SPacificbound Posted July 19, 2017 #1 Share Posted July 19, 2017 This will be our fourth QM2 crossing and I have previously booked deck 8 mid ship with regular balcony, this time I decided to try a lower deck and a sheltered balcony just to see the difference, so I had booked 5103. This AM I received an upgrade email advising we were upgraded to deck 8 and the cabin is the farthest you can get forward and still be in a regular balcony. Our sweet spot is rear facing afts on other cruise lines, being up front I'm not too sure about. So, can anyone tell me about 8001? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldBear Posted July 19, 2017 #2 Share Posted July 19, 2017 We has 8003 for our last cruise. Very convenient to the Library, 'A' staircase & elevators, Scenic elevators, spa and the Commodore Club There was no heavy weather on our sailing, so I cannot comment about the ride. Oh yes - there was a quickly resolved plumbing issue with a non-sucking toilet one night. This was back in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laktex Posted July 19, 2017 #3 Share Posted July 19, 2017 10005 was fine for me on a pretty rough Transatlantic in January. But, we all respond differently to rough seas so if in doubt ask if they have any alternatives nearer midships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sail the seas Posted July 19, 2017 #4 Share Posted July 19, 2017 This will be our fourth QM2 crossing and I have previously booked deck 8 mid ship with regular balcony, this time I decided to try a lower deck and a sheltered balcony just to see the difference, so I had booked 5103. This AM I received an upgrade email advising we were upgraded to deck 8 and the cabin is the farthest you can get forward and still be in a regular balcony. Our sweet spot is rear facing afts on other cruise lines, being up front I'm not too sure about. So, can anyone tell me about 8001? We were in this cabin in 2015 from Cape Town to Southampton a trip with more sea days than an Atlantic Crossing. Like 8003 it is very convenient to the Library, 'A' staircase & elevators, Scenic elevators, spa, the Commodore Club and obviously the newly upgraded areas on deck 7 and the open decks. It has a regular glass balcony and is the same as other Britannia cabins on Deck 8. There is no forward view because of the bulkhead under the bridge and the scenic elevator but that does provide some shelter from strong headwinds. We did not find this a particular drawback. In 18 days we did not find movement a problem in Atlantic swells and the Bay of Biscay even in the Force 7 winds encountered at one point. Because of the bulkhead on starboard heading north meant we only got sun in the morning from an hour or so after dawn. On a westbound course I don't imagine you will get any sun but eastbound should be ok for a lot of the day. I would still prefer it to an in hull cabin but that is just our personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abefroman329 Posted July 20, 2017 #5 Share Posted July 20, 2017 If you don't want it, I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPacificbound Posted July 20, 2017 Author #6 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Thank you all. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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