motion?? Or is the most important part being midship? (I was looking at deck 4, categories G and H....well they seem to have the lifeboats there and probably be obstructed view. But the issue is there seem to be no connecting cabin options at all. It's above the shops so I would think it shouldn't be too noisy but who knows).
So what would you recommend: main deck midship or deck 5/verandah deck midship?
Thank you!!