Live on Majestic. July 16

[Joelocal]

If you can get TSA pre-approved it will save you time. Especially at SFO.

Embarkation 

Flying into Vancover you have to wear a mask the entire flight. And the entire time until you board the ship..

When you get to Vancouver you go through customs.  Keep your passport out you  will need it several times the first day. Also have your negative test results handy. 

Once you get your luggage and exit  the area, Princess people are right there.  They will take your luggage  and the next time you will see it is in your room.

Bus ride to the cruise terminal  takes about 40 minutes on city streets.  Could be longer depending on the day

At the terminal it's getting checked in and going through Customs again. They have self serve kiosks to enter your information. They were doing two ships at the same time. Once you got done you went to the left or right to your ship.

Then through Princess security and finally on the ship.

The whole process was orderly, but took time. It could have taken longer, especially if you have to get tested by Princess. Or if you don't have your medallion  and everything filled out on the app.

Pretty exhausting day.

Note:

Before we left we were able to get our Covid vaccine cards  and negative  covid tests uploaded  to the medallion app. The vaccine cards we approved. The negative test results  never changed from pending. 

Make sure you have a paper copy to bring along 

[Joelocal]

2009 cruisers on a ship for 3500. It appears that way too.

The crew is great. Princess and the crew are putting their best effort into making this an enjoyable cruise. 

So far the food has been excellent in the main dining room.  Wait staff are really friendly and attentive.  

Only complaint on the ship so far is this Medallion app. It's no good. Period!

It will lock up on your phone reading "Loading" with this  annoying little circle  spinning around that will stay there forever until you exit the medallion app.

[Joelocal]

Weather was nice at Vancouver.  It has been windy and cold since we left port. Now have rain. Rain predicted for tomorrow at Ketchikan.

[Mike45LC]

Have a fantastic cruise!

[dickinson]

Enjoy your cruise!

[alibabacruisers]

Thank you for the information!  I hope you have a nice cruise!

 

Which dining room are you enjoying?

[nwnittany]

4 hours ago, Joelocal said:

Only complaint on the ship so far is this Medallion app. It's no good. Period!

It will lock up on your phone reading "Loading" with this  annoying little circle  spinning around that will stay there forever until you exit the medallion app.

Don't know if this will help, but when it did that to me on the Royal, I had to log out and back in and then I wouldn't get the 'loading' ad nauseum.   Also found that I could login using my room number once on board (was certainly easier to remember than my booking number).

[Joelocal]

Thanks,

I think there is an advantage to cruising first before land package. Everyone has been tested. Everyone is wearing masks.  Haven't seen anyone coughing or sickly looking. Just wish the temperature would be warmer. 

Had to hold onto our hats  on the walk around this morning.  Would be nice to lounge around outside.  Not today.

People were all bundled up last night  watching movies under the stars.

[Joelocal]

When I  post replies,  I have to wait awhile to actually post them.

We are dining in the Concerto

[Joelocal]

Yes, logging out of the medallion app a day back in solved the problem.

It would have been nice if Princess would post this on the medallion app.

Thanks nw.

[Italy52]

Hopefully your weather will improve.  We did the 14-day Alaska itinerary on the Majestic a few weeks ago.  Weather report from the map in our cabin always indicated rain.  Guess what, only had one misty day.  Have a wonderful time.

[Ken the cruiser]

13 hours ago, Joelocal said:

2009 cruisers on a ship for 3500. It appears that way too.

The crew is great. Princess and the crew are putting their best effort into making this an enjoyable cruise. 

So far the food has been excellent in the main dining room.  Wait staff are really friendly and attentive.  

Only complaint on the ship so far is this Medallion app. It's no good. Period!

It will lock up on your phone reading "Loading" with this  annoying little circle  spinning around that will stay there forever until you exit the medallion app.

A couple of thoughts. Regarding the app locking up. Make sure you have Private Address turned OFF in the Wi-Fi MedallionNet network settings on your device. We had that issue when we first boarded our Regal Med cruise we’re on right now. But once we toned it off, we didn’t have any more “hanging” issues.

 

Also, if I might ask, when do the MDR doors actually open for dinner on the Majestic? Here on the Regal the official time noted in the Patter is 6 pm. But in reality they have a “soft” open at 5:30 pm for those folks that want/need to eat dinner early.

 

Have a great cruise!!!

 

Edited July 18, 2022 by Ken the cruiser

[phabric]

I am doing this cruise in August.

[ghgeckos]

I’ve been enjoying the cruise too. I agree the Concerto dinning room has great service and good food. Originally I had picked shared table but Princess switched it to a solo table. Tonight I am going to the Chef’s Table. 

[Joelocal]

It was a light drizzle at Ketchikan today. I did a power walk to Safeway and purchased some apricots $3.99/pound, peaches and nectarines $1.97.  All were ripe. The season is short and these are my favorite. 

They have peaches aboard, but picked green, very hard and not flavorful.  Not Princess's fault. They just get what they get when they order. 

