We flew to Quebec through Detroit 3 days prior to our cruise to spend some time in the city and surroundings and were highly pleased with this decision despite costs of hotels in Canada. Be aware that commuter airlines which fly into Quebec city often cannot accommodate all of the luggage brought by cruisers..........ours was delivered the next day to our hotel so carry your necessities and a few undies with you as some people did not get their luggage until the first port!
Quebec is a beautiful city with international flavor that many will recognize as containing parts of Paris, the Provence, Ireland, Scotland and London....very hard to describe but quite memorable and worth the extra time to savor. We were fortunate to have friends in Quebec City that we had met on a cruise almost 2 years earlier so we had the benefits of tours by night, day and surrounding territory including Montmorency Falls from several aspects (don't miss).
Ports: Baie Comeau is reputed to be beautiful but all we encountered was heavy wind, rain and cold temperatures; so we did not get off the ship although some hardy types with raincoats, umbrellas and waterproof coats braved the Canadian fall weather we had been warned about.
Cabin 8074 is located under the passage from the Lido to the Outside pool area. This is not only a hard floor surface that magnifies sounds of carts going from each area but there is also a food or sanitation staging area door that increases traffic and noise. Also, the cabin has a smaller than average veranda as it is adjacent to the glass elevator on the port side (this was not a problem with noise as might be expected and means you have neighbors (and possible smokers) on only one side.