Cabin 11530 · Quantum of the Seas

Cabin 11530 is an Ocean View Balcony on Quantum of the Seas, 182 to 198 square feet plus a private balcony of 42 to 55 square feet.

Cabin 11530 is an Ocean View Balcony on Deck 11 of Quantum of the Seas. You are far forward. You are well out towards the end of the hull, which is where pitching is felt hardest. Right up in the bow, a head sea can send a shudder through the hull that midship guests never feel at all. We score it 4 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 5 cabins along the corridor to Adventure Ocean. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. The lower level of the two deck kids complex, forward. Six indoor play areas covering ages six months to eleven, split into the nursery, Aquanauts, Explorers, Voyagers and a science lab. The core programme is free, the nursery is charged by the hour. Worth knowing: this is one of the very few venues that sits on the same deck as cabins. Deck 11 forward cabins near it get corridor noise at the session boundaries, and a burst at the 10pm pickup. Quiet scores 5 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about, 5 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 22nd cabin position of 161 along Deck 11. Deck 11 also has Adventure Ocean on it. There are 267 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a long walk end to end.

An Ocean View Balcony gives you 182-198 square feet. The balcony adds another 42-55 on top of that. A balcony buys you outside space of your own and, on sea days, somewhere to sit that is not the pool deck. It is the step up most people make, and the one they find hardest to give up again.

Worth knowing before you book: Crown and Anchor pays one cruise point a night at this grade. A suite pays two, and so does sailing solo on a double occupancy fare, which is the cheaper of the two routes if you are travelling alone anyway. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

Against the rest of the ship it is noisier than three quarters of the 2,099 cabins on board and livelier in a swell than most of them. It is a poor fit for anyone who wakes when a door closes and anyone who feels motion badly.

Scored by Cruise Ship Wiki using model v1.8, from the position of this cabin relative to every public space on the ship. Each part is out of 10.