Majesty of the Seas Review
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April 17-21, 2006 Bahamas here we come! We were looking forward to this cruise, my family and I had just experienced 3 family related deaths within a 3 week period. It was time for a break from our daily routines, both physically and emotionally. We booked this cruise along with my wife's two sisters and their families, total of 13 of us!
We made our own flight arrangements this time. The last time (2003) we took a cruise with Royal Caribbean, we had them make the arrangements for us. We of course collected our own luggage at the airport after our flight then we placed it on the bus expecting not to have to worry about it again until we got on the ship and to our surprise I had to claim it again, have it checked off and then give it to the people to place it in the ship. So we decided if were going to have to do that we would rather just do it ourselves. But to our surprise again, this time we made arrangements for transfers from Ft. Lauderdale to Miami with RCCL, we placed them on the bus and the driver announced that once we got to the port that he would take care of our luggage for us and we would see them on the ship! I like letting them make the arrangements that way if anything goes wrong with the flight they are responsible!
The embarkation: We got to the port around noon time, there was almost no one in line! It was wonderful! We separated into our groups, my 4 and my wife's one sister had her 3. It didn't but maybe 30 to 45 minutes at the most before we up on the ship at the buffet! My suggestion to everyone reading this is to make sure you have your seapasses filled out and with you before you get there and it doesn't take long at all. I would like share one thing here, is that if for some reason you arrive the night before and stay in the area, don't call RCCL and ask what time you can board the ship. My sister-in-law along with her husband and 4 kids had did this, she called and they told her that she couldn't get on the sip until 2:00PM! Fortunately she got in contact with us and we told her we were on the ship at noon and to come on! I don't know if there was miscommunication or what, but take my advice don't call just go as early as you want, you may need to wait a little while, what's wrong with that you're on vacation!