Live from Majestic Princess - 20th October 2022

[arxcards]

We have just finished packing in plenty of time for a train to Sydney tomorrow. We will spend a night at the Marriot, and board on Thursday. I am hoping to catch some movements of Pacific Adventure, Pacific Explorer and Carnival Splendor during our time in Sydney.

 

We have 11 nights this time, our first real holiday in a while. Number one priority is to chill, relax and enjoy our trip, but will have much more time to get around the ship and get plenty of photos. Also looking forward to our day in Port Douglas. With cruising shut down in 2020, we were going to take our Hawaiian cruise refund up there for a holiday, until Annastasia locked us out on short notice.

 

We booked this cruise in a roundabout way, late in 2020, for October 2021 on Royal Princess. We thought that would be a low risk cruise for when everything restarted. No such luck, so it became Royal Princess in November 2022, until Princess changed their mind. So here it is, and we scored an extra night for nothing, although our mini was slightly downgraded to a lower location.

 

If boarding is half as good as our recent Coral cruise, we will be ecstatic - in medallion we trust. 😁

Coral has been so easy to settle in to on two short cruises, so I am curious to how different a Royal class will feel. So far, every Princess ship we have boarded has felt familiar is a short time. Bring it on!!

[woodscruise]

Bon voyage Geoff & Barbara. Enjoy Majestic.

[resordanis]

6 hours ago, arxcards said:

We have just finished packing in plenty of time for a train to Sydney tomorrow. We will spend a night at the Marriot, and board on Thursday. I am hoping to catch some movements of Pacific Adventure, Pacific Explorer and Carnival Splendor during our time in Sydney.

 

We have 11 nights this time, our first real holiday in a while. Number one priority is to chill, relax and enjoy our trip, but will have much more time to get around the ship and get plenty of photos. Also looking forward to our day in Port Douglas. With cruising shut down in 2020, we were going to take our Hawaiian cruise refund up there for a holiday, until Annastasia locked us out on short notice.

 

We booked this cruise in a roundabout way, late in 2020, for October 2021 on Royal Princess. We thought that would be a low risk cruise for when everything restarted. No such luck, so it became Royal Princess in November 2022, until Princess changed their mind. So here it is, and we scored an extra night for nothing, although our mini was slightly downgraded to a lower location.

 

If boarding is half as good as our recent Coral cruise, we will be ecstatic - in medallion we trust. 😁

Coral has been so easy to settle in to on two short cruises, so I am curious to how different a Royal class will feel. So far, every Princess ship we have boarded has felt familiar is a short time. Bring it on!!

We have a similar situation! Not sure which of our cruises was moved to this one, and how we ended up here, but all ok and yes, I think we scored an extra night and some extra OBC too! Last time we were on Majestic, we were upgraded to Penthouse Suite, this time a balcony, but just happy to be cruising again, it is what you make it.I will miss our friend RKMW who we have cruised with when we last could , but all will be fine.

If you see us on the train, we will be the ones with too much luggage, not sure how we used to cruise with so little, but I guess we will work that out after this one.

4 more cruises after this before Xmas (not sure how that happened either) but just happy to start cruising again after so many cancellations . Cheryle

 

[nz1]

Have a fantastic cruise, @arxcards! Will be following along with interest - I'm on the countdown to my first time on the Majestic Princess (and Princess) in 50 days! 🚢

[Ozwoody]

7 hours ago, arxcards said:

We have just finished packing in plenty of time for a train to Sydney tomorrow. We will spend a night at the Marriot, and board on Thursday. I am hoping to catch some movements of Pacific Adventure, Pacific Explorer and Carnival Splendor during our time in Sydney.

 

We have 11 nights this time, our first real holiday in a while. Number one priority is to chill, relax and enjoy our trip, but will have much more time to get around the ship and get plenty of photos. Also looking forward to our day in Port Douglas. With cruising shut down in 2020, we were going to take our Hawaiian cruise refund up there for a holiday, until Annastasia locked us out on short notice.

 

We booked this cruise in a roundabout way, late in 2020, for October 2021 on Royal Princess. We thought that would be a low risk cruise for when everything restarted. No such luck, so it became Royal Princess in November 2022, until Princess changed their mind. So here it is, and we scored an extra night for nothing, although our mini was slightly downgraded to a lower location.

