"Live" Majestic Princess, 33-Days, Apr 10th to May 12th, Sydney to Seattle (+6 Nights Sydney Pre-Cruise)

[LACruiser88]

We have "parked"

 

 

 

 

[CPs4591]

1 hour ago, LACruiser88 said:

One more....

 

 

The food trucks will be parked down near there, great eats if you want to try off the ship since you have an overnight.  Great street food!

[wlbox]

Anyone offering snorkeling excursions once off the ship in Papeete?  

[PescadoAmarillo]

Gorgeous day in Papeete!

[truffles68]

I was just wondering if anyone got a second item mini bar setup in Auckland?

 

We are doing the 30 days cruise from Sydney to Vancouver.I received the 1st mini bar in Sydney. I get only 1 cruise credit plus a second credit for single room occupancy .

 

In the past (2020, 2022, 2023). I had received two mini bars from Vancouver to Sydney ( 29 & 31 days ) in a DOUBLE occupancy cabin. Each person in the cabin got 2 cruise credits 

 

I wonder if things are different on the Sydney to Vancouver cruise vs Vancouver to Sydney cruise.

 

Thx 

[Host CJSKIDS]

Beautiful pictures. Looks like another amazing cruise!

[CPs4591]

1 hour ago, wlbox said:

Anyone offering snorkeling excursions once off the ship in Papeete?  

I’m not on this ship but have done Tahiti by cruises before (as recently as last year on Windstar which was great).  Moorea is the better snorkel locale so if you can get one there, far better. Just FYI

[LACruiser88]

1 hour ago, truffles68 said:

I was just wondering if anyone got a second item mini bar setup in Auckland?

No

[LACruiser88]

1 hour ago, wlbox said:

Anyone offering snorkeling excursions once off the ship in Papeete?  

We did not see any...

[truffles68]

Thx LA88

 

[azbirdmom]

Looks like it wound up being a beautiful day in Papeete after all.  Hope you are enjoying shopping!

[PescadoAmarillo]

3 hours ago, truffles68 said:

I was just wondering if anyone got a second item mini bar setup in Auckland?

 

We are doing the 30 days cruise from Sydney to Vancouver.I received the 1st mini bar in Sydney. I get only 1 cruise credit plus a second credit for single room occupancy .

 

In the past (2020, 2022, 2023). I had received two mini bars from Vancouver to Sydney ( 29 & 31 days ) in a DOUBLE occupancy cabin. Each person in the cabin got 2 cruise credits 

 

I wonder if things are different on the Sydney to Vancouver cruise vs Vancouver to Sydney cruise.

 

Thx 

Was the cruise available from Sydney to Auckland only?  In my experience, that has made a difference in the past. If it was, then a second minibar setup has been provided. If not, then no. 

[Kari and David]

10 hours ago, azbirdmom said:

 

There are a LOT of folks selling black pearls in the Municipal Market that is across the street and a half block in from where the ship docks.  No idea of quality but basically you can't throw a stone without hitting someone selling black pearls when in French Polynesia.

Totally agree they are everywhere thus the desire for a recommendation. If anyone has made a purchase and highly recommends the store please do share. 

[LACruiser88]

Even though it was hot and humid today, we had a fantastic day!

 

Debbie doing her pre-shopping, we went into at least 20 shops and the Central Market.  The crew had a drill this morning and our friends could not get off the ship until 11:30.

 

 

After all of her pre-shopping, she determined that the best black pearls to price ratio, was at the 1st floor vendors at the Central Market.

 

If you wanted to pay $1,000+ USD for a pair of earrings, the shops on the main street were the places to buy.

 

Our friends had a budget of $300 to $350 USD.  At the Central Market they found nice $200 earrings.  Debbie was able to negotiate them down to $120.  Everyone was happy!

 

Photos from the Central Market.

 

 

 

 

We then went for some cold beers and lunch!

 

Tuna Sashimi with peanut sauce, fantastic!!!

 

Grilled Mahi Mahi with Vanilla sauce

 

Grilled Grouper with Vanilla sauce

[LACruiser88]

1 hour ago, PescadoAmarillo said:

Was the cruise available from Sydney to Auckland only?

It was, but no 2nd mini-bar setup.  There were 900 passengers that were only on from Sydney to Auckland.  We picked up 400 new passengers in Auckland.

[PescadoAmarillo]

55 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

It was, but no 2nd mini-bar setup.  There were 900 passengers that were only on from Sydney to Auckland.  We picked up 400 new passengers in Auckland.

Pre-COVID, that would have meant a re-stock. 

[LACruiser88]

 

 

[LACruiser88]

 

 

 

[call_your_mother]

On 4/23/2024 at 7:20 PM, mrmarklin said:

Panda Express uses only fresh ingredients. You will find it better than many Chinese restaurants. Particularly if you don’t live in an area with many Asians. 

Thanks, we will give Harmony a try! 

[Yehootu]

 

Anyone offering snorkeling excursions once off the ship in Papeete?  

Last year when we were here you could only exit the dock area by walking to the left along the dock to a small park area. This year you can exit to the right directly to the street. If you go to the left you'll run into people selling all types of tours, both for Papeete and for Moorea. This area is also where the food trucks are at night.

[weregoingcruising]

Great report with awesome pictures. I'm trying to pick a cabin on deck 10 of the ship your on.Cabin C412 on deck10 is a above a blank space on deck 9 with no cabins according to the deck plans. The blank space is between cabins D314 and D418 on deck 9.If you happen to walk by this area would you please confirm what's in this area.

Thank You

[truffles68]

Thx Pescado. 

[LACruiser88]

3 hours ago, weregoingcruising said:

Great report with awesome pictures. I'm trying to pick a cabin on deck 10 of the ship your on.Cabin C412 on deck10 is a above a blank space on deck 9 with no cabins according to the deck plans. The blank space is between cabins D314 and D418 on deck 9.If you happen to walk by this area would you please confirm what's in this area.

Thank You

We spoke to the Room Steward in that section.  He said that space houses AC equipment.  Below is a photo of the space...

 

[weregoingcruising]

48 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

We spoke to the Room Steward in that section.  He said that space houses AC equipment.  Below is a photo of the space...

 

Thank You Thank You Thank You you made my day🥰

[LACruiser88]

Tonight the extra dish in the Reserve Dining Room was a Rack of Lamb.  The Calamari steak was really good tonight.