LIVE from the Majestic Princess 7-Day Rome-Barcelona 4/9/17

[CanadianBurger]

I liked your pictures from Gibralter. Were you able to see the coast of Africa? or was it overcast?

 

 

Unfortunately there were too many low clouds to see the coast of Africa.

 

 

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[CanadianBurger]

Please can I ask a quick question for the OP or any other experienced cruiser? We are doing anytime dining - does this mean that we are limited to certain dining rooms or times? Or is it literally any time, but with a potential wait if full?

 

Thanks,

 

Fay

 

 

Look at the last page of the Patter each day for the Anytime Dining specifics. I can't speak to lines, as we always do traditional.

 

 

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[Kenosha Cruiser]

CanadianBurger, wish your cruise wasn't coming to an end. We have enjoyed following along on your cruise adventure all week. Again, your input on the Majestic Princess and your pictures were wonderfully appreciated. From what I read and saw with the changes on the Majestic, I still favor the Royal & Regal ships as our favorites. I'm sure the Majestic will do well in the Asian market, but I wonder how it will do in the Australian market? Again thanks for a well done live thread!

 

Cheers - Ken & Darlene

[sperkins921]

I'm sad that your cruise will be ending soon! I thoroughly enjoyed all of your pictures. And your pictures of Gibraltar have enticed me to look into doing a cruise that stops there. It looked utterly amazing! that and St. Michael's cave!

[CanadianBurger]

We did the Princess shore excursion of the Walking Tour of Old Town Valencia. It wasn't the greatest. The motorcoach part of the tour was "on the left is this, on the right is this", without giving more than a cursory explanation of what we were looking at. Once we were out walking through the town there was slightly more explanation, but not much.

 

 

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[CanadianBurger]

We stopped at a Horchateria where we were each given a glass of horchata, which is a chilled, sweet, nut-based drink. I found it to be quite delicious. It was served with fartón pastry, which was also quite good.

Next we saw the Museu Faller, where the one piece of artistic sculpture deemed to be the best each year is spared the flames of the festival. It was quite fascinating.

City center fountain

 

 

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[CanadianBurger]

Our final stop was the City of Arts and Sciences, with the modern architecture.

 

 

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[CanadianBurger]

Sadly, our last dinner.

 

 

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[Bill B]

I'm hungry.

[CanadianBurger]

It's always sad to get the Log of the Cruise in the mail slot...

 

 

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[chamima]

Thanks for taking time from your vacation to post and take us all vicariously along with you.

 

I have looked at all the menus and noticed that the pasta course, which Princess was once famous for, seems to have been eliminated from ALL of the menus. :(

The fettuccine alfredo is on the always available menu but there used to be two other choices each night.

I'm really sad to see :(that gone.

[OzKiwiJJ]

They seem to have condensed the menu. Instead of four separate courses: Appetisers, Soups/Salads, Pasta and Mains, they now only have two: Starters/Soups/Salads, and Mains which includes a pasta dish.

 

I suspect they're hoping that people will only order one from each section, so shortening the dining time and cutting costs. Other cruise lines only offer appetisers (which includes soups and salads) and mains.

[IECalCruiser]

Thanks for taking time from your vacation to post and take us all vicariously along with you.

 

 

 

I have looked at all the menus and noticed that the pasta course, which Princess was once famous for, seems to have been eliminated from ALL of the menus. :(

 

The fettuccine alfredo is on the always available menu but there used to be two other choices each night.

 

I'm really sad to see :(that gone.

Actually, no reduction but just a relocation. The pasta course has been the fettuccine alfredo and only one other nightly pasta for many years. The fettucine has been moved to the Princess Favorites section and the nightly pasta has been moved to the Mains section

 

 

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[amyrogers82]

Wow, what a fantastic week you seem to of had. Quick question from a first time cruiser, do you get the patter and the cruise log automatically delivered to your room daily or do you have to sign up for it? Also is it free or do you pay? Thanks in advance!

 

 

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[cdngrl]

Wow, what a fantastic week you seem to of had. Quick question from a first time cruiser, do you get the patter and the cruise log automatically delivered to your room daily or do you have to sign up for it? Also is it free or do you pay? Thanks in advance!

 

 

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both will show up at your room, no signing up and no charge. enjoy your first cruise!

[amyrogers82]

Excellent! Thanks for the quick reply.

 

 

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[CanadianBurger]

Wow, what a fantastic week you seem to of had. Quick question from a first time cruiser, do you get the patter and the cruise log automatically delivered to your room daily or do you have to sign up for it? Also is it free or do you pay? Thanks in advance!

 

 

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The Patter along with everything else is delivered to the mail slot outside your cabin every evening free of charge. Activities are also available on your phone by connecting to the ship's wifi and typing <shipname>.princess.com into your browser. Also free of charge. You can also check your stateroom balance.

 

 

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[amyrogers82]

[emoji3][emoji108] excellent thank you!

 

 

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[CanadianBurger]

MDR breakfast this morning had no problem making Eggs Benedict. After we ordered, the two tables closest to us changed their orders to a Eggs Benedict as well! They seem to have learned how to poach eggs over the course of the week. These were much better!

The ship had some Easter decorations this morning.

 

 

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[CanadianBurger]

Disembarkation was painless. No customs or other formalities. Rather than going to a lounge at the appointed time, we just headed for the gangway within 5 minutes of the time. They must have been ahead of schedule, as there were only ours and one other party's bags left in our color group.

 

 

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[CanadianBurger]

The airport was a zoo. The queue for passport control was crazy. People were trying to cut the line, and other passengers were yelling at them. They only had two booths open for non-EU passports. Didn't expect it to be this busy on Easter Sunday. We're now at the gate awaiting our flight to Montreal where we connect to Toronto.

 

 

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[OzKiwiJJ]

Thank you so much for providing such a detailed review, with great photos. And thanks for your kindness in answering my questions.

 

I look forward to trying Majestic for myself in about 18 months. :D

[CanadianBurger]

My final thoughts...

 

Did we have a good time? Absolutely!

 

Would we sail the Majestic again? No. While I have no doubt she will be a hit in the Chinese market, I would choose a different Princess ship given the choice. I'm not sure how she'll go over with the Australians in a year and a half.

 

If anyone has any further questions, let me know.

 

 

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[sunsetbeachgal]

Thanks again for a spectacular blog!

 

I am a lover of both the Royal and the Regal, acknowledging that they have design flaws but able to overlook them for the many wonderful positive additions. However reading about the Majestic where they took away the walking/ jogging circuit, the Retreat Pool, the lovely Horizon Terrace seating, and Crooners, to name a few, it would make it a harder sell for us. I hope it is successful for them in these markets.

 

 

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