Very enjoyable, calm seas

Majestic Princess Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Majestic Princess

15 Night Northern Explorer (Sydney To Fremantle)

Sail date: March 07, 2023

Ship: Majestic Princess

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Enjoyable, very smooth seas, impressive ship, too many people on board

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Straightforward except staff confiscated partner’s power board which was later returned

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Symphony Dining Room very good. Food excellent. Service excellent. Grill/steak restaurant excellent. Used Room Service every morning and evening for tea and coffee. Ok but coffee not very hot. Decided to order breakfast one morning and they got almost everything on the order wrong ie orange juice instead of tomato, no fruit, no egg/bacon muffins, 1 roll instead of 2 toast, strawberry jam instead of marmalade, 3 yoghurts instead of 2. Got the corn flakes right! Also found Room Service would take 15 to 20 minutes to answer the phoneAs

Symphony Dining Room

5 out of 5

Ate our evening meal in this dining room at least 20 nights. Waiters Warren and Hose were great. Food was excellent

International Café

5 out of 5

Used this facility on many occasions. Always good for a quick snack and great that it was frer

Crown Grill Bar

5 out of 5

Had one meal there which was of a very high standard

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Did not do any

Medical Center

5 out of 5

Used this once when partner injured his toe. Doctor and nurse very attentive and provided good care

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Quite good. Hypnotist very good. Pianist very good. 45 minute performances were fairly short

Children's Programs

Didn’t have any children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Warren & Hose in Symphony Dining Room and Cabin Steward Luis all deserve 10 out of 10

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Design very impressive. Layout very good. We felt there were too many passengers as it was often difficult to find a seat or a quiet spot

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
M314 was small but comfortable and clean

Ship tip

As a couple, we paid $540 each for Wifi which was very unreliable, slow and not worth the money. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED & POOR VALUE FOR MONEY

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
Beautiful harbour, stayed the night before boarding, did not do a shore excursion

Brisbane, Australia Did not visit port

Been there before

Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia Did not visit port

Weather too hot

Yorkey's Knob (Cairns), Australia

5 out of 5
Very good. Did not do an excursion

Darwin, Australia

5 out of 5
Very good. Did a hop on hop off bus tour which was most enjoyable and informative

Kimberly Coastal, Australia Did not visit port

Shore excursion not offered

Geraldton, Australia Did not visit port

Ship did not visit this port

Fremantle (Perth), Australia

5 out of 5
Didn’t see much of the port as we met friends for lunch

Port Lincoln, Australia

5 out of 5
I wandered around on my own as my partner was sick and stayed on board. Liked Port Lincoln

Kangaroo Island, Australia

5 out of 5
Did. Bus tour around the island which was very interesting. The bus driver was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining.

Adelaide, Australia

5 out of 5
Y partner was I’ll so I went ashore on my own caught a taxi to and from Rundle Mall. Enjoyed the time exploring the shops and watching the buskers in the Mall

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Elderly and disabled people need assistance and can’t walk the length of the pier. Fortunately we negotiated for our daughter to be allowed to drive through to pick us up

Traveler Photos

With Hose and Warren, Symphony Dining Room Waiters
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11 Comments

hungstar    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. Can’t wait to be on Majestic

missmuffitt    1 year ago

I'm on her now, and we only have 1100 passengers... It's like a ghost ship. More staff than passengers...

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

golfermike    1 year ago

Enjoyed your review 👍.

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

We quite enjoyed the Majestic Princess too. Beautiful ship

willwork4cruz    1 year ago

Glad you had a good trip. I think Room Service probably was tired of serving your room twice a day. Wi-Fi is never great on a ship and never worth $540 just to stay online between ports. It’s good to disconnect for a couple days and can save you a lot of money.

BryantAZ    1 year ago

I appreciate you taking the time to share your review!

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

kambrose33    1 year ago

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to comment