Front Vs Back Of Cruise Ship

On our Navigator cruise I felt motion sickness a lot more when in the Theatre at the front of the ship even though it was a lot lower down than our cabin on deck 9.

Front vs back of cruise ship. Its a bit uncouth but aft sounds a lot like ass which is your rear. Think of the teeter-totter you played on as a kid. Whilst the front of the ship gets the most movement the back also does get some.

Aft of the ship. Some cruise lines offer corner aft stateroom balconies or backward-facing balcony staterooms that form an L-shape as they hug one of the back corners of the ship. After that I would say aft is better than forward but that is my personal opinion.

If you are prone to sea-sickness the industry recommends a low deck mid-ship for the least amount of motion sensation. Whilst its nowhere near as bad as the front of the ship you may still notice some movement in. This is because the front of a ship pitches a lot more in waves than the center of a ship or even the back.

Book Your Cruise Now. We were right at the back too the last starboard balcony before the real aft ones. If you have sea-sick issues you probably want to be about middle of the boat on one of the lower floors but not all teh way down because the water can get loud.

The main difference between aft balconies and regular balcony cabins is location. Forward and aft although similar to bow and stern are directional terms rather than words for physical parts of the ship. Every ship has an equilibrium point around its center often skewed a bit to the back that just like the equilibrium point of a teeter-totter moves the least as the ship bobs up and down in the waves.

The best deck on a cruise ship for avoiding motion sickness is lowdown and midship lower deck and closer to the center. The aft is definitely smoother. In that vein the bow is located forward to the front on a ship and the stern is located aft to the back.