arzier Posted October 26, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 26, 2016 We have just been given our cabin number for our next cruise on QM2. It is 10053. I see that this cabin is wheelchair accessible. Does anyone know what differences there would be in the cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRiband Posted October 26, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 26, 2016 (edited) The biggest difference is the bathroom where the shower is of the "wet room" type. Cunard has some photos here and a video You booked a guarantee and they assigned you a Q7? It might change - or might not. We had a post not too long ago with somebody in the same situation. He was bewildered how he, an able bodied person, got assigned a Q7 when there were at least a dozen other passengers who would have found the features a convenience rather than an annoyance. (The cabinet heights are designed with full time wheel chair users in mind.) This is one of the pitfalls of booking a late deal and/or a guarantee. The savings have to be worth leaving your cabin selection to Cunard. Edited October 26, 2016 by BlueRiband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseluvva Posted October 26, 2016 #3 Share Posted October 26, 2016 We had an accessible Grills cabin allocated on QV recently. The cabinets were exactly the same height as other cabins. The wetroom was actually great, though a tad short of storage. The cabin had loads of room, obviously for a wheelchair. The bugbear for us - being able bodied - was the balcony, as almost half of it was taken up by the ramp, meaning we had a large table and chairs but no room for the usual loungers. However, the balcony aside, I'd have no qualms about having this cabin again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arzier Posted October 26, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Thank you for you replies. Yes BlueRiband that is one of the pitfalls of booking a guaranteed cabin. My TA did phone Cunard who said the only difference would be a wet room without bath, handrails ( well my husband is 70:) ), and a ramp onto the balcony. The plus is that the room is larger. I did find a Cunard video where they showed the ramp and unlike the one you mentioned Cruiseluvva this one was quite small. I sure that it will be fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky2219 Posted October 26, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Rest assured, if anyone needs your suite, they'll re-assign you again. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkc Posted October 27, 2016 #6 Share Posted October 27, 2016 We are just off QM2 and cabin 10053. It is a great cabin. The only difference is the open shower which we preferred. More room all around. I will probably book this type of cabin in future. By the way 10032 is a P1 category. F Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arzier Posted October 27, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Yes it is a P1 cabin. Could I ask you kirkc if you had sun loungers on the balcony? Cruiseluvva did mention that she had been in a wheelchair accessible cabin on QV and the ramp took up a lot of space on the balcony leaving not enough room for sun loungers. We are on the QM2 for 20 days and loungers would be appreciated. We certainly wouldn't want to keep this cabin in someone really needed the facilities Chunky2219 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkc Posted October 30, 2016 #8 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Yes there were 2 pounders and a foot stool that doubled as cushion storage. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkc Posted October 30, 2016 #9 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Loungers...damn auto correct. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arzier Posted October 31, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Thank you for the information kirkc. It has been most helpful. I must admit that I did wonder if a pounder was the American term for lounger!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasy51 Posted November 1, 2016 #11 Share Posted November 1, 2016 We were assigned an accessible cabin on QV in August 2015 and loved it! There was loads more space in the room and we also had a huge balcony. It was deeper (situated where the centre of the ship juts out) and also longer (as the room itself was wider than the normal balcony. I felt that there was not as much storage space as in a normal balcony room, but we managed to jam all our clothes into the wardrobe. I hope you enjoy your stateroom as much as we enjoyed ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arzier Posted November 2, 2016 Author #12 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Hello fantasy51. Thank you for your positive comments. After all the comments in favour of an accessible cabin I now feel confident that our cruise will be everything we had wished for. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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