18-Day Cruise to South America and the Antarctic Peninsula on the MAJESTIC PRINCESS

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.

First night in Allegra Restaurant 4 snapper meals were inedible. The fish itself was bad. Same with 3 soups. Was not allowed to speak to the chef. Never went back. The buffet dinning area was fine, but we had great difficulty finding tables for 6 requiring us to alter dining times. Reservation at Sabatini’s were acknowledged in person prior to the dining date. When we arrived we were told we had no reservations. I was accidentally knocked to the floor by service personnel requiring a medical visit. We were charged for the visit requiring my wife to dispute the charge. Trip to Pegg’s cove was rushed and ill planned. On our return trip the trip guide was attempting to point out places in the dark that could not be seen. We arrived back 10 minutes before sailing. Disembarkation was a pure disaster. We left over an hour past our time.