Somewhat disappointed

Majesty of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 199

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Majesty of the Seas

4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 15, 2017

Ship: Majesty of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3562

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We left Port Canaveral which has never been a problem for us.  There was a long line but moved along. 

Our cabin 3562 was an outside (porthole) and as expected. Compaired to Royal's larger ships it was dated and nothing to write home about.  Our room did not have a safe and we told guest services and our room attendant numerous times and we were told, they knew about it.  But nothing was done.  Very disappointed that I had to leave important documents and valuables without a safe. The bed was ok not as comfortable as some.  The room was clean and in reality that's more important to me than the size and the ammenities.

Food was good and all attendants were fabulous as usual.  One thing I noticed was the general staff was not as friendly as on other cruises. On other cruises the staff would smile and greet you, ask how you are, how your day was just in passing in a hallway.  It's the little things that make an impression and we noticed the difference on this ship. No one was rude but certainly didn't go out of their way to smile and greet you.  Cruise director was very friendly and did stop to chat with us.  

We enjoyed Cocoa Cay very much would like to go back again.  The excursion to Pearl Island was a bust.  Food was dry and tasteless, staff was not friendly. Little to no shade to speak of and snorkeling part we canceled due to rough waters. 

Overall we had a good time.  I probably won't sail on the Majesty again.  I prefer the bigger ships with more to offer.  But we needed a vacation that fit our budget and this particular week and Majesty was it.   

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was not as good as other Royal ships. The breakfast buffet eggs were always undercooked. The muslix had strawberries (that's a first) and I'm allergic. The hash was loaded with ketchup. Things I look forward to, I didn't eat because they were made differently than other Royal ships. The pizza was blech and the pizza buffet was dirty and sloppy. Johnny Rockets was wonderful as always and the wait staff there was over the top great!! We had so much fun there.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Older ship with it's issues. Met people on deck 2 that had no A/C through out the cruise.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
This was the first non-balcony room we've stayed in. The bed was pushed up against a wall and only a tight walk way on one side. The cabin was dated but clean. We did NOT have a safe in our room. We told guest services and our room attendant and we were told they knew about it. Very frustrating to leave valuables and documents in our room without a safe. Also there was no refrigerator, not a big deal but missed having cold drinks in the room.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

5 out of 5
Rented a beach lounger and it was great to relax in at the beach. Worth the $$ Bathrooms were clean, buffet was good and there were lockers to rent if needed.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
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1 Comment

300Value    6 years ago

Wow. Sounds awful. I hope you paid less than $670 per person.

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