Quantum & Anthem Photo Review - Food Focus - All Specialty and Dynamic Dining

[megacruiser]

Terminal Entrance...

 

 

Check-in Desks supplementing the roving tablet-toting check-in agents...

 

 

Boarding times were enforced and everyone was penned according to time-slots...

 

 

The final leg – up the escalator...

 

 

Boarding point on Deck 5...

[Overtyme]

Love it! I feel like I'm about ready to board! Thanks for taking us through that. It's extremely helpful.

[megacruiser]

I love your review so far. I went back and read your NCL reviews because of the solo cabins. I have not tried them yet and found a good deal on the new Escape, they even offer AARP discounts. I think I found my next cruise. I like RCI, but the single supplement is getting a bit much.

 

Thanks for commenting. I love NCL's Studios - compact but very well designed and excellent value for money, most of the time. I am also booked on the Escape in January followed by Oasis; to see how it compares post dry dock. I am also booked on Harmony for September 2016; just in case anyone thinks I have deserted Royal Caribbean for NCL...:)

 

Kind regards

megacruiser

[megacruiser]

Thank you for you very nice photos and your review. :):):):)

 

Many thanks for commenting. It only takes a minute and means so much when spending hours putting things together, only to wonder whether anyone is interested...:)

 

Kind regards

megacruiser

[megacruiser]

Love it! I feel like I'm about ready to board! Thanks for taking us through that. It's extremely helpful.

Hello again Overtyme, and thanks for your continued interest. This review is going to take some time and I hope some of it will prove to be helpful.

 

Kind regards

megacruiser

[megacruiser]

I was aboard by noon and, unusually, there was no indication that cabins would not be ready until later, so I headed straight there. It was clear the cabin steward was still preparing all the rooms. He had yet to deliver the welcome envelope with key card and WOW band. He asked me to come back later but, having stowed my hand luggage, I needed some means of getting back into the cabin. He suggested leaving the cabin unlocked but then grudgingly found my WOW band in a big bag that took some time to rifle through.

 

 

Studio 6248...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full size en-suite shower room..

[megacruiser]

TV display shows we endured some strong winds and motion during our return...

 

 

Power sockets plus USB charging points...

 

 

Wardrobe space more than adequate for me...

 

 

Very deep, angled balcony...

[megacruiser]

View forward from balcony...

 

 

View aft from balcony...

 

 

View of Jamie’s Italian outdoor seating area and some deck chairs...

 

 

Glimpse of nearby room; Junior Suite of some sort I guess...

 

 

Nearby adjoining balcony rooms, showing alternating bed configuration...

[Turtles06]

We're on the Anthem TA this fall, and I appreciate your taking the time to do this review. (I know from experience how time-consuming it is to include all the photos.) (You sure do love your ultra wide angle lens, don't you? :):p;) )

 

I can't believe you didn't bring a hat or gloves to New York in the winter!!! :eek:

 

Looking forward to your next installments, and thanks again.

[dani negreanu]

Thank you for taking the time to review. Following avidly.

[lmares1968]

I love your reviews.:D Your Oasis of the Seas review prompted me to book our next cruise on her. A birthday gift for my my DH. I'm looking forward to reading more.

[fish6]

Wow! Your pictures are amazing. Thank you so much for doing this review :)

[Seven Cs]

Your photos are amazing, I cannot wait to see more around the ship and of course the food porn. We are sailing on AOTS next week from Southampton and this is just adding to my excitement. Thank you for taking the time to post.:)

[megacruiser]

We're on the Anthem TA this fall, and I appreciate your taking the time to do this review. (I know from experience how time-consuming it is to include all the photos.) (You sure do love your ultra wide angle lens, don't you?

I can't believe you didn't bring a hat or gloves to New York in the winter!!!

 

Looking forward to your next installments, and thanks again.

 

Many thanks for commenting.

