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Okay DH is concerned about stateroom location. We have always been midship or forward. We are currently booked aft on deck 6. DH is concerned that we will feel more motion from the boat and/or vibrations from the engines. Please send me your experience from cruising aft. Thanks!
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We've always cruised aft on deck 7 and never had an issue. We felt more motion forward than we did aft. As to engine vibration, we didn't notice it being any more noticeable either.
We actually find it quieter aft as far as other passengers are concerned even though we were very close to the aft elevators. We found it to be much noisier the one time we were midships....
If I have my druthers, give me aft.....
I cruised aft last Nov/Dec. I was in a balcony room, deck 6 just as the curve starts in to the stern. I felt NO motion or vibrations except for the time off Key West (headed to Castaway Cay) the ship had to reverse engines to come to stop at sea to let a cast member on a launch to go to the hospital. No vibrations as we restarted.
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Okay DH is concerned about stateroom location. We have always been midship or forward. We are currently booked aft on deck 6. DH is concerned that we will feel more motion from the boat and/or vibrations from the engines. Please send me your experience from cruising aft. Thanks!
For the motion sensitive, aft is generally preferable to forward. Engines in a large ship are generally midship, not in the stern, to help the ship stay "trim," rather than loaded down in the stern. On the Disney ships, the propulsion system is diesel electric, meaning the "engines" are diesel generators, and the propellers are turned by electric motors. It's a very smooth and quiet system.
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We sailed on the Magic in 6628 which is aft and we never noticed any noise or vibration we loved the location in regards to the aft elevators.
We sailed on the Magic in a Midship room I want to say 6594 was the room number and while it was nice to be middle of the boat, we wished the room closer to the elevators then it was, like the room on the magic.
I think if we couldn't get Mid Ship right by the elevators then we would chose Aft rather then forward because when we have been in the Walt Disney Theater we have felt more motion there then anywhere else on the ship. Just how we felt.
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Although we have never stayed forward (always aft or midship) I would say we like aft much better than forward. We never seem to feel the motion back there but every night during the shows we could feel it.
Our first time was midship (6562). No issues. Our last time was closer to aft (8066). Didn't really notice any difference motionwise between the two! But we had relatively calm seas both trips! I will say I much preferred aft from a location point of view. We were about 6 staterooms from the aft elevators/stairs, so it was a quick walk up the stairs to the beverage station and the food options on Deck 9.
We prefer aft. The motion does not bother us at all. I have noticed motion in the theaters before which these are forward. Aft is closer to the drink station and the buffet and ice cream for us also. Deanna
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But we had relatively calm seas both trips! I will say I much preferred aft from a location point of view. We were about 6 staterooms from the aft elevators/stairs, so it was a quick walk up the stairs to the beverage station and the food options on Deck 9.
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