In almost all regards, the journey on the Queen Victoria met or exceeded our expectations - to use cruise evaluation jargon!
The ship is beautiful in a very classic way. The exterior is just what a ship should look like and the interior is understated but lovely. Being almost new was a real plus in our opinion as everything was in perfect condition. There is extension use of wood everywhere and the fresh flowers in the public areas were gorgeous.
Our balcony stateroom was nice but unremarkable - much like ones on Celebrity - but the best part was that the balcony doors opened to our family's balconies on either side of us; that was a real plus. We liked the granite counter in the bath and there were very nice Gillchrist and Soames toiletries.
Great inter-opening balconies; rather bare wall opposite bed; plenty of storage, good workable bath.