Maryellen

Age: 51
Occupation: Adminsrative Assistant
Number of Cruises: 2
Cruise Line: NCL
Ship: Majecty
Sailing Date: August 1st, 2004
Itinerary: Bermuda

Just returned from taking the Majesty to Bermuda. After reading the previous 2 reviews I was a little confused. We arived at the termial at 12 noon, we were in our room by 1:00 and eating lunch by 1:15. Luggage was at our room by 3:30ish. I agree, the buffets on the ship are not great,(with the exception of the made to order omelette station. Omelettes were awesome), but the buffets were edible and good for a quick filler. We opted not to have our picture taken and even though we had to wait in line it was only a matter of 5 minutes. (Remember you are one of 1400 passengers). If you are looking for personal attention, go to a $400 a night resort. If you do your homework folks you know to arrive at the terminal no later than 12:00. Very few people and no lines. If you do a little more homework you will know this ship is not like one of the new mega-liners out there today. We also had a night of rough seas, (thank goodness I am not prone to motion sickness), but if you are, make sure you take your medication BEFORE you sail. Once your sickness sets in, you will pretty much have to wait for it to take its course.

Anyway, we found the Majesty to be what we expected, large enough not to be crowded and small enough to be able to find our way around. Our stateroom was clean, but in need of updating (not that you will be spending your whole vacation in your stateroom).Common areas well kept and clean, staff extremely friendly, and the food in the main restaurants excellent. Bermuda is awesome. As you approach Bermuda the water is a deep sapphire blue. Make sure you are on deck as you DO NOT want to miss Majesty's entry into St. George's Harbor. Beautiful! Get the $28 3-day transportation pass (unlimited use on both buses and the ferry). Of course you can rent scooters @ $65 a day. Saw several passengers come back with many cuts and scrapes. In Bermuda they drive on the opposite side of the road that we do in the states, so be careful!! There were 400 children on our cruise and I must say did not notice there were that many. Disembarkation in Boston was less organized, but I blame Massport for that and not NCL. (we had some broken items in our suitcase and a damaged suitcase as well but did not report it as we did not take the baggage protection). Again Massport employees the problem. We literally watched them from our stateroom window throwing luggage everywhere. Anyway, all in all we had a great vacation and will probably do it again. Flying to Bermuda you can expect to pay an average of $250-$350 per night just for a hotel room. For the average $1000 you pay per person on Majesty (including govt taxes, port charges, gratuities, all meals, average entertainment) this is the way to see Bermuda for a few days. Remember, you are on vacation and should not let a few little glitches ruin your time. Hey if you have a bad experience, you never do it again. Have a great time everybody!!

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