goneall

I'm trying to calculate the impact of the speed issue on the Trans Atlantic route.

If I'm interpreting the previous posts correctly, the loss of the generator will reduce the speed by 3 knots.  From Wikipedia the maximum speed is 21.5 knots.  Assuming they are planning on a speed of about 20 knots the first leg of the cruise to the Azores from Fort Lauderdale is 2,824 Nautical miles.  At 20 knots, this would be 5 days 21 hours.  At 17 knots, it would be 6 days and 22 hours.

Let me know if you see any mistaken assumptions.

8 hours ago, Cash123 said:

Same just got our email confirming the itinerary changes, it does make me wonder why some people pass on misleading information ?????

I think it was an innocent miss-interpretation of the situation based on no information, and perhaps a bit too much optimism.

55 minutes ago, cyndyga said:

Just got A email from Princess and Princess Cay is going to be skipped because of the speed issues also adjusted other port times this is for the March 6 sailing

Thanks for the update.  I got the same update on the TA roll call - looks like they are having generator issues.  Darn.

This was just posted on the TA roll call suggesting the generator problems have been fixed.  Any other news or updates from folks on the more recent cruise?

21 hours ago, bellagiio said:

Ahi Goneall

i seem to recall the Brisbane shuttle was about 20 Australian Dollars

Thanks!

Gary

On 4/18/2019 at 2:50 PM, Reina del Mar said:

Just home from Sydney to Hong Kong cruise on Majestic Princess with stops at Dubai to start and end our holiday. We are Platinum and had cruised on Royal Princess two years ago, so had a good idea of what to expect from her sister ship.

 

Enjoyed the cruise..far better than being at home, working or doing our own  chores, but for us, Majestic did not have the wow factor we expected of the cruiseline's current flagship.

 

Embarkation in Sydney was swift , we were able to access our cabin immediately to drop off rollaboards, with bags arriving before muster.

Both cabin and balcony were small. Steward was excellent.  Elusive yet available.

 

Buffet is poorly laid out with far too many people wandering around searching for what they required. Many servers but they spent much time bringing drinks for guests, as there was no bar inside the buffet area. ( Hint to Princess...see Royal Caribbean buffets) Food and service were okay..they were cooking for lots of passengers and crew.  Nothing outstanding.Passengers wandered through buffet area to get water and soft drinks..would be preferably to have drink station near entrance. Unnecessary congestion.

 

We had Anytime Dining which was disappointing. Short waits for tables. Dinner took over two hours one evening. Sadly servers did not know what 'Silver service' means. Leaning over guests, clearing table before all guests had finished eating and serving coffee before dessert, removing plates from right hand side instead of left etc.

 

We didn't see any of the shows, but heard others saying the standard wasn't wonderful and seating was an issue where some passengers enjoyed a show so much they watched it three times, leaving no room for others. Television was good with wide variety of movies.

 

Deck space seemed good. We were always able to find loungers..but we are early birds. Towels always available and drink service outstanding.

 

Ports of call were what attracted us to this cruise but we were disappointed with distances of container ports to downtown areas in Vietnam and Taiwan. Perhaps we should have researched this more carefully. Port stops were short before taking travel time into consideration. In Singapore and Taiwan, we were in town by 9 am but nothing opened till 11 am..Taiwan on the Princess shuttle! Disembarkation tour of Hong Kong was also disappointing...too little time in town..1.5 hours to have lunch and shop before airport drop,(half hour before expected drop off time) although Nunnery and gardens were interesting. Planning could have been better.

 

Usually we do our own thing in port but for a first visit, where we did not speak the language we chose Ship's excursions, which, as ever, were overpriced. Shuttles at Brisbane and Taiwan were offered at a cost..again overpriced, in our opinion. It would have been good to know what was available , regarding shuttles and their cost, before sailing. Regret that 'Port Guides' are no longer available ....just selling of excursions. These were badly executed. Announcements in waiting areas not in clear English and very confusing.

 

Passengers.....well an eclectic mixture ! Surprised  at the distinct lack of manners of many guests...pushing, shoving, loud behaviour, talking over Captain's noon broadcasts, diving into lifts before anyone had time to exit. Many filled flasks from Spigots in buffet. Small notice asking passengers to use cups to refill was replaced by a larger notice, but the practice continued.

 

 

Typing this it sounds as if we didn't enjoy this cruise...we did, very much, but there just seemed to be more 'issues' than we would hope to encounter. We are loyal Princess Cruisers and will continue to be, perhaps this ship was just not for us.

 

 

This is is just our opinion. Others on the same cruise may have had a totally different experience from ours. Any questions..just ask!

 

 

 

 

 

Do you recall the approximate price for the Brisbane shuttle?  We're on Ruby Princess and trying to plan out our Brisbane excursion.

Thanks,
Gary

Did Princess provide a free shuttle when the Majestic princess docked in Brisbane?  There's a discussion in the Ruby Princess roll call for an upcoming trip and we're not quite sure what to expect in terms of shuttle buses:  https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2543973-october-23-2019-ten-10-day-sydney-to-queensland-rt-ruby-princess/page/6/?tab=comments#comment-57589512

Thanks,
Gary