Obstructed View Cabins on QM2

Are there any advantages or disadvantages as to whether you choose a lifeboat or a tender in front of your balcony if you book an obstructed view room on deck 8? I am mostly wondering about any excess noise and/or commotion on days when we are at a port requiring the tenders. Thank you, Kelly

Are there any advantages or disadvantages as to whether you choose a lifeboat or a tender in front of your balcony if you book an obstructed view room on deck 8? I am mostly wondering about any excess noise and/or commotion on days when we are at a port requiring the tenders. Thank you, Kelly

We have done several voyages while staying in an obsturcted balcony. You might have a slightly better chance of seeing something with a lifeboat, but either way, most of you view will be blocked. Realistically, there isn't much to see other than ocean once you leave port on most voyages. We usually end up going down to deck 7 or up to the top deck to watch whenever we are entering or leaving a port.

 

I can't remember ever having noise as an issue with the lowering or raising of the tenders. Actually. it is rather fun to be able to watch the process from that vantage point.

 

Bob

One advantage of a tender is if you have several tender ports on your itinerary, and don't plan to go ashore, you'll have an open view for the day you are in port!

One advantage of a tender is if you have several tender ports on your itinerary, and don't plan to go ashore, you'll have an open view for the day you are in port!

Actually, that would only be true if they were using the tender or lifeboat that is blocking your view for tendering passengers back and forth to port. :)

 

Bob

Here is Cunard's link, which also has images of what the view looks like in each of the obstructed view balconies on QM2:

https://ask.cunard.com/help/cunard/fleet/qm2_obs

There are a few 'obstructed' view cabins on deck 8 that do have some openview, notably 8013 and 8014. We've booked one for our upcoming crossing, and I think we'll be happy with it.

 

I've heard anecdotes about crew members working on tenders or their lowering gear while, shall we say, private activities were taking place in cabins. Urban legends, or has anyone experienced crew outside their obstructed-view balcony?

I've heard anecdotes about crew members working on tenders or their lowering gear while, shall we say, private activities were taking place in cabins. Urban legends, or has anyone experienced crew outside their obstructed-view balcony?

I've seen crew members working on the tenders outside of our obstructed view balcony, but they were always busy performing routine maintenance or assisting with the lowering or raising the tenders in ports that require tendering. I don't remember any of them even looking in the general direction of our balcony.

 

Bob

We were in a cabin on deck 8 2 years ago,but it was the small rescue craft in front of our balcony and the view was ok.I think that cabins sell out first though.