 

If boarding is half as good as our recent Coral cruise, we will be ecstatic - in medallion we trust. 😁

Coral has been so easy to settle in to on two short cruises, so I am curious to how different a Royal class will feel. So far, every Princess ship we have boarded has felt familiar is a short time. Bring it on!!

Hope you have sunny sky's and smooth seas🤞

[MMDown Under]

1 hour ago, resordanis said:

We have a similar situation! Not sure which of our cruises was moved to this one, and how we ended up here, but all ok and yes, I think we scored an extra night and some extra OBC too! Last time we were on Majestic, we were upgraded to Penthouse Suite, this time a balcony, but just happy to be cruising again, it is what you make it.I will miss our friend RKMW who we have cruised with when we last could , but all will be fine.

If you see us on the train, we will be the ones with too much luggage, not sure how we used to cruise with so little, but I guess we will work that out after this one.

4 more cruises after this before Xmas (not sure how that happened either) but just happy to start cruising again after so many cancellations . Cheryle

 

Bon Voyage  Half the clothes and twice the money was the best advice I ever received. I've been in Sydney a month and haven't worn any summer clothes.  However, summer clothes will be useful on your cruise north.  

Wow Four more cruises before Christmas - impressive!

[austromyrtus]

thanks arxcards, looking forward to your reports as my medallion app tells me we will also be on board in 50 days...

[MMDown Under]

8 hours ago, arxcards said:

We have just finished packing in plenty of time for a train to Sydney tomorrow. We will spend a night at the Marriot, and board on Thursday. I am hoping to catch some movements of Pacific Adventure, Pacific Explorer and Carnival Splendor during our time in Sydney.

 

We have 11 nights this time, our first real holiday in a while. Number one priority is to chill, relax and enjoy our trip, but will have much more time to get around the ship and get plenty of photos. Also looking forward to our day in Port Douglas. With cruising shut down in 2020, we were going to take our Hawaiian cruise refund up there for a holiday, until Annastasia locked us out on short notice.

 

We booked this cruise in a roundabout way, late in 2020, for October 2021 on Royal Princess. We thought that would be a low risk cruise for when everything restarted. No such luck, so it became Royal Princess in November 2022, until Princess changed their mind. So here it is, and we scored an extra night for nothing, although our mini was slightly downgraded to a lower location.

 

If boarding is half as good as our recent Coral cruise, we will be ecstatic - in medallion we trust. 😁

Coral has been so easy to settle in to on two short cruises, so I am curious to how different a Royal class will feel. So far, every Princess ship we have boarded has felt familiar is a short time. Bring it on!!

Bon Voyage for your longer cruise north.  Enjoy your stay at the Marriott and your short walk to the Majestic on Thursday. 

[cheznandy]

Have a great cruise Geoff and Barb, let us know how you enjoy Majestic.

[cheznandy]

2 hours ago, resordanis said:

We have a similar situation! Not sure which of our cruises was moved to this one, and how we ended up here, but all ok and yes, I think we scored an extra night and some extra OBC too! Last time we were on Majestic, we were upgraded to Penthouse Suite, this time a balcony, but just happy to be cruising again, it is what you make it.I will miss our friend RKMW who we have cruised with when we last could , but all will be fine.

If you see us on the train, we will be the ones with too much luggage, not sure how we used to cruise with so little, but I guess we will work that out after this one.

4 more cruises after this before Xmas (not sure how that happened either) but just happy to start cruising again after so many cancellations . Cheryle

 

Have a great cruise guys, good to see you are back to what you love!!

I think Bob has a few cruises booked from Brissy.

Good luck with all your luggage!

 

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Bon Voyage Geoff & Barbara!

 

Have a great time on the Majestic Princess!

 

I hope the internet works better for you then it did for us 🙂

 

TIP: With the medallion app when you get on the ship, Sign out of the app and then sign in with your cabin number 😉 , the app works better that way!

[CRUISING ALONG]

Looks like someone has tripped over the cable. The Majestic Princess  bridge cam hasn't been working since they left the Bay of Islands, New Zealand a couple of days ago.

 

Cheers

 

CRUISING ALONG

[MMDown Under]

1 hour ago, CRUISING ALONG said:

Looks like someone has tripped over the cable. The Majestic Princess  bridge cam hasn't been working since they left the Bay of Islands, New Zealand a couple of days ago.

 

Cheers

 

CRUISING ALONG

maybe they want to surprise us! 

