wanderlust1980 Cruise Review on Emerald Princess on Sep 16, 2018

Emerald Princess Cruise Review

wanderlust1980

Contributor Level: Purser

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Sail date: September 16, 2018

Ship: Emerald Princess

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Beautiful ship!! Friendly staff, no matter where you were or what you needed they were always willing to help. Quick & easy security, embarkation & disembarkation. Cabin: C750, aft balcony vista suite. Let me just say it was worth every penny. Lots of extras: complimentary mini bar (1time), fresh flowers and fruit baskets, snacks randomly brought to our room, champagne on arrival to our suite, complimentary laundry services, daily bottles of water, special dining...I could go on and on! Reynaldo attended to our suite and was wonderful. The extra space was nice, as I packed way too much 😬. We enjoyed the jetted bathtub after long, cool days of walking around the ports. Last but definitely not least: the balcony. I did a lot of reading before booking this cruise and all the reviews were right about this one. GET THE BALCONY!! You will not regret it!! We spent so much time on it, or sitting on the couch looking out with the door open listening to the wakes. We saw more whales, eagles and seals while sitting on our balcony than anywhere else! Food: We usually ate breakfast or lunch at the buffet and there was always a variety of food we liked. Some a little bland but that is to be expected when feeding so many different people. The main dining rooms were pretty good. They had a set menu for the week and specials that changed daily. We ordered room service for breakfast a few mornings when we were getting off the ship early. We were offered specialty dining at Crown Grill the first night. We both got the filet and it was delicious. My birthday happened to fall the last night of our cruise and we were gifted a free dinner at their specialty restaurant Share. If you have an opportunity to eat here, do it!! It was 6 courses and all were perfection! Entertainment: It was good for us. We are pretty laid back; we spent a few nights in our room playing cards and having cocktails. And that was just fine because we were too tired after walking around ports all day. This cruise is an older crowd for the most part so things were overall pretty quiet after 10-11. We did go to Club Fusion a couple nights after dinner and watched bands and karaoke. That was fun! We played bingo a few times, even won $80 once!! The casino was nice also. I’m sure there was much more to do had we wanted to get into something. Overall we had a blast! No real complaints. We had to go to the passenger services desk a few times regarding charges but they were always taken care of. For instance: we purchased the internet package at a discount but were charged full price. This was only my second cruise. My first a Caribbean cruise with Carnival about 7 years ago. To compare, Princess does it right! Now this may be because of the suite perks (we had an inside room with Carnival). Princess seemed much more elegant. The food and entertainment were a tad better with Carnival from what I remember. But again, I have no complaints and had an unforgettable time on the Emerald Princess! I hope to be back soon for more adventures 💕

wanderlust1980 Cruise Review on Emerald Princess on Sep 16, 2018

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