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Whatdo the obstructed balconies look like?
As of February 2019, information about the views from obstructed balconies is non-existent on the US FAQ and is confined to only the Queen Victoria on the UK FAQ. Here are details showing the views from the obstructed balconies on each ship.
What do the obstructed views look like on Queen Mary 2?
Please click on the stateroom numbers below to see the view from the selected stateroom. Views from staterooms on the opposite side of the ship are similar to those listed below.
8014- A life boat is visible to the left of the balcony.
8016- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8018- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8020- A life boat causes a major obstruction to most of the view.
8022- Life boats cause a major obstruction to most the view.
8024- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8026- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8028- Life boats cause a major obstruction to most the view.
8030- Life boats cause a major obstruction to most the view.
8032- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8034- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8036- Safety equipment and a life boat cause an obstruction to most the view.
8038- Life boats cause a major obstruction to most the view.
8040- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8042- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8044- Safety equipment and a life boat cause an obstruction to most the view.
8046- A life boat Life boats cause an obstruction to the view.
8048- A life boat Life boats cause an obstruction to the view.
8050- Life boats on either side of the balcony cause an obstruction to the view.
8052- Safety equipment and a life boat Life boats cause an obstruction to most the view.
8054- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8056- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8060- A tender and some safety equipment cause an obstruction to most of the view.
8062- A tender causes an obstruction to majority of the view.
8066- A tender and some safety equipment cause an obstruction to most of the view.
8068- Tenders on either side of the balcony obscure most of the view.
8070- A tender and some safety equipment cause an obstruction to most of the view.
8072- A tender causes an obstruction to majority of the view.
8074- A tender causes an obstruction to majority of the view.
8076- A tender and some safety equipment cause an obstruction to most of the view.
8078- A tender and some safety equipment cause an obstruction to most of the view.
8080- A tender causes an obstruction to majority of the view.
8082- A tender causes an obstruction to majority of the view.
8084- A tender causes an obstruction to majority of the view.
8086- Tenders at either side of the balcony and safety equipment obstruct most of the view.
8088- A tender and some safety equipment cause an obstruction to most of the view.
8090- A tender causes an obstruction to majority of the view.
8092- A tender causes an obstruction to majority of the view.
8094- A tender and some safety equipment cause an obstruction to most of the view.
8098- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8100- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8102- Safety equipment and a life boat cause an obstruction to most the view.
8106- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8108- A life boat causes a major obstruction to the view.
8110- Safety equipment and a life boat cause an obstruction around half of the view.
Obstructed view staterooms are classed as DB, DC or DF grades, which can be found on Deck 8.
What do the obstructed views look like on Queen Elizabeth?
To see the views from various staterooms, please click on the links below. Staterooms on the starboard side of the ship have very similar views.
4002- This is a metal fronted balcony. Staterooms 4004 through to 4042 are similar to this.
4054- Life boats are visible when looking towards the rear of the ship from the balcony.
4055-A life boat fully obstruct the lower half of the view.
4056- A life boat and ship structure obscure the view considerably.
4057-A life boat fully obstruct the lower half of the view.
4058- A life boat fully obstructs the lower half of the view.
4059-A life boat fully obstruct the lower half of the view.
4060- A life boat fully obstructs the lower half of the view.
4061-A life boat fully obstruct the lower half of the view.
4062- A life boat and ship structure obscure the view considerably.
4063-A life boat and ship structure obscure the view considerably.
4064- A life boat and ship structure obscure the view considerably.
4065-A life boat fully obstruct the lower half of the view.
4066-A life boat fully obstruct the lower half of view.
4067-A life boat fully obstruct the lower half of the view.
4068-A life boat fully obstruct the lower half of view.
4069-A life boat and ship structure obscure the view considerably.
4070-A life boat and ship structure obscure the view considerably.
4071-A life boat and ship structure obscure the view considerably.
4073-A life boat fully obstruct the lower part of the view.
4074- A life boat and ship structure obscure the view considerably.
4075-A life boat fully obstruct the lower part of the view.
4076- A life boat fully obstructs the lower half of the view.
4077-A life boat fully obstruct majority of the view.
4078- A life boat fully obstructs the lower half of the view.
4079-A life boat and ship structure obscure the view considerably.
4080- A life boat obstructs a majority of the view.
4081-A life boat fully obstruct the lower part of the view.
