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Item: Emerald Princess
Rating: 3
Author: dallaswinwin

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

dallaswinwin

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 55

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Black Sea (Athens To Istanbul)

Sail date: June 20, 2015

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: R312

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

The last day of the cruise, they want you out by 10:30 (everyone) not a real day to do any thing. Loud noises started at 5:30 in the morning. The artists were good but the overall show to limited.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

However, you can smell the sewer lines all night long.

Ship tip

If you want to be informed about what is going on the word, FORGET it. They only have Fox "News" and not sport channel. I understand that for the kind of passengers, it may be OK, but you should be able to chose.

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Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Volos, Greece

3 out of 5

Chios (Khios), Greece

5 out of 5

Constanta, Romania

3 out of 5

Nesebur (Nessebar), Bulgaria

5 out of 5

Istanbul, Turkey

5 out of 5

5 Comments

djkirk122 9 years ago

I wear black pants and a dressier top and sparkly jewelry on formal nights. Husband refuses to take a suit on vacation. He wears dress pants, sport coat and no tie. They don't say anything to him, so guess it's ok. I'm gonna have him pack dress shirt and tie next time, bit no jacket. He always takes it off as soon as we sit down anyway. We do anytime dining also.

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tlc535 9 years ago

you will see both...very nice & very formal on formal nights...European cruises seem to lean more to the formal side...Sorry but cannot give you a more precise answer as alott of it will depend on passenger crowd...as far as specialty restaurants on formal nights it is not required to wear formal but you will see some that do...for me personally, I like getting all dressed up on most formal nights but some I am just not into it but still want to eat in the dining room so I throw on my black palazzo pant & a sparkly top and off I go...for the buffet, pretty much whatever you are comfortable in as long as you are respectfully dressed...meaning no bathing suits or pajamas...lol I personally don't care what others wear...it's their vacation too. Caribbean /Alaskan cruises tend to be less formal, at lease from what we have witnessed in 16 cruises... whatever you wear, just remember to not sweat the small stuff & ENJOY !

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Currylib 9 years ago

We are going on a cruise in a couple of weeks on the Emerald Princess. I have been getting some ambiguous information as far as dress codes during the evening. We have anytime dining. On formal nights is the dress really "formal", or just really nice? What is the difference on those between the regular dining room and the other restaurants/buffet? I know what the actual but he recommends, but online I've been saying many people saying that it is much more casual…

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tlc535 9 years ago

not criticizing but I am sure you were glad on your boarding day that they have everyone off the ship by 10:30....they can't start boarding for the next cruise until all passengers are off and the ship is "zeroed" along with having to get the staterooms ready for the boarding passengers... That is one of the great things abou5 Princess vs some of the other lines...your cabin is ready when you board...some others you have to wait until 1to 2pm to drop your carry-on's The Emerald is one of our favorite ships & can't wait to be back aboard this December😉

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glomarrone 9 years ago

Thanks for posting your first review here on this Website. It is too bad that this cruise was not up to your expectations. The ships need passengers to leave by 10:30 so that they can get the ship ready for the next cruise. Most cruise lines do this. I hope that your next cruise is a better fit for you.

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