Majesty of the Seas Review
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A little background before I start my review of The Majesty of the Seas. My wife and I have cruised only once before - and this was also with Royal Caribbean on one of their largest ships 'The Liberty of the Seas'. That cruise was last year (Sept '07) and sailed from Miami for 7 nights around the Caribbean. It is from this point of view that most of the comparisons in my review are made. This time we have done back-to-back Bahamian cruises on the Majesty - the 3-dayer and then the 4-dayer, beginning 19th Sept 2008.
Day One - Arrived at the cruise terminal at 10:40. They hadn't started boarding yet so were held in an area just before security. Check in opened at 11:10 and we were on the ship by 11:30.My initial impressions of the ship were positive: very clean and smart. dEcor with fittings very much as per the Liberty of the Seas and therefore inline with the current RC standard. Lunch was already being served in the Windjammer. First impressions of the buffet were better than the Liberty (that was a serious food fight) as the layout means that food is more accessible, add that to the fact that the place was less packed made it an altogether more pleasurable experience. All the food avail on the larger ship was avail here too inc. Asian, Carvery etc... Lemonade, ice tea, water, tea and coffee all free in the Windjammer.
Rooms avail by 12:40 so we went to dump our hand luggage in our room. We stayed in a 'Superior Ocean view' room, I wasn't sure which bit was meant to be superior - was it the ocean view or the actual room itself? This room is very similar to an interior promenade room on the Liberty - i.e. their basic level of room on a new ship = superior room on the Majesty. The room was comfortable and clean with most fittings and fixtures in good condition. There was also a small two seat sofa which helps keep you out of each others way! I have no complaints about the room - indeed, the bed was really comfy. We then made our way over to the dining room to see the maitre'd to check if we had a table for two as requested. Good News! - it turns out that we did - we were really pleased about this as there are probably only about 20 tables for two onboard.