Third trip in two months

Majestic Princess Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 15
Helpful Votes: 149

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Majestic Princess

13 Night New Zealand (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 03, 2023

Ship: Majestic Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B726

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Pretty good overall. I think 2 week trips might be my limit ( although I’m booked for a month long one 🤷‍♀️). Plus. Prefer not too many days at sea in a row.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
We got changed from 12.30 to 3pm. Earlier cruises we got straight through ok. Probably 45 mins. The Jan 2023 one was pretty slow. Holdups in customers etc meant we had to wait upstairs in the checkin area until they were free downstairs

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
I loved the food. If I’m not cooking or cleaning - I’m fine. On the first cruise we went to SUR LA MER -and HARMONY. Both fine but after we left I realised that it wasn’t worth the money to go again. Being vegetarian- my choices were VERY limited. The entire and main was practically identical

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Look I’m not generally someone seeking something to do. Happy with a cuppa and to listen to the musicians. But I did join the pop up choir which turned out to be fun. Princess LIVE is a great area for a lot of different activities

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Loved the theatre show FANTASTIC JOURNEY. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS… Really enjoyed the house band MERIDIAN. ALWAYS FAB And the guitarist/ singer CAMERON was a great entertainer and a bit of a crackup. We had a pianist, string duo and a solo guitarist also. All great

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
All three cruises we had fabulous room stewards.. ❤️❤️❤️ 99% of restaurant stewards and assistant managers were amazing Bar staff pretty good. But I found time and time again , they would walk right past me - look at the table and keep walking. They would ask people sitting next to BUT NOT ME. . I told friends and they didn’t believe me until they saw it for themselves - then THEY got ignored too. Probably because they were sitting

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I find the layout with the circular atrium to be confusing.. Cleanliness was OUTSTANDING

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
First aft cabin ! first cruise was E311 … standard balcony R214 … mini suite B736. Premium Delux balcony. Obviously more room on the mini suite - but tiny balcony B736 had an enormous balcony and the BEST view

Ports of call

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5
Went to Dunedin the first time. Did the castle etc. next two, just a wander around port Chalmers which puts on markets. Has some nice shops. Nice church under repair and get views

Lyttleton (Christchurch), New Zealand

5 out of 5
Love this cute little town. It’s tiny but love the shops and cafes and view

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5
3rd time here. Did the Mt Manganui walk then lunch in town. Cloudy but warm. All good

Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

5 out of 5
It was spitting , but still got the bus to Paihia … had a walk around. Bought some stuff. Was ok

Picton, New Zealand

5 out of 5
2nd visit in a row.. bus to town again. Did the museum last time and markets etc. did a town wander… and a long waterside walk looking for penguins 🐧. Markets and lunch again. All good. Weather great

Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5
3rd time. A favourite place. Ferry to Devonport- last time Waihiki … Both fabulous and very warm. Just lovely to potter around. Paddle on the beach. Have lunch. And a few steps only from the ship

Cruise Fjordland National Park

5 out of 5
Bloody beautiful

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We take no notice of times given. We just walk off. Two minutes tops!! 3 cruises in a row. All the same.
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