Background:
My partner and I booked this cruise as part of the Pied Piper gay travel group. We had been on one cruise previously, a four day trip on the Carnival Imagination, which we enjoyed.
Pre-Cruise stay:
Across from elevators, NO noise whatsoever from the elevators, it was just a convenient location. Directly below the spa retail store which has little foot traffic and is closed at night, so NO noise from above, or below for that matter.
No extended overhang or window washing equipment, so the view from the balcony was great.