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

21 Night Northern Explorer (Sydney To Adelaide)

Sail date: March 07, 2023

Ship: Majestic Princess

Cabin number: D128

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Enjoyable, very smooth seas, impressive ship. We felt it was too crowded and it was difficult to find a quiet place or, at times, a chair to relax in

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

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Did not do any

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

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

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.

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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5 Comments

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

We quite liked that ship too! Glad you had a good time.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of the crowds.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

cruising2004    1 year ago

Sounds like a perfect cruise! Thank you for sharing your experience.