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Stateroom in front of elevators?
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EOD K9
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I booked a room near right at the entrance to the lobby on deck seven aboard the Dream for the DVC Member's cruise. It wasn't my first choice, but there wasn't a lot available. Anywho, I'd like to think that the running and screaming of the kids in the hallway will be over by the time we go to bed.
Club Cooloholic
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Had a similar room on deck 8 and never heard any dings from the elevator. Also your daughter will probably sleep in the bunk or couch bed and those are farthest from the hallway door. Great room to get to stairs or elevators and you will always find your room due to the obvious location.
jaklgreen
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Those doors are pretty sound proof. If they have a ship wide announcement I have to open the door to be able to hear what they are saying. We usually stay aft and close to the elevators and not have any issues with the actual elevator noise. We do hear people that like to talk at the top of their lungs early in the morning as they walk down the hallway. But we hear that no matter where the room is located. I never did understand why people yell down the hallway, especially in the mornings.
Sans Souci
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On my last cruise, I stayed in a room right by the elevator. Like the others have said, I didn't hear any elevator dings and I am a very light sleeper. You might hear excited, little voices in the morning, but it's really not a big deal. I really like the convenience of being the the stairs and elevator. 
jaklgreen
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On my last cruise, I stayed in a room right by the elevator. Like the others have said, I didn't hear any elevator dings and I am a very light sleeper. You might hear excited, little voices in the morning, but it's really not a big deal. I really like the convenience of being the the stairs and elevator.
I must get on the cruises with loud people, it is not the kids that are yelling but the adults.
Sans Souci
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I must get on the cruises with loud people, it is not the kids that are yelling but the adults.
I've been on one of those. We were on the Magic and we could hear the woman in the stateroom next to us shouting at someone. My son and I went out on the verandah, because we could over hear every word. She decided to take her cell phone tirade outside, too.
NelleBelle
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We LOVE being right next to the forward elevators on Deck 8 on the Fantasy and the Magic. At first, I was very nervous about it being busy and hearing a lot of noise (perhaps it may be different next to the midship elevators) but we didn't hear anything! We had a connecting room with my parents so it was perfect.I was also really worried our door magnets would get stolen/messed with but I think because we were out in plan view, maybe it was a deterrent? The worst noise I've ever had was when we stayed between the mid and aft elevators and would hear kids running up and down the hallways at all hours (we would be trying to go to bed around 10pm and hear thump, thump, thump and loud yelling/laughter). But from now on, we have our favorite stateroom!
mikenatcity1
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Almost all of our trips have been right by the elevators. This last cruise on the Magic we were next to the midship elevator bank and 1 floor below the kids club- we were wondering if that would cause more traffic- it did not. The only time i've really ever heard people was our first time on the Fantasy when kids were running and screaming down the halls (the Youth Activities crew told us this was a rough cruise for them). Even on the final night when the kids clubs close early and kids are running around the ship at 11pm/12am, I couldn't hear them in the stateroom (I only knew of this because i'd go walking around the ship at that time, 1 last time at night).
It sounds like your agent will lead you to a great room
raymusiccity
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Every time she takes her tirade outside, you burst into your best Ethel Merman voice and sing: "anything you can say, I can say louder".....
My wife doesn't walk very well, so we try to book close to the elevators on every cruise to save steps. So far, we have managed it on almost every ship we have ever been on. We have never been bothered by elevator noise. It's the people in the hallways who make the greatest amount of noise.
Daveeeeed
Well-Known Member
No. I am a very light sleeper and it's a non-issue. I would actually recommend it as it's very convenient.
Tink86
Member
We made the mistake of staying in Dream 5548. It's right off the elevators and stairs and near the theater with the bonus of being a connecting room. It was miserable. Loud talking people going up and down the stairs, coming off the elevators, kids yelling, you could hear the pounding on the stairs and our neighbors were the 'Loud family'. Maybe I am sensitive to noise but I'll never book a room like that again. We sail on the Dream again in July. We have a room at the end of the hall and it's not connecting. I hope you have or had a great cruise!
NelleBelle
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I’d likely avoid that floor altogether and go with a deck that’s all staterooms above and below 