thunderbaycruiser

I could see trying these only if I could request “hold the candy / garbage on the top”. Otherwise, zero interest.

Might try a cake slice or two. So disappointed in Princess’s famous chocolate cake on my last cruise. Perhaps the new cakes will taste better 🤷🏼‍♂️

Even best wifi is a joke, and internet was terrible. There were simple, non-bandwidth intensive tasks that I could not do for days. This was Majestic Princess to Fiji on February 11th.

Latest iPhones also routinely lost wifi connections completely for no reason (meaning not even the Princess app worked). A few times it was a considerable amount of time before we could even reconnect. These Wi-Fi failures would happen in the middle of usage.

Best Wi-Fi at sea? What a joke!

2 hours ago, Hammergirl said:

any issue with soot at all?

We have had some, but very little. Barely noticeable.

One evening the wind was not keeping the exhaust away as much as usual. 
 

However none of these things would stop us from rebooking this suite.

On 2/21/2023 at 8:14 AM, Hammergirl said:

Hi all. I was hoping that someone could explain the difference between the OS and the PS on Majestic Princess. Specifically rooms D726 and E728. They look to be the same size, with the same size balcony, but D726 is about $400 cheaper. I have tried looking online but have not seen any good videos of D726. They both look to be category S3.

Thank you so much!

 

We are in D726 on Majestic heading back to Sydney at the moment. We have had D726 booked for a long time and shortly before our cruise were offered a chance to pay for an upgrade to the Owner’s Suite. Checked it out and decided against the move. Glad we did. Loving D726. The expansive balcony is fantastic. 
 

My thoughts before the cruise were this: I didn’t see the need for a bigger cabin. Also, didn’t like the idea of the smaller balcony (all for more $$$). Then I always look for cabins with other cabins above and below. Figure that’s a good chance for the least amount of noise. Owners suite is above the Vista Lounge and they often show movies late in there. Maybe we wouldn’t hear a thing, but 🤷🏼‍♂️

When we look down on the Owner’s Suite balcony, the furniture is all there, but seems so close to the railing / edge of the balcony. Our balcony is huge and has a nice mix of covered and wide open spaces.

I would book this Penthouse Suite again in a heartbeat!!

Hope this helps!!

On Majestic now. Internet is soooooo slow. Running the Speedtest app, it somehow seems to suggest upload speeds are decent. 🤣 They are not! Much worse than download speeds. I cannot backup my iPhone or sync any photos / videos to iCloud or my One Drive account. If I lose my phone I lose everything from this cruise.

2 minutes ago, capriccio said:

I don't doubt your experiences but I have yet to see anyone else on the Majestic or any other Princess ship stating that they are experiencing the same issues.  Given years of reading this board I am sure if that were the case we would see lots of threads and comments full of righteous (justifiably) indignation.

Please read the end of this thread. Guest services clarified. The app has the wrong info. Small bottles are included. Just says clearly they are not. 🤷🏼‍♂️

1 minute ago, cr8tiv1 said:

 

Still not understanding.  Small bottle of water has always been free.  Large bottle of water has always come with a charge.  Perrier and San Pellegrino (small bottles) have always been free.  

 

Are you now saying that you never tried to order the smaller bottles?  Or that the small bottles were charged to your account?  

 

Not you, I am the one confused.

 

 

Have never had a drinks package. No idea what was previously included.

Small bottles of water including San Pellegrino are specifically shown in the app exactly the same as large bottles. NOT included. Finally found out the app is wrong. They are included. I don’t know why they have the incorrect info in the app.

Okay, stand down red alert.

Spoke with guest services and despite the app claiming small bottles of water are NOT included:

The app does discount the order:

We didn’t bother ordering the small bottles because it was a better buy to get the bigger bottle.

I don’t understand why this is all so

complicated. Why the mixed messages? Is this a change that’s coming?
 

Still, I will never understand what’s so special about Diet Coke. But whatever.

3 minutes ago, startedwithamouse said:

 

What ship are you on? Water was included last week on our voyage. Also, last month.

