My balcony cabin on Cunard’s New Queen Anne!

Come aboard Queen Anne with me to check out the Queen Anne Balcony Cabin. This was my balcony cabin on board Queen Anne for the preview night on board the ship BEFORE the maiden voyage! Check out this Britannia Grade balcony cabin on Cunard's newest ship.
I stayed aboard Queen Anne as a guest speaker of Cunard. I paid for my own airfares to get here. I also paid for my own accommodation shoreside. I paid for my own transfers. Cunard has provided me with the opportunity to come on board for the VIP event and also invited me to be speaker on board the ship’s maiden voyage. But they have not paid me to make this video and they have not paid me to be here on board the ship.
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[@tipsfortravellers]

Have a great Maiden Voyage, and successful talks!

[@jasonhedges3239]

It looks lovely Chris ! Also, I really like the interior colour scheme - very warm and inviting, but tasteful too. It's great that there are shower doors in the bathroom !

[@JamesJohnston-rm6oz]

Looking forward to the Queen Anne book!

[@db4239]

Really enjoyed hearing your enthusiasm and appreciate the thought of you, someone who loves the Liners to be a part of QA's beginning...Thanks for posting. Enjoy Chris and share what you can...

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Oh thank you!

[@user-et2xc2ww6q]

Enjoy the maiden voyage of the Queen Anne , chris . Bon voyage.

[@colinmontgomery1956]

All success to Queen Anne.

[@mylesdev]

We're countind down the hours until we board in Southampton on Friday. Very excited to be onboard!

[@FraserAtSea]

Well done for getting this out so quickly - the ship’s looking absolutely gorgeous!

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

It really is! ☺️

[@SoniaStevens-kr1qd]

Thanks for sharing so quickly. We're boarding tomorrow so looking forward to meeting you and listening to your lectures. The cabin looks fantastic!

[@user-de3et1un7g]

Looks wonderful. Lucky u Chris.❤

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Thank you 🙏

[@alexwhite4536]

It’s a shame they didn’t add USB and power outlets next to all beds during QM2s recent dry dock. Not sure why as it seems obvious in 2024

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Agreed!

[@joanfreestone1707]

This has been a long time coming, Chris. Looking forward to your videos of the whole ship. We're hoping to cruise on her in 2026 from Sydney to Fremantle, fingers crossed!

[@GardeningLadybug]

Shower doors!!! 🎉 🥳

[@Nicetrains]

Very nice cabin. I have never been on a Cunard ship. Would love to someday. I saw the QE2 in Philadelphia back in the early 1980’s. She was amazing to see in person. My family is originally for Scotland and other parts of the UK. Enjoy the ship.

[@user-wr4lv7bq2h]

It’s a very clean, if understated, decor. Like staying in a room in a nice business hotel. The addition of USB ports to the nightstands is great! Thanks to the designers for that.

[@SeaFunTV]

Nice to see, and nice to meet onboard Chris! 😊👋

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

You too! Don’t forget to send me the photo we took ☺️

[@SeaFunTV]

@@ChrisFrameOfficial I have sent it now. ☺

[@sl4193]

Thank you for the cabin tour, Chris. Appreciate very much that, though you must have been extremely tired after so much travelling, you made and posted the video. Looking forward to hearing and seeing more about your onboard experience. Glad to hear that you are working on a book about the Queen Anne. Your videos, podcasts and the upcoming publication will give a taste of what her passengers will see and enjoy - I may never be onboard so I will watch your videos and daydream ---

[@WallaseyanTube]

That is a very attractive mustard colour used to contrast with the blue.

[@GlobalAdventurer]

Thank you 👍

[@handscombmj]

That cabin does not look very big, but great to see a Cunard ship with NO shower curtain in the bathroom. Hurrah! Just need to get Cunard to update the other 3 Queens bathrooms😊

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

I think it’s the camera angles as it felt spacious. I totally agree about the shower door 🎉

[@BrickShips1912]

Oh how I would love to have Joined her for her Maiden Voyage

[@Edgetravelguy]

I have a client on the maiden voyage- who I strongly urged to be sure and attend your maritime lectures. Bon Voyage!

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Wow, thank you!

[@roberthamilton1301]

Thanks for sharing

[@smb2a587]

The bathroom is great improvement from the other Cunard ships, but I was hoping for sliding glass door for the balcony.

[@cathm652]

Yeah thank god for a proper shower door! That alone would tempt me.