4082- Ship structure and safety equipment obstructs a majority of the view.
4083-A life boat fully obstruct the lower part of the view.
4085-A life boat fully obstructs the lower half of the view
4086- A life boat fully obstructs the lower half of the view.
4087-A life boat and ship structure obstructs the view considerably
4088- A life boat obstructs a majority of the view.
4092-Life boats are visible when looking towards the front of the ship from the balcony.
4103 - Althoughlooking forward, the view is unobstructed,looking right(towards aft of the ship) safety equipment and tenders block the view. Additionally, thewindow viewis obstructed.
4108- Althoughlooking forward, the view is unobstructed,looking left(towards aft of the ship) safety equipment and tenders block the view. Additionally, thewindow viewis obstructed.
4110- A tender and some safety equipment obscures a majority of the view.
4112- A tender fully obstructs the view from this stateroom.
4114- A tender fully obstructs the view from this stateroom.
4116- A tender and some safety equipment obscure almost all of the view.
4118- Safety equipment obscures a majority of the view.
4120- A tender and some safety equipment obscures a majority of the view.
4122- A tender fully obstructs the view from this stateroom.
4124- A tender obscures a majority of the view from this stateroom.
4126- A tender and ship structure obscure a majority of the view.
4128- A tender and ship structure obscure a majority of the view.
4130- A tender obscures a majority of the view from this stateroom.
4132- A tender fully obstructs the view from this stateroom.
4134- A tender obscures a majority of the view from this stateroom.
4136- A tender and some safety equipment obscure almost all of the view.
4138- Alife boatand some safety equipment obscure almost all of the view.
4140- A life boat obscures the lower half of the view.
4142- A life boat obscures more than half of the view.
4144- Alife boatand some safety equipment obscure most of the view.
5112- Safety equipment from the deck below can be seen through the balcony glass.
5114- A life boat on the deck below can be seen through the balcony glass.
5116- A life boat on the deck below can be seen through the balcony glass.
5118- Safety equipment from the deck below can be seen through the balcony glass.
5120- Safety equipment from the deck below can be seen through the balcony glass.
5122- Safety equipment from the deck below can be seen through the balcony glass.
5128- Safety equipment from the deck below can be seen through the balcony glass.
5130- Safety equipment from the deck below can be seen through the balcony glass.
5136- Safety equipment from the deck below can be seen through the balcony glass.
5138- Safety equipment from the deck below can be seen through the balcony glass.
Obstructed view staterooms are classed as CA or CB (balcony) or FB or FC (ocean view) grades, which can be found on either decks 4 or 5.
What do the obstructed views look like on Queen Victoria?
The pictures below are all port side staterooms as the opposite starboard staterooms will have a mirror view of the obstruction. For example, for the obstruction of 4057, please see 4058.
Please click on the link to see a picture of the view:
4058- Life boat
4060- Life boat
4062- Life boat and equipment
4064- Life boat and equipment
4065- Life boat
4066- Life boat
4067- Life boat
4068- Life boat
4070- Life boat
4074- Life boat and equipment
4076- Life boat
4078- Life boat
4080- Life boat
4082- Life boat
4084- Life boat and structure
4086- Life boat
4088- Life boat
4103 - Although looking forward, the view is unobstructed,looking right(towards aft of the ship) safety equipment and tenders block the view. Additionally, there is an obstruction to thewindow view.
4108(Similar to above) - Although looking forward, the view is unobstructed, looking left (towards aft of the ship) safety equipment and tenders block the view. Additionally, there is an obstruction to the window view.
4110- Tender boat and structure
4112- Tender boat
4114- Tender boat
4116- Tender boat
4118- Tender boatequipment
4120- Tender boat
4122- Tender boat
4124- Tender boat
4126- Tender boatand equipment
4128- Tender boatand equipment
4130- Tender boat
4132- Tender boat
4134- Tender boat
4136- Tender boatand equipment
4138- Life boat
4140- Life boat
4142- Life boat
4144- Life boat and equipment
5107- Life boat and equipment
5112- Life boat equipment
5114- Life boat equipment
5116- Life boat equipment
5118- Life boat equipment
5122- Life boat equipment
5128- Life boat equipment
5130- Life boat equipment
5136- Life boat equipment
5138- Life boat equipment
Obstructed view staterooms are classed as CA/CB (balcony) or FB/FC (ocean view) grades, which can be found on either decks 4 or 5.
