Last Sunday we got off the June 10th 12 Day Queen Victoria cruise to Norway. We had cabin 5192 which is located along the back end of deck 5. It is a Q4 cabin. Since many of the folks on CC have yet to have their first QV cruise I thought it would be helpful if I documented my impressions. Recently I submitted a thread describing the awful experience we had with the Cunard transfer from our London Hotel to Southampton. Fortunately that was the last bad experience I had on this trip. Overall I really enjoyed the Queen Victoria. I say that as a recent convert to Cunard having only sailed on the QM2 two previous times in the last two years. I have never been on the QE2 so my comparisons here are reflective of my QM2 experience.
While I have noticed that some folks have complained that the ship doesn't look, from the outside, as elegant as the QM2 or QE2 and maybe that is the case. However, you need to remember that the QV is not an ocean liner... it is a very elegant cruise ship. Frankly that is fine with me for except for a few times when I view the ship in port the most important aspect of a cruise vacation for me is how well the ship operates for the passengers on the inside and not how it looks on the outside.
The really good stuff:
Great cabin, huge, separate bath and shower stall.