[@andiscott8470]

Really beautiful! Very nicely done 👍

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@catrinlewis939]

Hilarious about the shower doors. They--- or their absence--- generate a lot of heat and enthusiasm on the Cunard fan pages.

[@TheTransatlanticExchange]

Thank you so much for the marvellous sneak preview for what I hope it to come in August 2024. The balcony cabin is a significant improvement on the other three Queens, particularly the vanity mirror, shower door, bathroom sink and mirror, and the wood veneer to the furniture. We have Cabin 11047 provisionally booked, which is a balcony too. Having enjoyed many of your books, most of which I’ve had signed by Cunard captains on other cruises, the addition of one on Queen Anne I hope will be available in time for Captain Inger Klein Thorhauge to sign. Holding the health of my parents constant, I very much hope to have my partner and I joined by three friends, who I met aboard a QM2 westbound transatlantic, for a Norwegian fjords cruise. We’re overjoyed you are able to make this maiden voyage and look forward to your overview of this new lovely lady, who I’ve yet to see in Southampton, despite being eight miles away, due to a work trip to France! Good luck, enjoy your journey and thank you for the work you do showcasing Cunard’s fabulous fleet!

[@devinm1971]

That's a very small balcony cabin - glad you are impressed with it and enjoying, but it's not that great in comparison to most newer ships.

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

👋 hello. Thanks for the comment. It’s definitely not small and is certainly comparable in size to standard balcony cabins on other newer ships I’ve sailed on. Perhaps the camera angles don’t do it justice 🤷‍♂️

[@neiljosephbennett9119]

Superb interior appointments, but the exterior of this latest Cunarder leaves a LOT to be desired.

[@MZig-rw7su]

It looks like a charmless room at Britannia hotels...

[@MagicalMomentsVideos]

So sorry to miss your lectures, looks like we get on when you get off on the 10th. This keeps happening on QM2!!

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

I hope you have a wonderful voyage

[@donnarussell4225]

I aways enjoy your videos Chris! You do wonderful work. It's 2 days before she sails. Is everyone who's on board now traveling on her maiden voyage? Thanks. Donna

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Thank you so much for the kind comments. Those aboard on 1-2 May have all left now. Some of us are returning for the maiden but most were there for the preview.

[@nalarubischon5685]

Looks very good! Lots of clothes rails in the wardrobe. But I saw it right, not so many hanging options for long dresses? On the other ships there is a double-door wardrobe for long dresses. Mine is always full. 😱 See you tomorrow afternoon. I'm so excited for the maiden voyage !

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

There’s one full size for dresses and two smaller narrower ones too. Not sure if that’s enough though 😂☺️

[@nalarubischon5685]

@@ChrisFrameOfficial I can tell you tomorrow evening if I was able to hang up all my gowns 😂

[@debrathomson252]

@@ChrisFrameOfficial Can women ever have enough wardrobe space

[@davidrolfe9571]

Nicely designed and appointed. I don't know what grade it is, but assuming its a standard balcony cabin, it looks smaller than we've experienced in 25 years of cruising. I guess its not surprising as more and more passengers need to be packed in to minimise prices. Also appears to suffer from my pet hate - large TVs bolted back to back on the cabin walls. We've had holidays ruined where TVs in neighbouring cabins have been on at high volume from 6am to 10pm. Old and cranky we may be but these modern `pile 'em high and sell 'em cheap ships are not for us. We won't be sailing on Queen Anne - not that Cunard will need to care.

[@josephpiskac2781]

Great tour thank you. Going back to QE2 the cabins were much better detailed with finer materials all around. Great Queen Anne however everyone is becoming impoverished.

[@breadyegg]

Oh, you were close to Jamie in 7060! Do all you vloggers know each other?

[@deewat9618]

I shall be sailing on her on 1st September.......will you be aboard then Chris?

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Sadly not that time!

[@VisualApproach]

Hey Chris! Is this a Club or regular cabin?

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Standard balcony Britannia :)

[@VisualApproach]

@@ChrisFrameOfficial thank you. just what I have booked!

[@surreyvillan455]

It might be because the colour scheme is darker, but the cabin definitely looks smaller and the furniture more crammed in than on the other current Cunard queens (I have sailed on all of them). Bathroom looks better though.

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

In person it felt more spacious than QV/QE standard Britannia rooms. But I’d need to check the square meterage to work out if that’s accurate or just an impression that being there in person gave.

[@daveview1743]

Why is there an Ash tray ?

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

It’s not it’s actually a little tray for the welcome aboard champagne.

