Emerald cruise to New Zealand & Australia

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Emerald Princess

11 Night Australia & New Zealand (Auckland To Sydney)

Sail date: February 24, 2017

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

favorite - scenery of New Zealand and Australia 

 

Improvement needed

- tender coordination - insufficient number to handle all of the passengers 

- wider variety of food (more Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian cuisine)

- lack of things to do on the ship, particularly on sea days

- need to run 3 shows each night instead of only 2.  Often we could not fine seats in the theatre 

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Limited food options

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Lacking in scope and options. More talks and discussion, how-to, cooking demonstrations, ship galley and below deck tours

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Limited range and options. Evening shows are popular but insufficient seating in theatre

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Some of the wait staff did not perform very well. They lack desire to help.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Room size was tight but manageable.

Ship tip

Anytime dining program needs revamp. We tried to book a dinner table but were told they were all taken. It seems some people are able to access tables ahead of others.

Ports of call

Auckland, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Tauranga, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Gisborne, New Zealand

1 out of 5

Wellington, New Zealand

1 out of 5

Akaroa, New Zealand

2 out of 5

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

2 out of 5

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

3 out of 5

Sydney, Australia

3 out of 5
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