LIDO deck cabins.

You are going to hear a lot of conflicting advice here about the Lido Deck. Your preferences are the deciding factor. As for me, I usually book a lower deck away from noise from the pool music & chair movement noise, sports deck pounding and late night theater rehearsals. One time my TA booked us on the deck with the front desk & it was not a problem except for two nights where the entertainment took place right there.

I choose deck two or maybe three. Some times we go higher depending on where the life boats are located. Some people like to be close to elevators but I steer clear of them, too. Really it is just a personal choice depending on your tolerance for noise, or walking concerns. Do you enjoy being close to all the action or do you enjoy your privacy & peace & quiet.

Use a good TA if you are still undecided.

I think ours is under the putt putt course... I hope there is no thuds!

LIDO is commonly the pool / buffet deck. On Carnival, the balconies overlook the ocean, not the pool. Carnival and Princess, and possibly others, have a block of cabins on the forward Lido deck, with the pool in the middle section and the buffet aft.

The spa deck has balcony cabins on the deck(s) above the Lido deck.

Balcony on Lido must be particular to Carnival Lines. All NCL balconies open to the ocean and the access door is into a hall with inside cabins across from them. Some of the suites open to or are above the upper pool decks. I hear the term Lido deck frequently but being an NCL person am not familiar with it as none of the decks on an NCL ship are labeled LIDO. Balconies are usually on decks 8 and upward.On the smaller 8, 9, 10, 11 and the newer bigger 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Deck 7 is usually the promenade and above the balconies are the pool deck, sports deck etc.

I always get a balcony stateroom on the Lido Deck. No noise and I'm close to the pool and the food. There is an area where there is no traffic because it's at the end of the hallway. There is an exit door that separates us from the traffic that leads to the Lido deck.

I always get a balcony stateroom on the Lido Deck. No noise and I'm close to the pool and the food. There is an area where there is no traffic because it's at the end of the hallway. There is an exit door that separates us from the traffic that leads to the Lido deck.

I figured every cabin up there can't be horrible.

I like to do Lido or Spa decks. If your cabin is forward of the elevators (and away from the outside doors) there really isn't much traffic. The spa deck is pretty much graveyard quiet

We learned once, do not ever get a cabin under a high impact area (e.g., sport court, pool area, jogging track). Lots of thuds at all hours, it seems. Spa isn't bad but the gym area (often connected to the spa) is murderous, especially when aerobics classes are being run or free weights are located. The casino isn't usually too bad unless there is a music stage... then you get the bass line and possibly dancing.

Also, we avoid anywhere around service areas. Early morning carts hitting walls and busy crew elevators are noising, no matter how careful crew members try to be.

On Princess, deck 8 above the Promenade is my favourite.

Easy to get around.

When I smoked, it was easy to go out to the port side.