The 3,560-passenger ship has been built specifically for the Chinese market but is on sale to UK guests for a mixture of 7, 14, 21 and 28-day cruises departing from Rome, Barcelona and Athens next spring.
It will also have an inaugural five-day Adriatic Sea cruise roundtrip voyage on April 4, 2017 from Rome, with stops in Kotor (Montenegro) and Corfu.
On May 14, it will sail from Barcelona to its homeport in Shanghai, where it will offer Japan and Korea itineraries.
Majestic will offer many of the same features as its sister ships Regal Princess and Royal Princess, including the Piazza atrium, SeaWalk, Princess Live! TV studio and the Chef’s Table Lumiere, which offers a private dining experience.
However, Princess revealed last week that there would be some additions, including two new specialty restaurants – Harmony Cantonese Restaurant and Le Bistrot.
The latter will be located in the Piazza and offer “casual French home-style dining with a modern twist”, with dishes such as escargot, braised ox tongue and mushroom ragout.
Harmony Cantonese Restaurant has been created with chef Richard Chen, previously a chef at Wing Lei – the first Chinese restaurant in North America to be awarded a Michelin Star. It will feature Chinese cuisine and classic Cantonese dishes.
Other dining options will include the World Fresh Marketplace, which will replace the Horizon Court buffet on other Princess ships, the Lobster Grill and Dim Sum bar, Chopsticks Noodle Bar and Leaves Tea Bar.
There will be “Sing on the Sea” karaoke suites – private karaoke rooms with sofas, large screens and a mini-bar. The ship will also have more space dedicated to shopping outlets, with nearly 1,100 square metres of “luxury boutiques”. Onboard designer stores will include Cartier, Bulgari and Chopard, with leather goods on sale from Burberry and Gucci and watches from Montblanc and Rado.
Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises, said: “Over the past 50 years we have developed a mastery of global travel delivering a truly international cruise holiday experience to our guests.
“With the debut of Majestic Princess, first in Europe and then in China, we invite guests to indulge in a world-class experience that allows them to completely relax, unwind and ultimately come back new.”
