19-Day Cruise Around the Caribbean and North and South America Aboard the MAJESTIC PRINCESS

So we are not new cruisers…Pretty much own local casino gave us a “free” cruise…but it’s never really free! We borded on Halloween, the first night there was a costume party…We brought costumes & it was fun…but pretty much after that night there wasn’t much to do! The over all age of the passengers was I’d say 70? Just a lot of lounges and drinking…to which we don’t drink! They had bingo one time but it only lasted a short time we got there 15 minutes late & were told not to bother because it was ending soon. They port everyday there was five stops but 2 we were at working the past 8 months so didn’t bother. The excursions we looked at through the ship in Boston say…they offer the walking tour for..149??? It’s a FREE tour lol anyone can go get the paper and follow the arrows around …The trolly…they charge…110? A person…not with the cruise..Say just in Boston for the day…it’s 30 bucks…I found this to be slimy! I found the room to be small…we had a balcony, the the balcony was the smallest I’ve ever seen on a cruise ship…The room the way the closet was it just felt very cramped & like we lost a lot of space with the wall separating the bed from the bathroom. The first couple days I thought the food in the allegro dining room was good, the beef tenderloin was probably my favorite…but the rest of the week the food went down…the beef Wellington was a disappointment…the “surf”. And turf…lobster tail night…1) you only ate allowed one & 2) you wouldn’t want another…they were small shriveled & fishy…Totally not worth the anticipation of having. The chicken parm was below average…The casinos we didn’t like…They separate the smoking and non by a room…the smoking room gets very Smokey…they have little to NO air filtration in the room…The larger more spacious part of the casino is non smoking and has more & better machines…so if you like to smoke and gamble your not going to have a great machine selection and without filtration the room is just a massive cloud of smoke! Also you’ll have all these non smokers walking through covering there faces & coughing…they don’t even need to go into the smoking side lol or play in there but I guess they can’t help but try and exert their superiority by choosing to sit by a smokers and toss a fit! Several times I encountered just rude staff…Several were very nice but the casino staff didn’t know anything about points…how do you work in there day in & day out & can’t tell me how many points I need to get a complimentary soda…AND not be willing to say…Ya know what I’m not sure but let me find out or let me scan your medallion and see where your at…I just got some type of an inaudible point and a dismissal…when I asked about cashing out my casino money the last night… I was sent to guest services…like how do the bar servers not know that there is a big machine right across from the bar that is were you cash out your winnings? The when I asked I felt like basically responded with something not helpful almost slick and then sent me where I didn’t need to go…meanwhile the cash out machine was maybe 8 feet from us! I just thought several employees would answer me with an attitude…Like I was stupid and never went out of their way to explain or show me things….Not all but several you can tell they have no respect for the passengers and resent their job…There are good employees too…the young man who I saw almost daily around the smoking section on deck 7…Skinny guy but always smiling always helpful! What else can I say the ship layout itself is confusing…there are times you have too like go down to level 6 to then get to 7 …I think there is no deck 5….the shops are all in a weird spot …we like the straight shot Promenades…The duty free ran out of Marlboros after the FIRST night… The disembarking was the worst…It takes them FOREVER they were on the SAME numbers calling the SAME numbers for forever…Then RECALLING those numbers. Worst disembarking I’ve ever experienced! Literally called the same numbers for 45 minutes…Total joke! Like if the people aren’t there…move on to the next group! They punish the people that are waiting & ready. They close off everywhere to smoke and force you to be totally out of your cabin waiting for forever to call your number to get off by 8 am. Definitely carry all your stuff off yourself if you can otherwise you will wait for hours if your say group 25… For me I would not take a Princess Cruise again that I paid for lol…if they gave me a free one OR say my BF took me I may go but I would never spend my own money to go on a cruise with them it wasn’t awful but it could have been a lot better. If you are a person not looking for a lot to do…if your happy to sit & read…or a big drinker I would say this would be a good fit…but for active people I think it’s lacking …The daily activities are mostly different trivia’s. The physical appearance of the ship was newer I think the Majestic was built in 2017? So the ship was in decent shape…Idk I just think there are too many options out there to settle…Everything I wrote was a true & honest opinion!

This was my 7th cruise with Princess, and likely my last. Although this ship was recently renovated, it's still laid out like every other Princess ship I've been on. Nothing to explore. Unless you want to visit all twelve bars.

This time, however, the food was worse, dropping from a 4 out of 5 rating to a 2.5 -- the level of an average diner. They can't do beef, period. It's rubbery and low quality. Overall, it's as if they found a way to cut half the flavor from every dish. Quality control in the main dining room is non-existent. It's all simply unacceptable. Oddly, the desserts were much better than a year ago, when cookies were the best baked good. Unfortunately, now the cookies are hard as rocks and tasteless!

There are more things to do onboard than previously, but they're all still pretty lame. The trivia contests are now a waste of time. For example, a lot of "guess the song title" questions include the title in the audio segment which is played. Goofy contests, like rolling a big foam die to see whose teddy bear moves and finishes first, result in a goofier "prize" for the winner, such as a dollar-store notebook.

Entertainment is the same as ever: a comedian, a singer, a juggler, and the ship's ensemble of two male singers, two female singers, and about eight dancers. It's all okay, but nothing special.

Generally, the staff is still excellent, and the ship runs smoothly in every sense of the word. But, it's all so "samey" now.... Sorry, but I'm going to have to look for some other princess next time.

We agree with all other reviews on this page. Food was always served cold or Luke warm. Meat especially steaks tough and unable to cut. Paid 66$ for a Crown Grill dinner. The steak there was also inedible. Couldn’t eat it.

Breakfast on day 1 was ok. After that service got worse. Soft boiled eggs were hard boiled cold and black inside. Croissants cold and stale. Bacon frazzled. Coffee lukewarm warm.

Tried room service. Ordered tea and coffee. Coffee was warm and disgusting. Tea water was warm so wouldn’t brew tea. Didn’t try as they didn’t provide any tea bags.

Meals at every restaurant or cafe were poor. I took sultana cookies to my cabin and made tea there instead. Too fruit from buffet area to eat in cabin.

Everywhere so crowded. All bars full and blaring loud music all day. Daytime events started and ended exactly to timings. 30 or 40 minutes. However only 4 people playing/participating at indoor golf with hundreds watching over the rails above the Plaza. What a joke.

Excursions ashore were very limited times. Especially when ship docked late twice and we were late for our private excursions booked. Ship excursions were double the price and were in coaches. Ours were private SUVs so much better for getting about.

As we missed out on Reykjavik I used the Talk to Crew app and asked why we couldn’t stay overnight in Halifax. Response was that Majestic Princess does not stay overnight anywhere. Obviously cheaper to keep us cruising in the Atlantic.

We found this whole trip TEDIOUS boring and nowhere near the advertised agenda.

We would never do another cruise. I’ve read the Reviews and all Cruisers feel the same.

Also, with no disrespect to disabled people. There are too many wheelchairs on board. They are everywhere you go and expect us there get out of their way. Limit the numbers!

I felt I was walking around an airport terminal. Bars and food points. Nowhere to sit. Shopping area was like Duty Free. Selling items all day at various points and being stopped to buy them. Atrocious. We are on holiday. Not money making targets.

Never again.