Me by the Sea Posted December 27, 2021 #1 Share Posted December 27, 2021 This was a fun little cruise. Pictures of the ship do not do it justice. The Atrium is breathtakingly beautiful! Embarkation was super fast. Within a half hour of getting out of the car, I was onboard the ship. Crew members welcome you as you enter the ship, which is super nice. From there you can find your way to your cabin, or stop for a bite of lunch. I booked a mini-suite. The cabin measured: 8’ wide by 20’ long (from the closet wall to the balcony door.) The bathroom measured 5’x5’. The tub was a little over 1’ deep. The balcony was an angled one and was 8’ wide by 4’ deep at the narrowest point to 7’ deep at the widest point. The closet entrance was 2’ wide and the hanging rod was 5’ long. As a real Christmas lover, I decorated the cabin for the holiday. The cabin door sign was a hit with others onboard. The food was hit and miss. Best breakfast was at the buffet (after the first few days.) Best lunch was at Alfredos and best dinner was in the main dining room. The first night, I tried the buffet and it left a lot to be desired. Gave up after a couple of bites. (It did improve as the cruise went on.) Room service pizza was small (8”) but tasted ok. The room service sandwich I ordered was more mayonnaise than anything else. One bite and I was done. The main dining room portions were small, so you needed to start with a hot soup, or hold up the table while you asked for a second helping. The surf and turf was a small (~2 oz) piece of beef with 2 pieces of shrimp and one piece of broccoli, one slice of carrot, a few potatoes cubes and squash pieces. Overall the scale told the tale. I lost 3 pounds on a 4 night cruise - a cruising first for me. Entertainment was very good and the costumes were spectacular. The entertainers are very good and the shows are excellent. There is usually a musician in the Atrium and it is a lovely way to enjoy your beverage of choice and take a break from other activities. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me by the Sea Posted December 27, 2021 Author #2 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Cruise Critic get together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me by the Sea Posted December 27, 2021 Author #3 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Close up of the surf and turf on the final night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me by the Sea Posted December 27, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Room service pizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me by the Sea Posted December 27, 2021 Author #5 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) Dinner on formal night (no steak or lobster on this cruise.) I had the lamb. The second picture is the duck. Both are close up photos - use the ramekin and tomato for size comparison. Edited December 27, 2021 by Me by the Sea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusr Posted December 27, 2021 #6 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Thanks for posting the group photos! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeeluvr05 Posted December 27, 2021 #7 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Thanks for sharing. Did you bring your own curtain for the little area outside the bathroom? Just curious how you hung it. That's not a bad idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalLuvsCrusingToo Posted December 27, 2021 #8 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Past few cruises, we bought a plastic tablecloth & magnetic clips from Dollar Tree. Used this for the Closet area outside the bathroom, to work as a dressing area. Works out great. (also since we were in minisuite, the Light auto comes on, which isn't a great idea when youre trying to use the bathroom in the middle of the night) Anyway, we just upgraded to a Black plastic tablecloth to use for next cruise. Hoping this darkens the area better, so your spouse still sleeping, isn't woken up by the bright light turning on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsSoCalCruiser Posted December 27, 2021 #9 Share Posted December 27, 2021 We walked past as you were having your get together. I didn’t register so we didn’t stop and say hello. We went in one of the cabanas near where you were. It looked like you were having a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsSoCalCruiser Posted December 27, 2021 #10 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Did you have your cabin door decorated in the hallway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare roxievegas Posted December 27, 2021 #11 Share Posted December 27, 2021 We asked your cabin attendant to have a piece of duck tape put over the sensor on the light in the closet outside the bathroom door - that way it would not come on in the middle of the night if we got up. we also placed out shoes under the night stands to keep the light from shining so bright if you got up - I liked the idea of the light, but it is much too bright,. (it is a sensor light too) We found the food in the MDR fine. Our waiter brought my husband more shrimp on one dinner and we ordered the Beef Wellington and a lobster tail for another (two meals). I don't like a lot of veggies, so I asked for cooked carrots I each meal and no problem. We were constantly told that if we didn't like something, they would bring up something else. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockman Posted December 27, 2021 #12 Share Posted December 27, 2021 So group pic of people sitting elbow to elbow with no masks? Was covid invited to the party? All it takes is one omicron infected person and you put the entire cruise in danger of disruption all for the sake of a photo? No thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye10640 Posted December 27, 2021 #13 Share Posted December 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, roxievegas said: We asked your cabin attendant to have a piece of duck tape put over the sensor on the light in the closet outside the bathroom door - that way it would not come on in the middle of the night if we got up. we also placed out shoes under the night stands to keep the light from shining so bright if you got up - I liked the idea of the light, but it is much too bright,. (it is a sensor light too) We found the food in the MDR fine. Our waiter brought my husband more shrimp on one dinner and we ordered the Beef Wellington and a lobster tail for another (two meals). I don't like a lot of veggies, so I asked for cooked carrots I each meal and no problem. We were constantly told that if we didn't like something, they would bring up something else. Ok I will be on the Majestic for the first time in May, help me understand how the lights are working. I am an early