We were on the Majesty out of Charleston 12/13. I'm surprised to see that we are the only ones who were REALLY disappointed! Maybe I'm spoiled. I've been on lots of cruises in the past and they have ALL been nicer than this one. Even the ones on Carnival! I was on the Norway several years back and that was nice, so I assumed this one would be too.......
I don't even know where to begin to complain. The boat seemed like it was falling apart to us. "Refurbished" must have meant "stuck together with duct tape". Because it literally was!!! Things were broken all over the boat. Clocks missing from walls. Wall panels coming loose, drink dispensers out of order....... We were in an outside stateroom on deck 3 and our windows were so dirty we could barely see outside! Our water was brown nearly the whole week. And the bathroom smelled! Our room steward was very nice and attentive, thank goodness, but it just wasn't what we expected from Norwegian.
The food was mediocre at best. Some nights we didn't even eat what we were served. The food at the buffet on deck 10 was HORRIBLE! The desserts were terrible. Except for the oatmeal raisin cookies! (which I ate many of) The service was slow in the dining rooms (much slower in the bigger one though) and you had to get there RIGHT at 5:30 if you didn't want to wait in line forever. We had two small children with us, so really had to eat early.
The kids programs were ok. The kids were happy enough, but we were not thrilled. Basically they just sat around and watched tv......... When we went to pick up our 6 yr old they were watching a PG rated movie!
One of my main concerns about the trip was that I would have a chance to run (I am a fitness instructor) either outside on deck or on a treadmill 3 or 4 days during the week. Unfortunately, the weather was pretty bad, and there were only 3 treadmills! And not very good ones at that.
I think I have run out of things to complain about for now...... hope I don't scare anyone. But, if you haven't already booked this cruise, I would recommend finding another one! We chose this one b/c of the convenience (as I"m sure most of you did). We drove 4 hours and it was much easier and cheaper than flying to Florida like we usually do.
Was anyone else on the 12/13 cruise? Curious about what you thought.....
