Rare MyriamS Posted May 15 #1 Share Posted May 15 Hi everyone, when booking our Norway cruise, we choose an inside forward cabin as we do not mind the ship's movement and there are not many entertainment areas there. Today P&O "upgraded" us to an inside cabin midship... right underneath Ocean Studios. They have some late showings in the cinema, how bad will the noise be at night? (During the day, we can be away from our cabin.) I suppose there is nothing that we can do to refuse this "upgrade"? The cabin is 5559 on Iona for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMichelle Posted May 15 #2 Share Posted May 15 44 minutes ago, MyriamS said: Hi everyone, when booking our Norway cruise, we choose an inside forward cabin as we do not mind the ship's movement and there are not many entertainment areas there. Today P&O "upgraded" us to an inside cabin midship... right underneath Ocean Studios. They have some late showings in the cinema, how bad will the noise be at night? (During the day, we can be away from our cabin.) I suppose there is nothing that we can do to refuse this "upgrade"? The cabin is 5559 on Iona for reference. Always worth a call, we did it once and they agreed to let us stay in our original cabin. Good luck Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MyriamS Posted May 16 Author #3 Share Posted May 16 Thanks @AndyMichelle, it cannot hurt to give them a call and ask. Anyone has personal experience of those cabins? I saw cabins under the theatre or club in several "to be avoided" cabin list, but nothing about what it is like to be under the cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cloudyrain Posted May 16 #4 Share Posted May 16 Having been inside the cinema I wouldn't say it's particularly loud. The screens are quite small so it isn't loudly broadcasting to a large venue, and the sound transfer to the waiting area outside is minimal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MyriamS Posted May 22 Author #5 Share Posted May 22 Just wanted to give everyone an update on this. I called P&O this morning, I took quite a long wait to get someone on the line (45 min) but the customer service lady was very nice. She offered me to upgrade to the Select fare to be able to choose my cabin. For a decent location, that would have been 240£ more, and that is a lot of money to me. Since I couldn't find any negative feedback about the cabin we are currently assigned to, we decided to stick to it so, in a month, I can tell you how bad (or hopefully how actually ok) it is to be under the cinema. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showingdiva Posted May 22 #6 Share Posted May 22 To be honest, I could think of much worse places than a relatively small cinema to be under - which is surely sound proofed anyway. A large theatre, the buffet and the pool deck immediately spring to mind. Given you are going to the fjords, you are unlikely to be spending much time in your cabin, save for getting ready for dinner and sleeping. It was worth your call to P&O to see what alternatives there were. I'm sure everything will be fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted May 22 #7 Share Posted May 22 It's dancing or moving deck furniture noise that comes through ceiling. Expect sound proofing works for cinema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryjacobs Posted May 23 #8 Share Posted May 23 14 hours ago, Windsurfboy said: It's dancing or moving deck furniture noise that comes through ceiling. Expect sound proofing works for cinema The real problem is the boom boom boom from the bass. It can revert around the cabin and even cause small vibration. I have no knowledge if this happens in the cabins below the cinema however I can confirm it happens in cabins near the theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted May 23 #9 Share Posted May 23 On 5/15/2024 at 7:21 PM, MyriamS said: Hi everyone, when booking our Norway cruise, we choose an inside forward cabin as we do not mind the ship's movement and there are not many entertainment areas there. Today P&O "upgraded" us to an inside cabin midship... right underneath Ocean Studios. They have some late showings in the cinema, how bad will the noise be at night? (During the day, we can be away from our cabin.) I suppose there is nothing that we can do to refuse this "upgrade"? The cabin is 5559 on Iona for reference. We were watching the flamenco dancer in atrium on Arvia. That's on deck 6. I did wonder how much it was appreciated in the deck 5 cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MyriamS Posted May 23 Author #10 Share Posted May 23 50 minutes ago, zap99 said: We were watching the flamenco dancer in atrium on Arvia. That's on deck 6. I did wonder how much it was appreciated in the deck 5 cabins. Fine by me as long as the flamenco dancer is done by 11pm! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted May 23 #11 Share Posted May 23 Deck 5 is a apparently a nightmare in places. 710 club is probably the worst according to the reception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted May 23 #12 Share Posted May 23 3 hours ago, Megabear2 said: Deck 5 is a apparently a nightmare in places. 710 club is probably the worst according to the reception The stage for the flamenco dancer is just outside the 710 club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MyriamS Posted June 29 Author #13 Share Posted June 29 Having stayed in 5559 for the past week, I can now say it is quiet. No noise from the cinema at all, some infrequent engine noises but nothing too bad. Certainly nothing like being underneath the night club. I would also recommend 5559 if you want a cabin that is lower deck and midship to minimise sea sickness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbtablet Posted June 29 #14 Share Posted June 29 (edited) If it is sleeping you are concerned about, we have an "orphaned" dog that insists on sleeping with us on our bed after we had previously successfully lasted 30 years of dog ownership with this forbidden. She could snore for England, so we put in those yellow foam cylindrical earplugs and enjoy undisturbed sleep. These earplugs are compulsory packing item number 1 whenever we are due to sleep away from home, and I cannot understand why everyone does not carry them as routine. They beat creaks from the cabin walls etc too. Edited June 29 by bbtablet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MyriamS Posted June 29 Author #15 Share Posted June 29 5 minutes ago, bbtablet said: If it is sleeping you are concerned about, we have an "orphaned" dog that insists on sleeping with us on our bed after we had previously successfully lasted 30 years of dog ownership with this forbidden. She could snore for England, so we put in those yellow foam cylindrical earplugs and enjoy undisturbed sleep. These earplugs are compulsory packing item number 1 whenever we are due to sleep away from home, and cannot understand why everyone does not carry them as routine. They beat creaks from the cabin walls etc too. I try to avoid putting things deep into my ears as I get large amounts of earwax that solidify into blocks and make me deaf until removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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