Majestic Princess. Left February 11th from Sydney. Sailed to Fiji. Returning February 24th to Sydney.

8 minutes ago, Belle said:

Thunder maybe misunderstandings

 

Fountain coke always in package. Pay extra for a can.

When you asked for a can, they said no because they thought you wanted it on package deal.

They didn't tell you-- you could buy it.

 

Water, their charging for is Mineral water not the small regular water you get in packages.

Always have to buy the big bottle. You know the ships water is safe to drink. Same you drink.

at dinner (if you do)

 

 

Sorry, this is incorrect. Not special mineral water. It’s regular bottled water. Nothing special about it other than being excluded from the plan.

5 minutes ago, Chad_O said:

perhaps the difference is the OP is discussing a room service order through the app which is not covered by the drinks packages from what i understand. Perhaps others can verify. 

Nope. The app is not different. We have ordered many drinks to our cabin. Many an order for up to $58 all free since we have the plan.

As long as each drink was $16 aud or below, the app has correctly deducted all charges as expected under our plan.

We just hit a petty brick wall with bottled water or Diet Coke. It’s bizarre.

5 minutes ago, cr8tiv1 said:

If you are in a suite, you should also be getting 2 bottles of water every evening. I've stopped by any bar and asked for water.  Sometimes, they scan my medallion, sometimes, they just handed it to me.

 

Most recent was October 2022 cruise.

 

I can't explain why you are not able to get water with your package.  Seems very strange.

 

 

We did. And I cannot fault them for this. Was all in the cabin from the start rather than 2 each day, but added up to that. 
 

It just seems so stupid that it’s now only available at cost less 25% - just seems so petty. 

They have cake. Just seemingly very little. Slice thinner than a fork, but it is cake. Called room service directly. Explained what I got last night. “Oh that’s the chocolate mousse.”  “Yes. I didn’t order the chocolate mousse.”

16 oz coffee was more like 8 oz… 🤷🏼‍♂️

53 minutes ago, Paula_MacFan said:

 

We've had the drinks package many times in the past and cans have never been included, just soda from the 'gun' or fountain.  Maybe I'm not understanding the problem.

 

🤷🏼‍♂️ cans of Coke Zero are no problem for the mini bar swap. The answer on Diet Coke has always been there’s none on board. Turns out it is, just have to pay. Why can’t they be up front about this. It is was it is and we would have paid from the start. Told it’s unavailable. Why the secrecy.

We also understood bottled water could be ordered under our plan. Turns out that’s false.

Hopefully that changes for future cruises, but bottled water was not excluded when we bought the plan (same time we booked the cruise).

The problem is a cheapened experience with nickle and diming. We are in a full suite and platinum. Paid a lot for our cabin and for the first time ever over $1,100 for a drink package we thought included anything we wanted up to $16 aud. Our choice. But it’s a lie. Numerous exclusions. Makes no sense I can order an expensive glass of wine but what’s that, you would like a $3.75 can of Diet Coke or similarly priced bottle of water? Nope. Sorry. That’s not possible.

And yes before anyone jumps in, we did get our Suite allotment of bottled water. We’ve used it all. What we have not used on any day is our daily allotment of drinks that we paid a total of over $2,200 to enjoy (2 people). We were not provided a list of what’s excluded.

Well sorry but I have a problem with this.

8 minutes ago, malba2366 said:

Did you try to get a bottle of water in one of the bars/restaurants?  The app could be wrong...especially since the changes to the packages are not supposed to start until tomorrow.

Guest services said all bars would have bottled water available. Even the big bottles. I was wondering if I needed to go somewhere for water or just order from room service.

This was not the case. Had to order on the app. Charged for each and every bottle.

I believe the changes are for cruises departing the 20th so won’t help us.

3 minutes ago, kamelia said:

Coming?  They've been steadily rolling back since the great resumption.  Already here, period.

Good point!

17 minutes ago, cruzin4us said:

So, I had to go look because I've always gotten bottled water.   It clearly states bottled water, but then I kept reading and I noticed the "for cruises departing thru February 19, 2023".....hmmmmm.    What's coming tomorrow?

