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Item: Emerald Princess
Rating: 4
Author: vanessasaenz

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

vanessasaenz

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 109

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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

Sail date: January 08, 2022

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B242

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The Cruise experience was great. The only bad thing is that the port in Costa Rica and the port in the Panama Canal did not have much to see. In Panama I strongly recommend that you take a tour of the city.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was kind of chaotic. The cruise before us came in late so they delayed embarkation. He took a long time to get on the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The restaurants had great food 90% of the time. The buffet had more variety kind of got repetitive after a few days of going there for lunch.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

There was an awful lot of trivia which I found repetitive. However it was fun. We had a port that was canceled so we had three consecutive sea days. That was a little boring.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The shows were mostly singers. The Disco was pretty good the DJ was pretty good.

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The service staff was excellent. Days for you to no end.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

I was very impressed about the cleaning procedures. Also they were very good at encouraging Mask use.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We were upgraded to a mini Suite. It was excellent.

Ship tip

Come ready to relax and enjoy your stay.

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Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

1 out of 5

There is nothing to do there but go to a very small Margaritaville and get on the Wi-Fi connection.

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Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Great Port but there was not enough time to really fully enjoy it.

Thumbs Up 1

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

Colon, Panama

1 out of 5

There is nothing here but poverty and distress.

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

2 out of 5

There is not much here but poverty.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very efficient and fast.

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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PiratesWorld 2 years ago

Thanks for the info

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry the ports of call were not as exciting as you hoped they would be. Appreciate your detailed review.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise 🛳

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Thanks for the perspective.

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