Awesome first cruise experience

Majesty of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Majesty of the Seas

5 Night Havana Overnight & Cozumel (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 26, 2018

Ship: Majesty of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise ever and we had a great time. The crew made a huge effort to keep up the energy and make sure everyone had fun. There were awesome shows every single day and plenty to do while at sea. My only complaint was that prior to disembarking in Cuba, we were told by the crew director and all staff that we had to schedule a shore excursion through the cruise line or we would not be able to leave the ship, so we spent nearly $1,000 on excursions while we were there, only to find out later that guests can leave the ship on their own anytime. We didn't appreciate the dishonesty and spent a lot of unnecessary money between that and the daily gratuity charges that they don't tell you about until after you get your final bill after the cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Choose excursions wisely and beware of hidden costs

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

Dadm    6 years ago

The gratuity should have come as no surprise as it is listed on your cruise documents. Too bad about the mandatory excursion issue. The more we sail, the more we learn. Happy cruising.

WRS31    6 years ago

So if you don't have a schedule shore excursion you have to stay on the ship?

ATravelAdvisor    6 years ago

I always PRE-PAY gratuities. Next cruise, look into that, it helps.

DebandMarkC    6 years ago

I have never heard of that before that is ridiculous. Very disappointing to be misinformed like that

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