S&D

We liked Solstice, wish the6 offered more round trip cruises out if Sydney.

 

Liked Diamond, loved Pacific Princess.

 

About to try Norwegian Jewel.

Good on you Mr Gut, hope the Jewel is fantastic!...may catch you for a coffee when we in Newcastle again in Jan 2020... on cruise.. lol.....cheers S&D:)

Thanks for your opinions.

 

I must say I was wondering if she’d feel crowded, Emerald was too crowded for us, Diamond on the other hand was fantastic.

Yes Mr Gut,,Diamond and Solstice still our faves!!!.... cheers S&D

Thank you for reviewing your cruise.

Sorry that you got the noro virus.

Thanks....yes thats the second time in 21 cruises that I met the noro.....lol...;);)

Yes, the shops are definately high end, and I'm glad to hear you had luck with the dining, we tried several times with no luck.... we even rang on 3 occasions at 8 in the morning to make a booking...and they said only5.15 pm or 8 pm.... and yes, a lovely crew and Captain... we loved the noodle bar as well... just a bit crowded for us on the Majestic... cheers S&D

Here we are back from the Majestic Princess, just got home, so will pass on our thoughts on this new ship.... very nice..but not for us....

Cheznandy have covered this ship in great detail in their wonderful blog, so these comments are just our 2 cents worth!

We have done 15 Princess cruises....they are all lovely ships, this is no exception, very beautifully fitted out indeed..we did have a great time travelling with family, we all enjoyed ourselves..

She is way different to any of the other ships we have been on...our faves are Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, Emerald. these ships have lots of room for everyone and lots of spaces to sit and lounge without too many crowds....

The Majestic has one large Piazza area which unfortunately was packed with people from about 8am to 11pm...very hard to get seats there at anytime.... they have music there, art shows, painting classes, line dancing etc, as there is very little other space to hold these events... Crooners was good, and the Crown Grill bar was good, always crowded, and no dance floors in either of these venues.

We found the ship hugely crowded, with limited seating in most places, which is a shame as she is a lovely ship, just not laid out too well for the Aussie market... no chance getting a seat in the shows unless you went about an hour or more early to nab some seats.:mad:

The staff were great, cabins were lovely, and embarkation very quick. Movies under the stars was great, you could get a seat up there!

Unfortunately I got very sick onboard....Medical staff were great when I got the dreaded noro virus on day 7, they were quick to send meds, and I recovered quickly..first class service there!

Sadly...The anytime dining did not work for us at all....we tried 4 nights to get a time... but were only offered 5.15 or after 8pm...so we gave up after that and went to the Alfredos pizza...very good fortunately... we went to the steakhouse one night...not as good as on the other ships, and the noise did drift in from the bar next door....the food was a little under par of any of the other ships we have been on, I'm sure they will fine tune this as time goes on...

We had a great time, and we are glad we sailed on her, but we will stick to the other Princess ships, and of course..the fabulous Celebrity Solstice....

Happy cruising to you all...

S&D:):)

Bon Voyage Sandy and Dave, above all enjoy and plenty of cocktails and dancing.:*:hearteyes:

thanks a lot Les..will do our best....lol...bring on the raspberry fizz.....cheers S&D:cocktail::cocktail::cocktail:

Over and out from us, big thanks to Cheznandy for helping us all with their great review......we are just finishing packing now and leaving early tomorrow for the Sydney hotel....will meet up with some of you at the meet n greet on Sunday!...I have no internet on my phone so will catch up with any late posts on here on a ships computer , once aboard...thanks to everyone for making this a happy place to be over the past weeks....cheers S&D:):)

BIG THANKYOU CHEZNANDY for the patter and duty free list, and all your hard work putting together such a great blog..much appreciated...cheers S&D

Hi Sandy, thanks, I am putting the pressure on as I speak. Might need to go from Partial Obstructed view to at least Balcony to settle the dust though.

 

Did I tell you we will see Majestic on 27th Sept as she is in that day and we are at the Shangri La Hotel in the Rocks for a couple of nights re Evita Musical at ye olde Opera House !!. I hope my son booked us a room overlooking OPT !

