Queen Victoria Review
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We sailed on the Queen Victoria for 10 days on a North Sea itinerary. We boarded in Southampton, visited Hamburg, Stavenger, Oslo and Amsterdam. We were scheduled to stop in Zeebrugge but missed it due to whether (pilots couldn't decide whether they should come out to meet us or not - Not).
We do not cruise to eat, rather to see new places, relax, and let someone else do the driving, in this case dragging along our room as we go.
Against that criteria and compared to other similar cruise lines we have sailed, this cruise exceeded our expectations. The food, while not 5 star by land based restaurant standards, but was very good on 9 out of ten nights, and OK on the tenth. The Lido restaurant served our needs very well for breakfast and lunch, with a wide selection of fresh and well made alternatives.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Inside
Inside cabin which we prefer. It was quiet. It was stable. It was larger than expected. Plenty of storage space, though could have used more drawer space. Bathroom was small but worked fine. Tried not to spend too much time there. Very convenient location, 3 floors down to dinner and theater, 3 floors up to Lido and lounges. Midships, no problem with movement.
Find it hard to believe that for what we pay, we get the same access to the ship and the food as those paying twice, three times as much.
Great bargain. And did I say it was quiet, stable, and conducive to a great nights sleep?