Enjoyed the cruise - much older group than I expected - average age looks like mid 70s.

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Emerald Princess

15 Night Hawaiian Islands (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 04, 2018

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Enjoyable cruise, older population onboard, great food & service - was lacking in entertainment. Internet was problem throughout cruise - slow or non existent, did not get the package I paid for months before the trip - said it was no longer available.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Was early, check in , customs & boarding was done quickly & no problems encountered.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Good food, only ate in dinning room & buffet

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Had lots of things going on, but I’m not into bingo, gambling, line dancing, etc.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Over the 15 days only a handful of acts we liked. Ventriloquist was in one of the lounges, show have been main stage act. Ships dance group was o.k., but not outstanding - other acts were o.k.

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone we dealt with was more than helpful - or room gal was great. Never had to look for anyone when we needed assistance, always someone there to help us.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
We had balcony cabin deck 11, midship & very little pitch & roll during rough seas. Lots of pools & lounges spread throughout the ship

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Overall very happy with cabin, comfort, clean & functional. Had 2 small problems, one light not working & toilet wouldn’t flush twice - all one first couple of days & were fixed right away.

Ship tip

Follow hallway on deck 15 to the very front, go through 2 doors & you end up on deck above bridge. Is closed off during rough weather.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

4 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

4 out of 5
Did not do any tours here, but did walk to banyan park/beach area about mile from ship.

Lahaina, Maui

4 out of 5
Tender to shore & did submarine tour - very enjoyable

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5
Did us tour of various sites, very busy downtown area.

Nawiliwili, Kauai

4 out of 5
Did not do any tours, it went to beach & swimming - 10 minute walk from the ship. Nice relaxing way to spend last day in Hawaii.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Went smoothly, bags were ready for pickup when we got off ship & Canadian customs clearance was about 30 secs long.
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Kayla5803    6 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise

buckyboy    6 years ago

Glad you had a good time. We loved the Emerald too

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