 

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That sounds like a lovely getaway Les..we love the Shangri la...oh...and the club lounge is heavenly... enjoy the musical and the hotel .. hope you find just the right cabin for the Ruby....cheers S&D:):)

'Princess Obstructed Review - Renmar' The guy put it all together year ago. As one who often takes partial obstructed view cabins I use it often when booking, as I book direct with Princess, check the cabin and enter it on the booking site if the cabin is available and you check that by starting a dummy booking booking on Princess site.

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I am looking at some today on Ruby Princess for next year. (If I can convince 'She who shall be obeyed' to do her 22nd Princess cruise.!!)

Good luck with No. 22 Les.....lol...;p...cheers,,S&D

Hi Cheznandy... thanks again for all the wonderful info on here,,,is there any chance you could post a pic of a page of the daily patter, showing the avo/evening schedule.....thanks so much....cheers S&D :)

Beautiful review Cheznandy, so glad you have had a lovely time...and welcome back to Oz!..have a great day in Darwin.... cheers S&D:):)

Does anyone know if there is a bridge tour available on Majestic, as my brother and his partner would be very interested in that...thanks... S&D:)

Such a lovely review Cheznandy.... so helpful to us all....will absolutely go and check out the Crown Grill area...that sea view looks amazing today ..cheers S&D

wow..thats very good news...thank goodness!

S&D

Thanks for that Cheznandy.....Oh goodness, so sorry to hear about that poor man, how sad for the family....I hope there may be a chance he's ok....

thanks so much for the tips about crown grill, we will give that a miss this time....maybe the plate of veggies is a cost cutting excercise....we always loved the baked potatoes and other sides.

we will probably give the shows a miss as well.. trying to squeeze in with those crowds does not seem like somewhere I would be happy...lol........ as long as there is somewhere to dance we are quite happy in the evenings...

really enjoying your posts, they are hugely helpful...cheers S&D :)

My preference is the corn chips and Guacamole.

Oh yes Mic, we love the guacamole...... not into prawns/seafood... or that raw steak stuff...tartare??:eek: lol

cheers S&D

Thanks again Cheznandy, and for the heads up regarding the Vista Lounge drink prices..cheers S&D:)

Ye olde Bay neighbour, you say.;p

LOL..Mic we lived at the Bay for 3 lovely years before moving up nearer to the kids and grandkids in Yass...Batemans is a beautiful spot, we still visit there quite often.... and we had the great pleasure to meet Les while we were there..... so yes, I will be reporting on the Majestic to the best of my ability...lol...;p;p

A friend of ours on this cruise called today from Singapore and said it’s only so-so. Will have to chat in length when they get back. We are on the Brisbane to HK and I can’t say I’m all that excited about going on the Majestic.

Hi guys...we will report back to you also, I'm sure it will be up to standards..lol.... cheers S&D:):)

Cheznandy....Thanks for your great photos and continuing cruise blog....we look forward to all your posts...glad your bucket list was fulfilled in HK... enjoy HCM....we love it there...cheers S&D :)

Sounds like you had a good formal night Cheznandy, lovely to get your daily updates, we are all no doubt following with great anticipation....I do love the Princess Mimosas on formal nights....yummy!

Looks like the ship is riding those seas well, giving you a good ride across to Hong Kong....

Yes, don't you love the laundry..always interesting...lol.. dont get me started on the "laundry rage incidents" we have seen on a couple of the ships...lol... some people ,,wow............lol.... and all .those who have to complain about everything...:mad: not like those happy campers like ourselves who are just feeling blessed enough to be able to be well enough and lucky enough to be on such wonderful ships, spending lots of time with our family, and looked after by those lovely crew....:)

have a lovely day!

cheers

S&D

Great shot Cheznandy, we are all now officially green with envy! lol.... hope you enjoy Hong Kong

cheers S&D :)

Thanks again Cheznandy, lots of great info for us all, you will have a huge following on this thread for sure...my brother and his partner are with us on the cruise, their second Princess cruise, so they will find all the information very helpful...enjoy your day....cheers S&D:)

That is the one Sandy..Site is: Renmar Princess Obstructed View. For all Princess ships with obstructed views. Used it many times. Invaluable resource for Princess Cruisers.

Thanks Les, yep ,its a great site...such a good resource!

cheers S&D:)