My husband and I just came back from a 4 night cruise to Nassau, CocoCay and Key West on the Majesty of the seas. Since I searched high and low on these message boards for reviews prior to our trip and got some great ideas and recommendations, I thought Id give my two cents also J

Getting there & embarkation: We arrived in Miami from NY Monday morning at 10:30&.by 11:30 I had a drink in hand and was laying on the deck. Yep, it was that easy. We jumped in a cab (standard $24 rate) and in fifteen minutes were at the dock. I had read by other reviewers that getting on the ship early is a toss up but once we arrived at the port we were led inside, checked in and stood on line MAYBE five minutes before they opened the boat up to receive passengers. It was extremely efficient and very quick. RECOMMEND: Get there early, you NEVER know!

The Boat: Weve taken another cruise on Carnival Inspiration. Both offered your standard cheesy dEcor. The Majesty we however found to be a little small and older. Trust me, it was in NO way horrible, just a little small (but perfect for the shorter cruise). There were your standard rooms.. i.e. disco, bars, library, food courts etc. We spent many a night at the casino. It was nice; we played and lost a lot that week. The bar areas were also ok. We met a great waiter in the Viking Crown bar. This is a great little bar, which overlooks the pool, is air-conditioned and during the day is not busy. Also, they made FABULOUS coconut mojitos! There were two pools on the main outer level. They were OK. We never actually went in. The pool area seemed to be the gathering places for all the families aboard. Oh, it was school break for many children and although I did see quite a few families, it never seemed like they were the majority. It was a nice balance of guests. RECOMMEND: the mojitos of course and the upper pool deck. Read more