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Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Emerald Princess

15 Night Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean Westbound (Fort Lauderdale To Los Angeles)

Sail date: January 17, 2020

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C703

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Really loved everything about the ship and employees, excellent treatment from all. Probably spent too much but we all spend many hours collecting charms and bracelet in the ship stores. Loved the way Quinten was so caring and responsive to everyone with his talks about all the shops onboard. Made the days at sea more fun!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Loved all the meals both in dining room and around the ship.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Didn't use as physically not able but friends felt they were great!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Loved all the shows I went to. Only missed a couple like magic as thats not my thing.

Children's Programs

Senior

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All very polite and efficient. We especially loved out dining room waiters! We had Dennis and Rene and they made dinners fun and entertaining along with the excellent service! A definite highlight to our trip!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
All of the areas I saw were very well maintained. Always clean room, fresh towels and service. After a few days we figured out the necessary routes to where we wanted to be. Only stumbling block was getting from 10 to six for dining because we couldn't use aft elevator directly but soon learned to walk the indoor isle to the midship ones. Don't really see that as a flaw, just an inconvenience at first.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Was very pleased with size and layout of cabin and bath/closet areas. Easy to live in.

Ship tip

Midship rooms and be sure to get to the evening shows early!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Pretrip excursion to the Everglades was very enjoyable.

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
Loved the Hop on Hop off bus tour we took with the walk thru old town. Wish we had more time to get off at more than one location but happy we took that tour.

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Very interesting pre talk show and understanding of the way the locks worked. Able to stand on deck to watch much of the transit.

Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5
We had a wonderful excursion of the Gold Reposa store/factory and excellent explanations and demonstrations of how the lost wax process worked. The tour also included several other stops and sights which were wonderful. Out driver and tour guide were great!

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
We did an excursion but having jumbled memories of places. All excursions were very good. Think it was the Scarlet McCaws with were beautiful and a wonderful tour.

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua Did not visit port

Government ratings were three on the danger scale so opted not to do the excursion and most of them required a very long drive each way. Didn't want to take the chance but now wished we had gone ashore just into the port area.

Huatulco, Mexico

4 out of 5
Really enjoyed this port and our tour of Tequilla tasting. Only problem was we were not given clear directions on meeting group and some had stickers and we didn't so the group was split. I ended up in the larger bus group with less activities and my friend was with a smaller bus or 14 and given an extra hour, tasting etc on her tour.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Loved this port! Great tour with Tequilla and Folkloric dancers in a theater, trip to a very nice jewelry store for gold/silver and opals. In old town with cobblestone streets.

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5
This was our disembarkment port and with our group we went out early. My group continued with an excursion but I had family pick me up so didn't go.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy and no problems going thru customs. Good directions from everyone.
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