[Elorac123]

18 hours ago, arxcards said:

We have just finished packing in plenty of time for a train to Sydney tomorrow. We will spend a night at the Marriot, and board on Thursday. I am hoping to catch some movements of Pacific Adventure, Pacific Explorer and Carnival Splendor during our time in Sydney.

 

We have 11 nights this time, our first real holiday in a while. Number one priority is to chill, relax and enjoy our trip, but will have much more time to get around the ship and get plenty of photos. Also looking forward to our day in Port Douglas. With cruising shut down in 2020, we were going to take our Hawaiian cruise refund up there for a holiday, until Annastasia locked us out on short notice.

 

We booked this cruise in a roundabout way, late in 2020, for October 2021 on Royal Princess. We thought that would be a low risk cruise for when everything restarted. No such luck, so it became Royal Princess in November 2022, until Princess changed their mind. So here it is, and we scored an extra night for nothing, although our mini was slightly downgraded to a lower location.

 

If boarding is half as good as our recent Coral cruise, we will be ecstatic - in medallion we trust. 😁

Coral has been so easy to settle in to on two short cruises, so I am curious to how different a Royal class will feel. So far, every Princess ship we have boarded has felt familiar is a short time. Bring it on!!

Wishing you both a happy holiday,,,have fun 🤩🤩 hope the weather is kind

Cheers Carole

[MMDown Under]

What are your plans for Darwin?  27c 32c  partly cloudy showers  Sounds typical Darwin, hot and humid.  Remember your wide brimmed hat and bottle of water.  I like that area on the waterfront with swimming pool and wave lagoon and grass to relax.  i ate lunch at Chow, a taste of South East Asia, twice.  Just remember there is a large South East Asian population here, so the food is the real deal. 

[NSWP]

Bon Voyage Geoff and others. Above all, enjoy ! 🍷🕺💃🇦🇺

[MMDown Under]

8 hours ago, MMDown Under said:

What are your plans for Darwin?  27c 32c  partly cloudy showers  Sounds typical Darwin, hot and humid.  Remember your wide brimmed hat and bottle of water.  I like that area on the waterfront with swimming pool and wave lagoon and grass to relax.  i ate lunch at Chow, a taste of South East Asia, twice.  Just remember there is a large South East Asian population here, so the food is the real deal. 

Oops wrong thread.  Hope you are enjoying your longer cruise to North Queensland.  

[boeckli]

She's just pulling into the OPT now 🙂

 

[MMDown Under]

13 minutes ago, boeckli said:

She's just pulling into the OPT now 🙂

 

Always looks beautiful coming in in the dark.  I hope people staying in hotel rooms with a view are watching. 

[arxcards]

21 hours ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

Bon Voyage Geoff & Barbara!

 

Have a great time on the Majestic Princess!

 

I hope the internet works better for you then it did for us 🙂

 

TIP: With the medallion app when you get on the ship, Sign out of the app and then sign in with your cabin number 😉 , the app works better that way!

Thanks. I hope so too, or a live thread will be a fizzer.

 

We have been talking-up that tip here for a while. The other is to see the gurus at Ocean medallion if anything isn't working properly.

[arxcards]

12 hours ago, MMDown Under said:

What are your plans for Darwin?  27c 32c  partly cloudy showers  Sounds typical Darwin, hot and humid.  Remember your wide brimmed hat and bottle of water.  I like that area on the waterfront with swimming pool and wave lagoon and grass to relax.  i ate lunch at Chow, a taste of South East Asia, twice.  Just remember there is a large South East Asian population here, so the food is the real deal. 

We had to cancel our Kakadu tour, as I worried we wouldn't make it back in time to the ship anchored at Port Douglas 😉🤣

 

We have spent a bit of time in Darwin at this time of year - the start of the build-up. 

[arxcards]

 

 

 

[aussielozzie18]

DH may not join me on cruises but he does well by sending me ship photos when working near Circular Quay.  He just sent me this photo with the message “massive ship”😂.

 

 Have a great cruise and thanks for doing a live.

 

[MMDown Under]

29 minutes ago, arxcards said:

We had to cancel our Kakadu tour, as I worried we wouldn't make it back in time to the ship anchored at Port Douglas 😉🤣

 

We have spent a bit of time in Darwin at this time of year - the start of the build-up. 

Glad you cancelled your tour, as I'd hate to be responsible for you missing your ship. 

[By The Bay]

They have fixed the Bridge Cam.