Royal Princess Motion sickness best deck!

[Cre8tor]

Going on my first Royal Princess Cruise soon. Booked a balcony on deck 9 Dolphin D506. I’d like to upgrade to a mini suite on deck 11 Baja B325.

Which cabin would provide less ocean movement?

[CruiserBruce]

Low and towards the middle is always the advice if you have a sea sickness problem, regardless of the ship. Low and towards the middle moves less.

[JoJo1947]

Always mid ship . They saying is the more you pay the more you sway.

[Flatbush Flyer]

5 hours ago, Cre8tor said:

Going on my first Royal Princess Cruise soon. Booked a balcony on deck 9 Dolphin D506. I’d like to upgrade to a mini suite on deck 11 Baja B325.

Which cabin would provide less ocean movement?

Low and midship is theoretically the least motion prone location. But, let's face reality: 

It's the ocean and, if it's really rough you'll know it no matter where you are berthed.

[Cre8tor]

Thanks for your feedback! Going to stay on deck 9. 

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[Expat Cruise]

Mid ship  lowest deck and inside cabin on the center line of the ship will give you the least amount of movement. But going to a lower deck can give you more engine and equipment noise.  Deck 9 is mid ship and two decks down so less movement. But for most cruises you will not notice the difference. 

 

[Cre8tor]

Thank you!

[Pickels]

23 hours ago, Cre8tor said:

Going on my first Royal Princess Cruise soon. Booked a balcony on deck 9 Dolphin D506. I’d like to upgrade to a mini suite on deck 11 Baja B325.

Which cabin would provide less ocean movement?

Lower deck mid-ship, less motion at that location; the higher you go, the more movement your will feel.  Also, forward and aft cabins have the most motion, so if you are subject to sea sickness, stay away from those cabins.

[DrivesLikeMario]

Slightly aft of midship is what is supposedly best.

[TheRabbit]

20 hours ago, Cre8tor said:

Thanks for your feedback! Going to stay on deck 9. 

As others have stated, low and in the middle. In the 500 room you will feel about the same amount of pitch that the Baha deck room in the 300s sees. However you will feel more roll on Baha which gets my DW sick.

Our preference is D409 and D410. These are the middle MA Minis, with the angled balcony facing forward. My DW who is very sensitive to motion has never had a problem the few time we have sailed a royal class princess ship in either of these two room locations.