We spent 29 nights in Quantum, sailing from New York to Dubai on the first two legs of her repositioning from the US to China. I’ve waited a month to write this review, in order to try and give as balanced a view as possible.

Embarkation: Embarkation in New York was particularly well handled. Queues were short, and the staff handling the throng were helpful and friendly.

Cabin: Our balcony stateroom on deck 7 (7682) was excellent. Storage space was massive by the standards we’ve experienced on other ships, and we didn’t come close to filling it. The glass shower cubicle was particularly appreciated (no wet, flapping shower curtain), as was the bathroom night light – ingenious. The sound proofing was awesome – in our 29 nights onboard we never heard a sound from adjoining cabins. The sliding door to the balcony was a wonder of engineering – light to operate, and once closed there was zero external noise. Our only quibble was that ship’s announcements could not be heard in the cabin, and there was no way to receive them on the otherwise very comprehensive in-cabin entertainment system – this seemed a very odd omission in a virtually new ship. Read more