Cruising Forever! Posted November 27, 2020 #1 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I read a pre-Covid release that Majestic Princess, which has "Medallion Wifi", was to have been upgraded to Medallion Class in March 2020... but it seems as if its upgrade was put on hold as the cruise "pause" hit then. So, I was wondering if Princess has revised outfitting schedules for Majesty to be fitted with Medallion Class upgrades? We loved Medallion Class stuff when we cruised on Royal Princess back in 2019. We had booked on Sky last April (cancelled) and Enchanted for March 2021 (cancelled) and both were built with Medallion Class from the ground up. I have booked Majesty, but I just realized she isn't Medallion class. She's new... but not new enough to have had Medallion Class installed from the get go. Anyway, I'd appreciate it if anyone has heard a possible new date for the upgrade. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potstech Posted November 28, 2020 #2 Share Posted November 28, 2020 When it is formally turned over to Princess Cruise Lines most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpooh1968 Posted November 28, 2020 #3 Share Posted November 28, 2020 We are booked on it for August 2021 and they state Medallion Class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Forever! Posted November 28, 2020 Author #4 Share Posted November 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Potstech said: When it is formally turned over to Princess Cruise Lines most likely. Whoops... meant Majestic, not Majesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Forever! Posted November 28, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted November 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Wpooh1968 said: We are booked on it for August 2021 and they state Medallion Class On the Princess website it says "Medallion Net" for August 2021. This is just saying it has the Princess wifi... not that it's been upgraded to Medallion Class. I wonder if they will do it at all now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted November 28, 2020 #6 Share Posted November 28, 2020 The Princess web site does not mention medallion class for the Majestic for sailings up to April 2022. You should assume a booking on the Majestic will not be medallion class. Expect that all these upgrades are on hold for some time. Lack of medallion class will not really effect your on board enjoyment. The ship does have the fast medallion net wi-fi, but if you are thinking about Alaska the faster wi-fi does not work well in the northern latitudes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpooh1968 Posted November 28, 2020 #7 Share Posted November 28, 2020 7 hours ago, skynight said: The Princess web site does not mention medallion class for the Majestic for sailings up to April 2022. You should assume a booking on the Majestic will not be medallion class. Expect that all these upgrades are on hold for some time. Lack of medallion class will not really effect your on board enjoyment. The ship does have the fast medallion net wi-fi, but if you are thinking about Alaska the faster wi-fi does not work well in the northern latitudes. You are correct, I don't see it on the website now but a brochure I received Monday states Majestic is Medallion. Either way, we really don't care, we are just ready to cruise. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Forever! Posted November 29, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I will still take the cruise to Alaska even though the Majestic won't be Medallion Class... going to miss finding where my fellow travelers are and arranging drinks to find me and hands free doors opening ... Medallion Class does all that and more! ... but I've only had it on my one and only Princess sailing aboard Royal in 2019. We were supposed to do last April's Sky Trans-Atlantic. Then when that got pulled for the pandemic, we booked Enchanted for the Caribbean in March of '21. Then that got pulled. Both have Medallion Class built in from the ground up. Majestic just missed the mark. Too bad. Oh well, the glaciers will keep me entertained! (Assuming Canada allows cruise ship stops... if not, the Alaska cruises won't be possible from the US... stupid law.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUCHESSRN Posted December 2, 2020 #9 Share Posted December 2, 2020 We are on Majestic in July , just happy to cruise Medallion or not . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potstech Posted December 3, 2020 #10 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Just checked my May Majestic cruise and it is shown as a Medallion class cruise and requesting passengers download the Medallion app for use on the cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Forever! Posted December 3, 2020 Author #11 Share Posted December 3, 2020 All of the sudden, Majestic sailings for May are coming up "Medallion Class" where they were only listed as "Medallion Wifi" (meaning it wasn't upgraded yet) a few days ago! Hopefully this means she's being upgraded soon! I hope this isn't some webpage glitch! Very happy to see this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted December 3, 2020 #12 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) Both of our Fall 2021 cruises on the Majestic show MedallionClass. 👍 Edited December 3, 2020 by Astro Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted December 3, 2020 #13 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Our November 6th sailing is listed as Medallion Class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potstech Posted December 3, 2020 #14 Share Posted December 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Cruising Forever! said: All of the sudden, Majestic sailings for May are coming up "Medallion Class" where they were only listed as "Medallion Wifi" (meaning it wasn't upgraded yet) a few days ago! Hopefully this means she's being upgraded soon! I hope this isn't some webpage glitch! Very happy to see this! Or she could have been upgraded during the stand down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted December 3, 2020 #15 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) There has just been a press release about this...Princess Cruises has announced that upon approval to return to service in 2021 its global fleet will feature the MedallionClass Experience, offering a number of new features that leverage touchless technologies and significantly enhance and personalise the guest experience, as well as support new health protocols. The line of smart ships is expanding as ship transformations has continued during the pause. Coral Princess, Diamond Princess, Emerald Princess, Grand Princess, Island Princess, Majestic Princess, and Sapphire Princess will return as MedallionClass ships along with the new Enchanted Princess..... Edited December 3, 2020 by dides 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Forever! Posted December 4, 2020 Author #16 Share Posted December 4, 2020 12 hours ago, dides said: There has just been a press release about this...Princess Cruises has announced that upon approval to return to service in 2021 its global fleet will feature the MedallionClass Experience, offering a number of new features that leverage touchless technologies and significantly enhance and personalise the guest experience, as well as support new health protocols. The line of smart ships is expanding as ship transformations has continued during the pause. Coral Princess, Diamond Princess, Emerald Princess, Grand Princess, Island Princess, Majestic Princess, and Sapphire Princess will return as MedallionClass ships along with the new Enchanted Princess..... You beat me to it! 🙂 I just got the email from Princess! HOORAY! This is GREAT news! We love Medallion Class... and it's made for hands free cruising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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