Great Panama Canal cruise

Item: Emerald Princess
Rating: 3.7
Author: dcrease

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

dcrease

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

10 Night Panama Canal W/Costa Rica & Caribbean - New Locks (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 16, 2021

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B753

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Knew that sailing would have some problems restarting. Hopeful that princess will iron out some of the problems.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy took about 1 hour.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Buffets were terrable. First time said we would not eat there on the cruise. Had breakfast terrible. Over easy easy were cold. Danish was stale. Went back 2 more times when we were short of time. Same. MDR was hit or miss on food. Twice sent back dishes because they were bad. Ate twice in Crown grill. 1st time Lamb chops were ok. Had a rubbarb apple cobbler ala mode that was terrable. The must of put the ice cream on and baked the dish. it was soup and hot.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Enjoyed the shows. Lounge acts were mediocure.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service was spectular. Crew was outstanding.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Crew was constantly cleaning. Protocalls were strictly enforced on making sure the virus risk was mininual.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Loved the cabin. Service was great by the steward.

Ship tip

This was the 3rd voyage by the Emerald since the PANADIMIC. Resuming sailing there are bound to be a few hickups.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

Stayed abourd the ship.

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Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

Wonderful. Bucket list item was worth it.

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Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Took the best of Pureto Limon excursion. Loved the bus tour thru the country side. Loved the tree top ride thru the rainforest. The canal boat ride was terrible. Crammed into a small boat that you couldnt move in. The tour took you about 300 yards up the canal. Waste of time and money.

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Ocho Rios, Jamaica

3 out of 5

Just walked abourd the port.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

A piece of cake. Off in about 1 hour.

Traveler Photos

10 Comments

dcrease 2 years ago

The Emerald had a omelet bar at the buffet. My wife order one and it was hot but she really didnt like it. When we eat out that what she always orders. I dont like omelets and usually order over easy or poched. My eggs were on a tray and I thought that hey were hot not cold. Wrong. Going on the Grand in May to Alaska and hope the food will be good by then. Guess Im a foodie and should understand that it takes a little time to resume post covid.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Made to order eggs is a winner 🏆 and hot

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willwork4cruz 2 years ago

Did they not have the omelet bar where you could get eggs cooked to order? I never understood why people would get eggs off a tray when they could get them hot and exactly how they want them. On Princess the omelet bar is usually not a station, you give your order to a worker. Just ask if you don't see it.

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TB654321 2 years ago

Thanks for the review!

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Hope January 2023 is all up to speed.

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hollysmomtravel 2 years ago

Thanks

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the update

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry the food didn’t meet your expectations.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing.

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