First cruise experience

Item: Majesty of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: JenniferC4

Majesty of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

JenniferC4

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Reviews: 0

Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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4 Night Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 07, 2011

Ship: Majesty of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

Overall a great first cruise :) If you are older or traveling with kids, I would not recommend going on a cruise during the college spring break season. Our ship was 85% drunk college kids, and they pretty much took over the entire pool area & deck! I probably wouldn't go on another cruise with Royal Caribbean again, but only because I would want to experience another cruise line. This trip definitely didn't turn me away from another cruise vacation.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was hit or miss. Good food was really good, and bad food was really bad. We tried the buffet and the dining room. Service was very good, and we enjoyed the variety of food served. We never went hungry!

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Some shows were very good. We saw a musical bit, magic show, comedy show, and a few game shows. Some of the activities were repeated many times (karaoke three nights in a row, without anything else to do in that time frame). I would say 95% of the activities were planned in a bar/lounge, so people would buy drinks. That got old pretty fast.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was very friendly. Our stateroom attendant went above and beyond. Every time we left the room and came back, she had re-made the bed, re-cleaned the bathroom, re-stocked the towels. It was like having a personal maid service! The waiters were exceptional as well. Everyone seemed happy and willing to help.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Well-maintained ship

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Small, but that's to be expected.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

We mainly walked around the town and shopped. But I would recommend getting out of the downtown area to go to the beach.

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Key West, Florida

3 out of 5

I would definitely book an excursion with the cruise line. We booked through orbitz, and honestly, the excursion wasn't very great in quality or value. If you go during the college spring break season (late Feb to end of March), be prepared to see bars full of drunk students falling over themselves.

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Don't Miss: shopping!

Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

5 out of 5

My fav port of call. The island and the beach were beautiful. There are an endless number of beach chairs and hammocks to lounge in. A family we talked to said they did the "Glassbottom boat tour" on the island and saw sharks and dolphins, and I wish we would have done it!

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Pros: Food, Shows, Service

Cons: Repeat of activities, lack of variety in things to do, constant reminder to pay tips

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Recommends Majesty of the Seas? Yes!

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