 

 

Pretty sure cutbacks are what's coming. Already here for this cruise.

22 minutes ago, MustangGT said:

We just got off the Sky after two weeks.  My husband prefers Coke Zero but we have never seen it on  Princess ship.  Makes one wonder, doesn’t it?

 

On our B2B it was cream for coffee/tea that disappeared.  First few days it was available in MDR, buffet and Sanctuary.  Then we were told in the Sanctuary that they only had skim and regular milk.  Same thing a few days later in the buffet.  The last few days, no cream in the MDR.  Not sure why they would run out of cream on both 7-day cruises.  I should have run to Publix on turnaround day! 🤣

I am suspecting this is about to happen on this cruise. Twice now they have served bad cream. Curdled in the coffee. First time the waiter tried to explain it is because we ordered cream. Milk would not do the same thing. Finally got it through to him that the cream had gone bad and needed to be replaced along with the coffees with floating, rotten cream curds. Next cream was fine, but room service cream was also bad. Had to get coffees and creams replaced. Perhaps they lack proper refrigeration? Or more cost cutting? Trying to serve expired cream? Not sure, but sure is disappointing. 

26 minutes ago, cruzin4us said:

The fruit plate doesn't match either......granted they didn't serve vegetables 🙂

So this is where Princess gets really inconsistent. We have ordered the fruit tray twice now and it was closer to the photo in the app. Sorry you got such a lousy plate of next to no fruit!

39 minutes ago, cr8tiv1 said:

I have been watching this and other threads since there seems to be so much confusion.  I just pulled up Princess Plus.  I would go to someone onboard and show them the link that includes bottled water.  That would be awful.

 

https://www.princess.com/ships-and-experience/food-and-dining/beverages/

 

Plus Beverage Package Includes:

• Cocktails, wine by the glass, beer, specialty coffees fountain sodas, bottled water, fresh juices and healthy smoothies (juice bar), new juice bar, mocktails and crafted cocktails by Mixologist Rob Floyd

 

PS....Coffee package is still not showing a price.  

Sorry to rain on the bottled water parade, but Princess wants to cheapen our whole experience. Bottled water is no longer available for free with any drinks package. I know what it says on the website. I get that. The reality is they have excluded any bottled water from plus and premium drinks packages on this cruise. And it's a HOT one... to Fiji and back out of Sydney. Maybe it's just Majestic or all Australian cruises? I don't know. But we pay for water.

1 hour ago, katisdale said:

Canned coke products have never been included. The sodas that are included include those from the "gun". To get water, just ask for a small bottle. If you are charged, got to guest services and ask that the charge be removed as you have a package. Also, the limit on the package is for alcoholic drinks. You can have as many mocktails and sodas (from the gun only) as you wish. I don't think that checking information on the app or TV is helpful at all. You need to speak to a bartender or guest services. 

Checking the app is completely helpful. Not sure where you get that idea. 

And no, it's not canned vs fountain. Coke Zero cans ARE included. Diet Coke is apparently liquid gold. As is bottled water. Even the small bottles. The description on the app is crystal clear. NOT included in ANY drink package. 25% off only. Why would that charge be removed? 

Your strategies may have worked in the past, but not anymore.

9 minutes ago, buckeye7 said:

Just read this in their website:

 

For cruises departing February 20, 2023 and beyond.

What is Included

• The package includes all beer, spirits, wine by the glass and cocktails $15.00 USD and under as listed on our menu(s), or $22.00 AUD and under for voyages departing from and returning to Australia and New Zealand.
• The package includes sparkling or still bottled water (500ml or less), fountain sodas, fresh juices and healthy smoothies (juice bar), specialty coffees and teas, Frappés at Coffee & Cones, and Red Bull energy drinks

Good luck with that. Although we departed February 11th, our drinks package (plus) had similar wide open choices. Their marketing is a lie. Onboard Majestic, what I posted from the app is the reality.

Directly from the app. Onboard Majestic Princess right now. It’s nice people were able to get these beverages at some point in the past as part of the drinks package. This is no longer the case.