Your kids and grandkids will not be allowed to eat in the Reserve dining room. You can join them in the Main Dining Room, Specialty Dining Rooms, and Casual Dining. You can make reservations in advance for Main and Specialty.
We always eat in the MDR the first night. It is one of our favorite menus. We always have a reservation in advance and we have never had to wait for our table. We actually had that menu last night. If you look on the Live Majestic Princess thread, the menu is posted. Unless you are om a 21+ day cruise, the menu will not be repeated. We have never felt the MDR was chaotic.
If you look under the Dine My Wine topic at the top of the page, I listed the items available on the hanging tag for breakfast in one post and food items available from Ocean Now in another.
Currently on the Majestic Princess. She has been in Australia/NZ for months (maybe 6) with no smoking in the casino. Current cruise has no smoking in the casino. The casino stinks like smoke. I assume the smell is in the carpet, drapes, and chairs. Probably also craps and black jack tables.
Have some time to kill so -
Current offerings on Ocean Now App onboard Majestic Princess.
Hot Food
Hot dog
Veggie Burger
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Beef Burger
Above all complimentary
Steak Frites 7 oz. filet - $19
Spaghetti Bolognesse - $12
Appetizer
Fruit Plate - Complimentary
Hummus Dip & Veggies - $4.99
Shrimp Cocktail - $12
Maki Shrimp Roll - $12
Cheese Plate - $4.99
Loaded Cheese Fries - Complimentary
Maki Spicy tuna Roll - $12
Maki California Roll - $12
Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato - $4.99
Sides
French Fries - Complimentary
Greens and Soups - All complimentary
Chicken Noodle Soup
Mixed Green Salad
Three Bean Chili
Caesar Salad
Chef's Salad
Greek Salad
Sandwiches - All complimentary
Club
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Princess Egg Muffin
Turkey
Vegetarian
Tuna Salad
Sweets
Key Lime Pie verrine
Chocolate Cake
New York Cheesecake
Above Complimentary
Chocolate Chip Cookies - $4.99
Ice Cream - Various Flavors - $6
Kids - All complimentary
Cheese Quesadilla
Chicken Fingers
Grilled Cheese
Crown Grill - 13 items costing from $5 to $19
Pizza - Only served from 11 am to 11 pm
Pepperoni, Vegetarian, Margherita - $8.50 each
The Catch - 24 items costing from $5 to $280
And that is it for food items.
Would if I could but I am computer/phone/app challenged. I have absolutely no idea how to even take a screen shot much less post it. If no one else does in the next 24 hours, I will type it here.
These menus do not match what is currently on board. First, pizzas now cost $8.50. There is no guacamole and chips. I did not look any further than that.
Yes, you can have breakfast delivered each morning, but it is a very limited menu. Juices; coffee; tea; milk; water; fresh fruit; yogurt; cold cereal; bread; pastries; pepperoni, ham, cheese pizza muffin; egg, bacon, cheese muffin; butter; jelly.
Shorts are NOT in the included dress code. That said, some ships (probably all) do allow you to wear shorts. But you might end up on a ship that follows the dress code and then you could be denied entry if you are wearing shorts.
You can always just walk up. You might have to wait for your requested table size. I have seen people turned away because the table size they want will not be available that night in that dining room.
I believe if you have a package, the corkage fee is waived. We have brought a bottle of wine on board at different ports. We have never been questioned.