Any noise issues with connecting rooms?

[CineGraphic]

We just received our cabin assignment on the Nieuw Statendam, 5194. We love the aft location, but I noticed that it’s a connecting room. Can anyone tell me if I should be worried about noise from the connecting doorway?

[Boytjie]

We have had connecting rooms on various cruise lines, including HAL, and have not had issues with noise. We have heard noise from cabins next door when we did not have connecting cabins!

[ottahand7]

I had a connecting room with a dear friend who is 85 on the Konigsdam.  We kept the door cracked to allow access in case of emergency.  She watched movies most of the night and even with the door cracked the sound was minimal.  

[sambamama]

The only issue with connecting cabins is that you lose one closet as that is where the door is. 

[canadianbear]

Never had a noise issue with a connecting cabin.

[Vict0riann]

On Nieuw Statendam, we had a connecting balcony stateroom on deck 11.  We did hear our neighbours on occasion.

[Galley Slave]

We heard everything in the next cabin with a connecting door on the Koningsdam.  This included coughing, talking, television, spoons stirring in cups.  I would never book a connecting room again!

[Travrat]

We could hear the TV and talking in our connecting room on Koningsdam

[CineGraphic]

3 hours ago, Vict0riann said:

On Nieuw Statendam, we had a connecting balcony stateroom on deck 11.  We did hear our neighbours on occasion.

 

Thank you Vict0riann for the info. I really enjoyed your "live" during the inaugural sailing.

[jabcruiser]

1 hour ago, Travrat said:

We could hear the TV and talking in our connecting room on Koningsdam

We just off Koningsdam in a connecting room very similar to your location.  Never heard a thing.

Jane

[cruzingnut]

7 hours ago, Galley Slave said:

We heard everything in the next cabin with a connecting door on the Koningsdam.  This included coughing, talking, television, spoons stirring in cups.  I would never book a connecting room again!

 

This was our experience also.  We would never get a connecting room again.  Regarding loosing closet space, while that may be an issue on another ship, that wouldn't be on this one as the door is closer to the window than the hallway (which is where the closets are located).  What you won't get is a couch.  You'll only get a chair.

 

Linda R.

[Ine]

It depends on your neighbours! So you never know.

[wdw1972]

1 hour ago, cruzingnut said:

 

This was our experience also.  We would never get a connecting room again.  Regarding loosing closet space, while that may be an issue on another ship, that wouldn't be on this one as the door is closer to the window than the hallway (which is where the closets are located).  What you won't get is a couch.  You'll only get a chair.

 

Linda R.

Wow - that's a terrible design!  It sounds like the connecting door is right smack in the area you'd be sleeping in, so you're far more likely to hear noise from neighbors than you would if the door was out by the hallway entrance.  I'll continue to avoid connecting staterooms at all cost!  Thanks for clarifying the location on Koningsdam.

 

Sue/WDW1972

[CineGraphic]

I appreciate everyone’s input. It seems that YMMV is the rule here. Although a bit of noise may be a distraction, I’d take a connecting cabin over an obstructed view, any day.

I paid for a VH, and ended up with a VD. No worries 🤡

[shipgeeks]

When we have connecting cabins, we hang a couple of garments on the door; that seems to work well as a muffler, "just in case".

[Boytjie]

22 hours ago, CineGraphic said:

I appreciate everyone’s input. It seems that YMMV is the rule here. Although a bit of noise may be a distraction, I’d take a connecting cabin over an obstructed view, any day.

I paid for a VH, and ended up with a VD. No worries 🤡

 

Please reports back with your own experiences!

 

It is interesting how varied other people's experiences have been.

[catl331]

We had a VE connecting room on the K'dam and heard some sounds but it was not a real problem.