Celestyal Majesty Review

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Thomson Majesty - Just Majestic!

Review for the Mediterranean Cruise on Celestyal Majesty
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First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: May 2017

Going on a cruise has been on my "bucket" list since visiting the port at Palma de Mallorca 12 years ago. My husband decided that the occasion of my 60th birthday was right for a surprise cruise as a present.

He couldn't have chosen better than the Thomson Majesty. From embarkation to our final day, we had a fantastic holiday. We arrived at the Majesty embarkation centre straight from the airport, which has a transfer time of 20 minutes by coach. We arrived at a busy time with several coaches arriving at the same time, so embarking was busy, but very well organised.

We explored the ship instead of visiting Palma, and there is a orientation tour of the Majesty that can be done, but we just enjoyed getting lost onboard for the first hour! One pleasing aspect for me was that since ceasing smoking a few years ago, and I now use a vape, vaping is permitted in the Polo Lounge and Casino, which meant I could enjoy my vape without having to be on the Sun Deck with smokers. We dined in all of the restaurants except the Bistro which carries a supplement. We preferred the Four Seasons to the Seven Seas, as the Four Seasons is smaller, although both restaurants have the same menus each day. The restaurants are run front of house with a Maitre d', who runs the restaurant staff with a rod of iron! The menus were varied with vegan, vegetarian, meat, fish and seafood available every day. The dress code is smart casual, and gentlemen are not permitted to wear shorts at evening dinner. There is the Captain's Gala Night in the Seven Seas, with two sittings, and the invitation is delivered to your cabin. We understand that the Gala Night is usually the evening of the day at sea. Dress code is smart to formal, and we enjoyed wearing our evening wear for this one. There is a buffet restaurant on Deck 10, where the dress code is smart casual, and shorts are allowed. The buffet restaurant has a chef's corner, where there is a different cooking method going on, or a carvery. We generally found that the standard of food very good, and the restaurants were spotlessly clean and well run.

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We were shown to our cabin by a friendly member of staff, on Deck 3, an outside window cabin. The cabin was larger than I expected, with a large mirrored wardrobe, a dressing table with good lighting, a flat screen TV, and the beds were in single bed configuration. We asked for this to be changed to a double, and this was done swiftly. We did not have any problems with mattresses being zipped together, or falling down the middle. We couldn't tell the difference. The en-suite was small I grant you, but how much space do you need on holiday to shower? Are you going to spend any more time than is necessary in the bathroom? The tiles were tired, and could do with updating, but we understand that this ship is being decommissioned with Thomson in November 2017, and is going to another cruise line. The housekeeping staff cleaned twice a day, and were very friendly and worked very hard.

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