Another Review: NCL Majesty 11/24-12/1/07

[CoastalCounseling]

Looking for: Others reviews from people also on this cruise. We would like to hear about the Tulum trip out of Cozumel as that looked interesting. Im also curious how this cruise "measures up" with other lines.

 

The Short: We had a blast! No dishes, cooking or doing laundry for a week! That alone rocks! :)

 

The Long: We have only cruised one other line... HAL, three times. Hal is "higher end" in our eyes and per our pocket books. I dont know about the other lines, please give us some input.

 

I feel NCL is great for those of us on a budget. The NCL Majesty cruise was a very good price with ports we have enjoyed before. Plus sailing from Charleston saved us the cost of airfare to Florida. For 6 people, a close to home port saves a lot of money. We are situated between Norfolk and Charleston so both ports work for us.

 

Freestyle dining worked for us. Having small kids and being able to walk in when ever nap time was over was very much appreciated. We found the dining rooms food to be the best. I thought the beef wellington was amazing. We are also partial to eggs benedict in the am.

 

The buffet food was ok, somewhat repetative but the dining rooms meals were great. The room service menu seemed limited compared to what we have experienced on our HAL cruises. Again, the price made the NCL cruise a "cant go wrong" deal. Did I have to cook the food?? NO.. so it was good! :)

 

We were not lucky enough to secure a good room steward for this cruise. (Three previous cruises with great room stewards... only one bad.) We approached him politely, with smiles each time we encountered him. Maybe he had a bad week. He was rude, (negative energy per my hubby), only did 3 towel animals, as we practically begged for them and gave "lectures" my husband politely brushed off. Win some, lose some. I may not be a happy camper if I had his job. Its hard work I am sure. After all, we were on a CRUISE, so how bad can you let one thing bother you.

 

On the other hand, the KIDS KORNER staff was amazing. Our son loved the kids staff. He wanted to be in kids club more than with his parents and grand parents. He loved the pirate treasure hunt, playing the Wii video game and painting a t shirt the last night. The staff for the kids club is not included in the standard tipping so be sure to tip these ladies if you get as good of service as we did. They were worth it!

 

Other highlights:

folded paper animals for the kids from our dining staff

Winning a bottle of champagne from the casino "quarter push" machine.

Mommy/Daddy time when kids were in the club, quiet/relaxing

Not eating chicken nuggets from McDonalds for a week! :) (Anything is gourmet in comparison)

Sting ray swim in Grand Cayman

Did I mention no cooking, dishes or laundry for a whole week??!? :)

 

 

I was not aware of the guest falling 5 stories and medical coast guard rescue transport until reading the boards today. We were also awaken by the middle of the night "Code Alpha" alert. We asked staff the next day what it was for and were told "medical emergency".

 

We had a great day at Paradise Beach in Cozumel. I posted photos and a full review on the PORTS Cozumel board. The sting rays in Grand Cayman were another highlight of this trip.

 

Fun cruise, inexpensive and a port closer to home made the NCL Majesty a good choice.

 

ANY CRUISE IS BETTER THAN STAYING HOME, COOKING AND DOING DISHES!!!!! :) We are blessed to be able to cruise.

[Cosmopolitan]

Looking for: Others reviews from people also on this cruise. We would like to hear about the Tulum trip out of Cozumel as that looked interesting. Im also curious how this cruise "measures up" with other lines.

 

The Short: We had a blast! No dishes, cooking or doing laundry for a week! That alone rocks! :)

 

The Long: We have only cruised one other line... HAL, three times. Hal is "higher end" in our eyes and per our pocket books. I dont know about the other lines, please give us some input.

 

I feel NCL is great for those of us on a budget. The NCL Majesty cruise was a very good price with ports we have enjoyed before. Plus sailing from Charleston saved us the cost of airfare to Florida. For 6 people, a close to home port saves a lot of money. We are situated between Norfolk and Charleston so both ports work for us.

 

Freestyle dining worked for us. Having small kids and being able to walk in when ever nap time was over was very much appreciated. We found the dining rooms food to be the best. I thought the beef wellington was amazing. We are also partial to eggs benedict in the am.

 

The buffet food was ok, somewhat repetative but the dining rooms meals were great. The room service menu seemed limited compared to what we have experienced on our HAL cruises. Again, the price made the NCL cruise a "cant go wrong" deal. Did I have to cook the food?? NO.. so it was good! :)

 

We were not lucky enough to secure a good room steward for this cruise. (Three previous cruises with great room stewards... only one bad.) We approached him politely, with smiles each time we encountered him. Maybe he had a bad week. He was rude, (negative energy per my hubby), only did 3 towel animals, as we practically begged for them and gave "lectures" my husband politely brushed off. Win some, lose some. I may not be a happy camper if I had his job. Its hard work I am sure. After all, we were on a CRUISE, so how bad can you let one thing bother you.

 

On the other hand, the KIDS KORNER staff was amazing. Our son loved the kids staff. He wanted to be in kids club more than with his parents and grand parents. He loved the pirate treasure hunt, playing the Wii video game and painting a t shirt the last night. The staff for the kids club is not included in the standard tipping so be sure to tip these ladies if you get as good of service as we did. They were worth it!

 

Other highlights:

folded paper animals for the kids from our dining staff

Winning a bottle of champagne from the casino "quarter push" machine.

Mommy/Daddy time when kids were in the club, quiet/relaxing

Not eating chicken nuggets from McDonalds for a week! :) (Anything is gourmet in comparison)

Sting ray swim in Grand Cayman

Did I mention no cooking, dishes or laundry for a whole week??!? :)

 

 

I was not aware of the guest falling 5 stories and medical coast guard rescue transport until reading the boards today. We were also awaken by the middle of the night "Code Alpha" alert. We asked staff the next day what it was for and were told "medical emergency".

 

We had a great day at Paradise Beach in Cozumel. I posted photos and a full review on the PORTS Cozumel board. The sting rays in Grand Cayman were another highlight of this trip.

 

Fun cruise, inexpensive and a port closer to home made the NCL Majesty a good choice.

 

ANY CRUISE IS BETTER THAN STAYING HOME, COOKING AND DOING DISHES!!!!! :) We are blessed to be able to cruise.

 

Very informative review..thanks;)

 

No dishes, cooking, laundry for a week...I'm with you..a REAL vacation

[rebeljohn]

Thanks for the review...........We sail Majesty for NYE..........looking forward to a nice relaxing week.............

[salty dingo]

I agree with the reviewer - thanks for posting!

 

Anyone who is thinking of posting a negative review should start out with the question "was this better than staying at home and cooking, etc. for a week?" If the answer was yes, it's not a bad cruise!