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Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

beachgor

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

21 Night Mediterranean Collection (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 27, 2019

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was our 6th cruise. The last 5 on Princess. This cruise was our longest (21 days, 15 stops) in the Mediterranean. We are senior travelers who appreciate the stressless cruise experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Short and sweet

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Did not frequent specialty restaurants. Main dining and buffets were very much to our satisfaction

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Jermaine servicing B251 was exceptional

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Adequate for 2 people. Luggage fit comfortably under the bed

Ship tip

Enjoy yourself!

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5

Too far from Rome airport relative to making an easy connection to ship. Ideally, Arrive at your embarkation location (Rome in this case) a day before sail date, and allow a minimum of 3 hours AT THE AIRPORT to minimize your anxiety! We booked a private car service (at a premium) to ensure time between airport and ship is minimized. We used Airport Transportation which was excellent!

Thumbs Up 2

Salerno (Naples), Italy

3 out of 5

On our own.

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Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Beautiful port, fun shopping, on our own

Thumbs Up 4

Corfu, Greece

2 out of 5

Stayed on ship. Very hot/humid

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Chania, Crete

2 out of 5

Stayed on ship. Very hot/humid

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Mykonos, Greece

2 out of 5

On our own

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

2 out of 5

On our own. On/off bus was great, but very hot

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Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Beautiful location. A favorite in Greece

Thumbs Up 4

Messina, Sicily

3 out of 5

Salerno (Amalfi Coast), Italy

4 out of 5

On/off bus was a good way to see the General area

Thumbs Up 3

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

La Ramba district a must-see and good experience. Food, shopping and attractions in the area were great.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Ship docked at 5am, first passengers (walk-off with bags) released at 7:00 am in 15 minute intervals depending on your 1-2-3 grouping. For connection to Rome airport allow at least 3 hours from ship to airplane boarding time!!

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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buckyboy 5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Cruising is so relaxing.

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bobduck1993 5 years ago

10 days is the longest that we have cruised, but oh how I wish I could do that many! Perhaps one day! (Smiles )

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