Having just got back from my cruise on Queen Victoria I was asked a question by a passenger about restricted view cabins and this made me think about any differences between the cruise lines.
A restricted view cabin
I spoke about this when I came back from my ship visit to the Celebrity Eclipse in July, read my review here, so what is there a difference between Cunard and Celebrity in how the categorise restricted view cabins.
So on the Solstice Class ships with Celebrity, the 2D & 2C balcony cabins on Continental Deck (Deck 6) are sold with a restricted view, the system says about 30% restriction. As you can see from the picture, you are just over the lifeboats so your restriction is in your downwards view.
Celebrity Eclipse
Now on the QV, and also the QE , the A4 balcony cabins on deck 4 are sold as clear view, but if you look at the picture below of the QV, the A4's on Deck 4 are just above the lifeboats on the left of the picture.
Queen Victoria
Is this any different to the 2D & 2C's on the Eclipse? I don't think they are; yet the cruise lines have a different opinion as to what constitutes a restricted view.
If I did not know and took the A4 on Cunard I would be less than happy, especially as they cabins have a slight overhang! See the picture below.
A4 cabins deck 5
So the moral of the story is, always ask your cruise specialist because we can give you these bits of knowledge that others might not be able to.
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