Help me choose a cabin on POA!

[L0VES2travel]

Hi everybody!

My fiancé and I will be sailing on POA for our honeymoon in Feb 2013 and we can't decide what cabin to book! We are looking at a Penthouse with large balcony on either deck 11 or 12. We sailed on POA a few years ago and had a cabin right underneath the buffet, we could barely use the balcony, it was so noisy, all we heard was silverware clacking and people talking over breakfast and lunch! We really want to make a smart choice this time around and consider everything!

Right now we are leaning more towards a cabin on deck 12 because there are only cabins above it on deck 13, but will the noise from the pool below be a problem?

What do you guys think?

[rocklinmom]

We will have an SF penthouse on deck 11 next summer. I chose that deck because we are behind the pool (for easy access) and can also walk right back to the buffet in the morning to bring food back to our cabin. I think being behind the pool (behind doors) would be less noisy than being above it (?). But if you are closer to the front of deck 12 you probably wouldn't hear anything anyway.

[CruiserBruce]

You will find a lot more info on the NCL board, here:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=107

[Kapuna]

Deck 12 is a good choice ; it is very quiet . We have been in Penthouse 12508 and 12500. The latter is significantly larger and is the most private .