Thomson Majesty Cruise Ship
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Thomson Majesty Cruise Ship reviews
Just returned from colourful coasts . Our first cruise, and we're hooked,dont take notice of any old winging from previous reviews....it WAS value for money!
The staff and crew were very attentive curtious and professional.
Our cabin 'maids' did a wonderful job,always cleaning.The dining was excellent.
Remember! This is'nt the QE 2 or Royal carabean! But it was'nt full of 'stuffy'people either.The entertainment team did a great job and were certainly entertaining,especially jack according to my wife .
We be will be re-booking with thompson soon.
Finally, thanks to our fellow passengers who shared our dining tables throughout the cruise. :-)
- Holiday details: Apr 2013, Booked Independently
- Advice: dont be shy,mix
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Just back from the canaries colorful coasts cruise. Staff were so friendly and helpful. The main stars were Lorenzo and ayu in the bar on the fifth deck. William on the bar on the sixth deck. Grace on deck ten and also luv and Dianne. They made our cruise so special and happy. Got off at morocco to see walled citadel. Scary Thomson reps don't accompany you. It was locals one had a gun under his kaftan very scary. They get you into the souk and corner you so that you end up buying something to get out. Won't go on this ship again. Cabins tiny. Towels old and Grey looking tv ancient. Cabin crew so attentive even and helpull. Lots to eat but some areas look very tired. Mmc1
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Just returned from our first cruise. Was very worried before after reading some of the reviews but could not fault the experience at all. All the staff were a credit to Thomson and nothing was ever too much trouble. The food and entertainment was first class . Loved the sail away party. The cabins were spotless cleaned twice a day and the decks were constantly being painted and cleaned Would definitely consider another Thomson cruise. Well worth taking out the drinks package.
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Traveller Ratings
Write a review- Try to dine around 7.30pm then you wont have to wait on a table. - by Linbob
- If you like a drink, buy the drinks package. You will save a fortune - by Andy Mills
- eat in self service restaurant food was better there - by Amanda1
- Get round everything on the ship. If you are not a big walker, take advantage of all the things happening on the ship. Check the Cruise News for times and places of fun activities! - by Jordane Keddie
- Plan to eat before 7.30 if you want to miss the que at the 7 Seas restaurant. - by Terry Kershaw
- get into dining room before 7 45 and get to theatre after dinner to get a seat - by EddieC
- Eat in the Four Seasons and sunbathe on Deck 9 as Deck 10 gets too busy. - by Mull
- Get on level 6 or above cabin mid ships to keep engine noise levels to minimum. - by d kilbee
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My wife and I have just spent seven very good days on the Thomson Majesty when it sailed from Corfu to the top of the Adriatic and stopped at various ports including Venice, Dubrovnik, and another three ports.
We are experienced “cruisers” having travelled with Cunard, Costa, and this was our third time with Thomson’s on a seven day cruise.
Having read some of the other reports, some of which we agree with but some of the other complaints mystify us.
Arriving at the ship is very well controlled without any major delay and we were taken to our cabin on the 8th deck and our luggage was already there waiting for us. This was the only disappointment for us during the seven days as the cabin which was meant to be a double was in fact a twin and was very small. I expressed our disappointment with the reception Team the next day and was told that the cabin was 10 square metres in size. They offered to push the two beds together to make a double bed, but I pointed out that it wasn’t the beds that were the problem but the small size of the cabin, and I said that 10 square metres is only approximately 6 feet by just over 15 feet. They made a note of our disappointment and the next day offered us an upgrade to a much bigger cabin at an additional cost of £120. I agreed to pay this as the new cabin was much bigger and the problem was solved. The Reception Team have to be congratulated for their friendly and quick help to solving our problem. Could I suggest that Thomson’s make it very clear about the size of the cabins as having to pay an extra £120 wasn’t the best way to start a cruise. This was the only slightly bad part of the cruise and it did not spoil it for us.
CABIN – After upgrading to a larger cabin this was very good. The bathroom/shower all always had hot water and was kept very clean – as was the rest of the cabin. The towels were changed daily and the pool towels were also changed daily. There was a fridge, hairdryer, safe and soft drinks available. No tea making facilities are in the room.
RESTAURANTS AND FOOD – There are two waiter serving restaurants which do not cost extra and the service was very good indeed. We used to eat at about 8 in the evening and never had to wait too long for a table to be free. If you just wanted a table for two, they would ensure you could have this, but we preferred to sit at a different table for six so that we could meet other passengers and we never had a dull table. The food in the evening is a six course menu if you wanted it and the choice and quality of the food was excellent at all times. Ample choice for the fussiest of eaters unless you were the type of person who just wanted chips all the time which you could always get at the self service restaurant.
There is a smaller bistro type restaurant which had an additional cost of £19 per person which we did not use, but we were told by people who did use it that the food was excellent.
The self service is a 24 hour restaurant which had dishes ready for you to make your own salads, and it had hot food as well which always had the chips for those who felt they need them. The quality was good and you could also have hot drinks at no extra cost.
ENTERTAINMENT – The entertainment Team was very very good indeed and was of West End standard every night. There was an early show at 8.30pm and the same again at 10.30pm for the late diners. Prior to the show there was a small band with two singers who again were excellent. Well done to all the entertainment Team for all your friendliness and excellent performances.
Other entertainment around the ship consisted of a Casino, various bars with either a pianist or another small band who you could dance to. During the day, if you wanted, you could join in various other games or displays put on the entertainment Team, or do as we did, just chill out on a sun bed after your visit ashore. No problem about getting a sun bed as they had a rule that if one had a towel on it for more than 45 minutes without being used, you could take it for yourself.
THE QUALITY OF THE SHIP – The Majesty is a smaller cruise ship i.e. not a block of flats on water and has 1460 passengers and a ratio of two crew per passenger. It is kept very clean on both the outside as well the inside, and in our opinion it did not seem to be looking “tired”.
CREW – All the Crew are very friendly and will always smile and talk to you if you want them to. Nothing was ever too much trouble for them
CONCLUSION – A very happy crew on a very good ship, and certainly meets all you would wish for even if this is your first time cruising – none of the passengers we met had any bad complaints about it which must mean something.
Hope this helps if you are worried about what you have read elsewhere.