[@joycelle1000]

Same as QE2 just different colours

[@sdurbz8539]

Just to point out that in all of Chris's excitement he forgot to open/show the main double wardrobe which is the same design as other Queens, e.g. plenty of width and height for all those long dresses. You will also find the slippers and bathrobes in there.

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Good point!

[@Robutube1]

Was that an ashtray on the occasional table?😳

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

No haha it’s the tray to hold the champagne 🍾 😂

[@Robutube1]

@@ChrisFrameOfficial In my defence, it's an easy mistake to make!😁

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Absolutely

[@paulg9667]

I hope that silver thing on the coffee table isn't an ashtray....

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

It’s not it’s the little tray for the champagne bottle 🍾

[@paulg9667]

@@ChrisFrameOfficial Thank god

[@nordisk1874]

It looks like Carnival and not Cunard. Sad how much they have destroyed their three oldest brands!

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Don’t worry, the ship actually feels very Cunard aboard. There are many hints of the Cunard brand throughout the ship. I’ll post a full tour soon.

[@nordisk1874]

@@ChrisFrameOfficial very Cunard or QM2 clone?

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Well QM2 is about as Cunard as it gets so I dunno what to say to that 🤷‍♂️

[@nordisk1874]

@@ChrisFrameOfficial nah it’s a little Cunard and mostly NAL.

[@0tispunkm3y3r]

Weird choice of door for the balcony.

[@samuelhaverghast2442]

Quite a shame indeed, gone are the beautiful cabins that once graced ships, cabins that looked like slices from a royal palace.. not to mention these ships are way too top heavy just to attend peoples increasing need to be entertained, glad you are enjoying your trip.. but personally I prefer the Liners of old,

[@patriciadalton4545]

Weird wardrobes seem to be 3 thin hanging areas in 3 different cupboards Not enough for ladies gowns

[@canoeman621]

Rather tiny, don't you think?

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Nope I didn’t.

[@DavidJamesTaylorCruising]

not very diferent from Queen Victoria or Elizabeth

[@WaterWorld1]

Sorry to be a nay-sayer Chris, but the cabin design and décor looks pretty "average" to me, from the video. Mind you there is no substitute for being there and seeing it in the flesh.

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

It’s definitely not average but I guess it all depends on what your tastes are?

[@WaterWorld1]

@ChrisFrameOfficial It is interesting that she is the first Cunarder since the QE2 with contemporary décor. I wonder why they made that choice? I associate Cunard with a retro-ocean liner ambience. Does Queen Anne have this?

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Ahh I’m not getting retro ocean liner vibes. More, as you say, like QE2 in that she takes the brand to a slightly different place. I think it’s a return to Cunard pushing the boundaries a little more than what we’ve seen between 2007-2010. Anne’s interiors give senses of QE2… some elements remind me of QM2… and also high end apartment hotel. Less Victorian / Art Deco recreation… more of an interpretation.

[@ellisonketovore]

Incredibly bland and boring, comfortable and acceptable but not even close to what NCL and Celebrity are offering in terms of cabin design and innovation.

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

I’m not sure about that, I’d need to see some pictures of the standard balconies on the latest Norwegian ships in order to make a comparison. I sailed infinite verandah on Celebrity Edge which is a higher grade of accommodation than a standard balcony. It’s definitely of a comparable standard to the standard balcony we had on Norwegian Spirit post refit.

[@ellisonketovore]

@@ChrisFrameOfficial Was just on the Norwegian Prima. Cunard's quality is obviously outstanding but to me I much prefer a less traditional decor and the Prima exemplified a very innovative and very current / hip design theme throughout it cabins and passenger venues which I see a lot of ships doing but perhaps Cunard knows and respects the taste of its loyal followers.

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Makes sense. Prima looks like she pushes the boundaries! The Edge had some very nice unique features in her infinite verandah rooms too. And her bathroom was hands down the best I’ve ever had on a ship - so spacious! I actually really liked how they’d updated Norwegian Spirit’s bathrooms and cabin interiors too - basically stripped back to the metal and a new interior built - makes me think if NCL can do that to a 1998 build then Cunard could upgrade Victoria / Elizabeth to have a standard comparable to Anne - especially in the standard inside / ocean view rooms.

[@pauldodds962]

Wow …. Coathangers…… amazing. OMG a doorknob!!! They’ve really gone to town with their design… Come on. A bit of objectivity needed. Quite a bland room tbh. However balcony good depth and bathroom is nice. But the rest… dull. I’m on her in October.

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Ahhh Paul if you appreciate the little things in life it brings so much more joy to the limited time we have on this planet ☺️