Hi - I actually just got off the cruise with this cabin. I'm very security conscious so wasn't feeling good about adding this piece of info to my original post. I got upgraded from an inside to this cabin a couple of days before sailing and was quite anxious as my previous experience with forward cabins was not positive and I was taking a grandchild so was a special cruise.
The cabin is much smaller than the inside I had booked so while it was a generous upgrade from a cost perspective - from a size perspective it was a negative. The main thing missing was the couch and the vanity was difficult to use other than storage. The portholes added light and actually more clear to look out of than I have found the windows in an outside cabin. We had the 2 bed configuration which seemed to give more room around the beds than with the single bed. Storage was plentiful so no cut back there. We had a fair bit of rougher waters on this cruise and I was pleasantly surprised that there was no major motion concerns which was a concern. There was noise when getting into port and leaving but even this was not anything major as we usually slept thru it.
So other than reduced size I was satisfied with this cabin and the location. It turned out to be much better than originally anticipated. So 'Beach Spring' I hope this helps you out with your upcoming cruise.