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A Once in a Lifetime Trip

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Emerald Princess

11 Night Scandinavia & Russia (Copenhagen Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 04, 2011

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

The ship was very large but easy to navigate. On our cruise we had problems with two elevator banks that did not function properly. Staff was friendly and helpful. The cruise itinerary was why we booked this one and it is quite intense.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Anytime dining worked out very well. We never waited more than 5 minutes on line to be seated at a shared table. Only negative was eating breakfast in the cafe and being able to get seating with such a large number of passengers. We met wonderful people who were friendly and talkative each night we dined.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
This was a disappointment overall. You could tell it wasn't good because you could enter five minutes before the show and get excellent seating.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone we encountered on the staff was helpful and spoke very good English.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was always clean and in good condition during the cruise.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin steward met all our needs and was very helpful.

Ports of call

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 out of 5
A chance of a lifetime to see Russia. We did a Princess excursion so as not to have to get a visa and our guide Anna was wonderful. It was a very intense two days (23.5 hours of sightseeing including a night at St. Catherine's Palace). The dinner at St. Catherine's Palace was very disappointing and not worth that portion of the excursion. The Church of the Spilled Blood was exactly what I thought "old" Russia would look like and the Hermitage was mind-blowing.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: The Church of the Spilled Blood and the Hermitage.

Oslo, Norway

5 out of 5
Would have loved more time here. Watch your intinerary and try not to visit on Sundays as most shops and restaurants are closed. This was a disappointment for me.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: Viegland Park and the Viking Museum.

Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

3 out of 5
Didn't want to stay in the port so took an excursion. While it was very exciting to see Berlin and the Berlin Wall, the train ride (3 hours each way) was excessive. Rethinking this I would have done something closer. The Allied Museum at the end of the tour was very disappointing and more time could have been spent elsewhere. A very long day......the ship had to wait for our return before leaving.
Thumbs Up

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5
We had a very brief visit here and unfortunately docked on Helsinki Day so most of the shops and museums were closed.
Thumbs Up

Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5
What a wonderful surprise. I would love to go back and spend more time there just bopping around the Old Town. We did a Princess excursion and our guide Anni was fabulous.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: Old Town

Aarhus, Denmark

1 out of 5
This is a port they could take off the itinerary and use the day elsewhere.
Thumbs Up

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5
Six hours was not enough time to get anywhere as it took 45 minutes (with traffic) just to get into the city center. We chose to just walk around Gamla Stan which was wonderful.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: Gamla Stan

Pros: Cruise itinerary

Recommends Emerald Princess? Yes!

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