The rest of the gang went on a walk downtown  to purchase trinkets. 

Enjoyed a nice lunch at the buffet. 

Not sure what time the doors open at Concerto for dinner as we eat later. 

App works fine now. Messaging  to others in our group and locating where they are on the ship works too. 

[Twosailors1t]

Thank you for posting this. We will be doing the same trip in August. Look forward to hearing more.

[Joelocal]

It was a light drizzle at Ketchikan today. I did a power walk to Safeway and purchased some apricots $3.99/pound, peaches and nectarines $1.97.  All were ripe. The season is short and these are my favorite. 

They have peaches aboard, but picked green, very hard and not flavorful.  Not Princess's fault. They just get what they get when they order. 

The rest of the gang went on a walk downtown  to purchase trinkets. 

Enjoyed a nice lunch at the buffet. 

Not sure what time the doors open at Concerto for dinner as we eat later. 

App works fine now. Messaging  to others in our group and locating where they are on the ship works too. 

[geoherb]

11 hours ago, ghgeckos said:

I’ve been enjoying the cruise too. I agree the Concerto dinning room has great service and good food. Originally I had picked shared table but Princess switched it to a solo table. Tonight I am going to the Chef’s Table. 

 

Are they not doing shared tables anymore? When I cruise in December and February, I discovered that if I went after 7:30, I would end up eating at a table by myself because no one else arriving at that time was asking to share. 

[Joelocal]

This afternoon  my wife and I  had a couples message.  It was gifted to us by my sister for our 50th wedding anniversary  that's coming up in October.  

This trip is part of our Magical Mystery Tour for this year as we have several trips done and more planned. 

We have been truly blessed  in our lives.  The most important being our health. We are still very much in love. 

The messages were fantastic. I  even started to snore. 

Anyway,  we are having a great cruise. Relaxation at it's finest. On the balcony  watching the Alaska coastline.

[ghgeckos]

14 hours ago, geoherb said:

 

Are they not doing shared tables anymore? When I cruise in December and February, I discovered that if I went after 7:30, I would end up eating at a table by myself because no one else arriving at that time was asking to share. 

 
They don’t have many people sharing, so far I only shared a table one night. The other night I was in the main dining room they gave me a table for two between other guests who engaged in good conversations. 

[harryfat1]

On 7/18/2022 at 1:05 AM, Ken the cruiser said:

A couple of thoughts. Regarding the app locking up. Make sure you have Private Address turned OFF in the Wi-Fi MedallionNet network settings on your device. We had that issue when we first boarded our Regal Med cruise we’re on right now. But once we toned it off, we didn’t have any more “hanging” issues.

 

Also, if I might ask, when do the MDR doors actually open for dinner on the Majestic? Here on the Regal the official time noted in the Patter is 6 pm. But in reality they have a “soft” open at 5:30 pm for those folks that want/need to eat dinner early.

 

Have a great cruise!!!

 

We will be on the Majestic next month and per the My Time Dining reservation page, it looks like you can make reservation as early as 5 PM.  So one would assume the earliest they open is at 5. This may be an Alaska itinerary influence versus other regions. 

 

In theory they could open at 6 as the Regal but that would leave hundreds of upset people waiting outside since 5...😜

 

 

 

[Ken the cruiser]

23 minutes ago, harryfat1 said:

We will be on the Majestic next month and per the My Time Dining reservation page, it looks like you can make reservation as early as 5 PM.  So one would assume the earliest they open is at 5. This may be an Alaska itinerary influence versus other regions. 

 

In theory they could open at 6 as the Regal but that would leave hundreds of upset people waiting outside since 5...😜

 

 

 

I asked our Regal CC Dining maitre d’ if the official 6 pm start time listed in the Patter with an unpublished 5:30 pm (rather than 5 pm) time when they actually will start accepting early diners was just a Regal or regional thing in the Med? He said it’s a new fleet-wide policy.
 

Maybe @Joelocal , if he has time, can clarify what their Patter says regarding the official start time for their MDR and then ask their MDR maitre d’ if it’s a different time than when they actually open the doors to seat guests?

 

Edited July 19, 2022 by Ken the cruiser

[Joelocal]

OK, it's time for a little humor. Yesterday my niece and her husband were in the gym area doing a class on yoga stretching. Of course during one of the leg lifting exercises someone tooted. They looked at each other with that "What?" look.

So I asked them if they said anything? Nope.

Of course these things happen in life.  So I  have some suggested short retorts for your use if this occurs in your presence depending on the situation. 

 

It's OK lady, I'll take the blame. 

 

From Ernest goes to camp. " Eggs erroneous. Made with 37 herbs and spices"

 

A more  sophisticated response. " People of our prestige  do not have to put up with this odorous abuse"

 

[Joelocal]

All the main dining rooms  are 5 to 9 pm

[Ken the cruiser]

3 hours ago, Joelocal said:

All the main dining rooms  are 5 to 9 pm

Thanks! So the MDR doors open at 5 pm and that’s the times listed in the Patter. Thanks for checking! 😁