Amazing Mediterranean adventure

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 129

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Emerald Princess

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona To Rome)

Sail date: May 18, 2019

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: R620

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was just an incredible cruise. We saw and experienced so much beauty and history all rolled together. This is a must do cruise! We did the full 22 days Barcelona RT.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Barcelona was the easiest and fastest embarkation ever!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Chef Russell Clarke is a culinary genius!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Emerald was the first Princess cruise ship that I found a hot tub that was actually hot!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
There was the usual mix of good shows, great shows and not-so-great shows. The ships band was excellent and singer/pianist AJ Clarke was the best ship's musician we ever heard.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Prompt, friendly staff that was always looking after our every need.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Excellent on all counts.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very nice room and at a very convenient location to get around the ship easily. Great fully covered balcony was the perfect place to enjoy the Med.

Ship tip

Chef's Table!

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
LOVED Barcelona. We spent 5 days there

Gibraltar (U.K.)

5 out of 5
Cute little port town. Just walk it.

Marseille (Provence), France

1 out of 5
Terrible, take a tour away from the city or stay on the boat. Shuttle took us to a terrible part of town with a massive police presence that traveled by 4 and 5 officers together!

Genoa, Italy

5 out of 5
A good example of an Italian seaside town.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Took the excursion to Florence and Pisa. Fantastic experience that should not be missed.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Took an incredible 6 person private tour to Rome. Driver in a suit with a Mercedes van took us right to all the great sights of Rome and we had FastPass entry to the Coliseum and the Vatican. At the Vatican we also had an expert guide inside.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Barcelona port was the best to date! Could not have been easier or quicker.
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Thanks for the positive review

billcravey    5 years ago

Great review! Glad you had an amazing experience.

Dutch3901    5 years ago

Excellent review... thanks

dengage    5 years ago

Sapphire Princess also has hot tubs that are hot 👍

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