 

As far as my ultra wide angle lens is concerned - well spotted...:) Actually it is my least favourite lens because the image quality is inferior to my others, but it is very handy in confined spaces, like hotel rooms and cabins...:)

 

As far as New York winter temperatures go, well you live and learn.:o Just thought a tip here could prove helpful to the naïve and uninitiated like me. :)

 

I really appreciate knowing if people are following, so it is much appreciated. If there is little or no feedback, one assumes the worst...

 

Kind regards

megacruiser

[megacruiser]

Thank you for taking the time to review. Following avidly.

 

Many thanks for your feedback.

[megacruiser]

I love your reviews.:D Your Oasis of the Seas review prompted me to book our next cruise on her. A birthday gift for my my DH. I'm looking forward to reading more.

 

Hi Laura,

 

I remember you from my Oasis review.:) Delighted you will be following this one too.

 

Kind regards

megacruiser

[megacruiser]

Wow! Your pictures are amazing. Thank you so much for doing this review :)

 

Hello and thanks for commenting. Hope you will follow along as the review progresses.

 

Kind regards

megacruiser

[megacruiser]

Your photos are amazing, I cannot wait to see more around the ship and of course the food porn. We are sailing on AOTS next week from Southampton and this is just adding to my excitement. Thank you for taking the time to post.:)

Hello there. Loads of photos to come, especially of the food...:) In fact my first meal on board was at Jamie's Italian; and with a bit of luck I'll be posting that later today...

 

Your feedback is genuinely appreciated. Have a wonderful cruise.

 

Kind regards

megacruiser

[Piazza1979]

Hi! enjoying your review, my husband and I were on the same cruise (our honeymoon!). We had a blast and will be on Anthem next year.

 

Looking forward to seeing it through another's eyes. I had a tough time getting my sea legs! I haven't cruised very much, did you think the waves were "normal"? trying to prepare myself haha.

 

Erin

[megacruiser]

Hi! enjoying your review, my husband and I were on the same cruise (our honeymoon!). We had a blast and will be on Anthem next year.

 

Looking forward to seeing it through another's eyes. I had a tough time getting my sea legs! I haven't cruised very much, did you think the waves were "normal"? trying to prepare myself haha.

 

Erin

 

Hello Erin,

 

Thanks for commenting.

 

I have experienced worse seas. However, in my opinion, this ship had a most unpleasant skewing/jarring motion; especially further forward and near the top decks, where it was immeasurably worse than in my Deck 6 midships cabin. I found it unpleasant, although it didn't make my feel queasy.

 

I wouldn't sail on this ship out of Cape Liberty in the Winter (or Anthem through the Bay of Biscay) in any cabin much forward of midships; and would try to stay as low down as possible.

 

I hope your Anthem cruise has calmer seas.

 

Kind regards

megacruiser

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[saskiapaci]

Grazie Megacruiser!! I' m following you form Rome.!!! I don't know when, but one day I will board one of these ships. Please don't stop writing, it' s so interesting!!! Ciaooooo

[megacruiser]

After leaving my cabin I set off to see Quantum’s most amazing feature, TWO70. It is three storeys tall with enormous panoramic windows curving around the ship’s stern. To see it in real life does not disappoint. Visually stunning, it is a breathtaking space, flooded with light; even on a bleak day like this. A technological marvel, the concept is inspired and it’s multi-functional use throughout the cruise proved why this is the ship designers’ biggest achievement. I will have a more detailed look later in the review as part of my Deck Tours.

 

 

This is the most beautiful bar aboard that has human operatives...

 

 

A dozen or so high-backed armchairs facing directly aft through the panoramic windows...

 

 

Interesting to gaze out at the river traffic in spite of the grim weather...

[megacruiser]

Next door on Deck 5 is Cafe TWO70 that is open for salads; hot and cold sandwiches; cakes and pastries; and the famous Kummelweck Rolls...

 

 

 

 

 

 

The large conical bowls seemed to be very popular, filled to the brim with freshly prepared salads...