Nice but not for us.

Item: Emerald Princess
Rating: 3
Author: adrianapetrei

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

adrianapetrei

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 20, 2016

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: B528

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Cruise captain decide to skip one port and there was no compensation for that from cruise line.Not much to do so many days at sea.No kids activities or programs.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Good.Nothing special.

Ship tip

Not for family with kids.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

1 out of 5

We skip this stop.

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11 Comments

cathia 8 years ago

Queenie and Lloyd, just sit back relax and have a wonderful time. My husband and I just came back and we loved it.

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cathia 8 years ago

Which cruise was this ? My husband and I were on the Emerald 02/27 - 03/05 and no such thing happened.

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noname111 8 years ago

The lack of substantiating comments for these ratings leaves me wondering. Can't count this review in my considering future cruises as a result.

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Bubba54 8 years ago

Thanks for the review. I enjoyed my time on the Emerald. I agree with Mr Kennicot's statement.

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QueenieandLloyd 8 years ago

Thank you for the positive reviews:) my husband and I are doing a two week cruise on the Emerald starting March 19th.can't wait! Any tips would be appreciated.😀

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stevfrn4 8 years ago

Well put!!

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justmetrisha 8 years ago

Yes, he didn't go to the final port because he received a distress call from a catamaran that had been hit by a whale. The shop turned around to rescue 3 Americans and a South African. Honestly if that was you sitting on a dingy paying for someone to save your life you wouldn't be complaining. I was disappointed us but I am satisfied knowing that Princess Cruise lines have be involved in over 30 rescues in the last 10 years. As it was a life or death matter you should understand he didn't just decide.

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Kennicott 8 years ago

There had to be an explanation. Sailed on Princess for years, never heard of a Captain just canceling a port willy-nilly. Even if there was a legitimate reason for missing the port I never heard of situation either where the Captain and or other officers didn't bend over backward explaining, apologizing and adjusting the days events calendar to compensate.

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BDRebel 8 years ago

I found the Emerald to be a totally relaxing cruise - not many brats (regardless of age, 3-103), a good mix of ages from kids to adults. It didn't have the high energy of Carnival, but rather a more subdued type of sit back, have a drink/snack, and enjoy the show.

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dcaland2001 8 years ago

I guess for whatever the reason, bad weather or rough seas, etc you wished the captain to take a risk and put his ship, BUT more importantly his passengers and crew in danger. Just curious, were the other passengers happy the captain made the decision. I know I would be. If an excursion was booked for that port you were not charged for it. Princess doesn't charge for excursions until the excursion is actually taken. Do you have the knowledge to take a ship into a port? I have faith in the captain to do the right thing. I do not think he was happy or enjoyed disappointing his passengers. I don't think any other captain enjoys it either, no matter the cruise line.

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CrusinTim 8 years ago

Just so you know, the Captain does not just "Decide" to skip a port as the fee's & taxes charged to the cruise line are already paid for the docking there. There had to be a reason for skipping the stop such as weather, rough seas or a medical emergency. Also, check your account statement beginning with the day after the missed stop. I am sure you will find a credit for the port fees & taxes. Princess cruise line is not a Disney or Carnival type of genre when it comes to entertaining kids. Princess is geared more towards the adult passengers.

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