riser. husband is not. On Enchanted, if I turned on the light in the closet area so I could dress it also turned on the bedroom lights! I could not figure out a way around it and I dont recall having that problem on the older ships like Coral and Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryL Posted December 27, 2021 #14 Share Posted December 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Buckeye10640 said: Ok I will be on the Majestic for the first time in May, help me understand how the lights are working. I am an early riser. husband is not. On Enchanted, if I turned on the light in the closet area so I could dress it also turned on the bedroom lights! I could not figure out a way around it and I dont recall having that problem on the older ships like Coral and Star. We were on the Majestic Dec 11-18 in B735. A couple days into the cruise, we got a note saying that the ship's maintenance wanted to have access to install the safety lights next to our bed, at the bottom of the night stands. They are motion activated. 10 minutes into the night the light came on. I use a cpap and the hose set off the sensor. I started putting a pillow in front of the motion sensor for the rest of the cruise. Maybe more thought should have been put into those lights. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coveguy4 Posted December 27, 2021 #15 Share Posted December 27, 2021 40 minutes ago, LarryL said: We were on the Majestic Dec 11-18 in B735. A couple days into the cruise, we got a note saying that the ship's maintenance wanted to have access to install the safety lights next to our bed, at the bottom of the night stands. They are motion activated. 10 minutes into the night the light came on. I use a cpap and the hose set off the sensor. I started putting a pillow in front of the motion sensor for the rest of the cruise. Maybe more thought should have been put into those lights. 😄 I thought the one in the dressing area was a tad too bright, but the ones under the nightstands and fridge were perfect for me. They didn't last as long as the dressing area one and were not obtrusive to me at all! My bed at home has lights under it but uses a switch on the remote control to turn on and off for the same effect when getting up to use the facilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusr Posted December 27, 2021 #16 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Somehow in all my pre-cruise research, I never heard about the motion sensor lights. The one in the closet area is way too bright. We will bring our own duct tape on the next cruise to block it. We put the decorative pillows in front of the nightstands to block those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye10640 Posted December 27, 2021 #17 Share Posted December 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, macusr said: Somehow in all my pre-cruise research, I never heard about the motion sensor lights. The one in the closet area is way too bright. We will bring our own duct tape on the next cruise to block it. We put the decorative pillows in front of the nightstands to block those. I have never seen these motion sensor lights on a cruise ship?? Interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusr Posted December 27, 2021 #18 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Buckeye10640 said: I have never seen these motion sensor lights on a cruise ship?? Interesting.... Yeah we'd never seen them either, including on any of the Royal class sister ships so it threw us for a loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t&atravel Posted December 27, 2021 #19 Share Posted December 27, 2021 51 minutes ago, macusr said: Somehow in all my pre-cruise research, I never heard about the motion sensor lights. The one in the closet area is way too bright. We will bring our own duct tape on the next cruise to block it. We put the decorative pillows in front of the nightstands to block those. They have them on the Ruby too. Use the same duct tape to cover the sensors on the nightstands too. No need to use pillows. We were on the Ruby before the covid pause and the tape worked great. We pulled it off disembarkation morning, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrislc Posted December 28, 2021 #20 Share Posted December 28, 2021 3 hours ago, macusr said: Somehow in all my pre-cruise research, I never heard about the motion sensor lights. The one in the closet area is way too bright. We will bring our own duct tape on the next cruise to block it. We put the decorative pillows in front of the nightstands to block those. When the supervisor came to place duct tape over the light, he said that the motion light had just been installed for safety. However, he admitted that they were receiving a lot of complaints about it being to bright and the fact that it was easily triggered during the night by things such as the coat hangers moving in the closet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare roxievegas Posted December 28, 2021 #21 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I had my own duct tape, but didn't want to damage anything, so asked the attendant to take care of it. A large bandage would work too. The ones under the desk in the mini suite and under the night stands are very bright, but they stay on for about 7 seconds. The one in the closet area lights up the whole cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted December 28, 2021 #22 Share Posted December 28, 2021 We were just on the Majestic as the second Alaska sailing when they restarted...I don't recall anything like a motion sensor light. I would have definitely seen them because I am a very light sleeper and generally get up at least once during the night. How new are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltd Posted December 28, 2021 #23 Share Posted December 28, 2021 They were still installing them two weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusr Posted December 28, 2021 #24 Share Posted December 28, 2021 20 hours ago, jkrislc said: When the supervisor came to place duct tape over the light, he said that the motion light had just been installed for safety. However, he admitted that they were receiving a lot of complaints about it being to bright and the fact that it was easily triggered during the night by things such as the coat hangers moving in the closet. Yeah not a fan of this new "safety" item. Lights are ridiculously bright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalLuvsCrusingToo Posted December 28, 2021 #25 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Yeah they were a great way to wake up your cabinmates when you're just trying to use the facilities in the middle of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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