one of the most enjoyable cruise I have ever taked

Item: Emerald Princess
Rating: 4
Author: hayjeep

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

hayjeep

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 66

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

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

Sail date: December 29, 2021

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E420

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Princess cruises is now our Favorite cruise line. We felt like we were important (ROYALTY)

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Previous cruise was delayed.... so the wait was TOO long and un-organised

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

every thing we ate was 5 stars

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

not as many things to do as some cruises... Only 1/3 capacity though

Entertainment

4 out of 5

wish the comedian was on more than the one time we missed

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The greatest people I have ever met

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The crew were on top of it. always cleaning something, and asking us to (please wash your hands) LOL thank you

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

A little smaller than some, but got FREE up-grade to Balcony B259 SWEET

Ship tip

Enjoy the ride

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

so easy to get to and from airport

Thumbs Up 0

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Shops and beach access right off the ship

Thumbs Up 0

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

not that great

Thumbs Up 0

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

4 out of 5

very interesting, can't wait to do Full transit

Thumbs Up 1

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

2 out of 5

Very scary outside the gates. the Zip-line tour was very nice

Thumbs Up 0

Ocho Rios, Jamaica Did not visit port

Jamaica would not let us visit there

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

normal walk-off

11 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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4waltons 2 years ago

They are dumping into the ocean. I will not sail with them. If I find out another cruise line does something then I will not cruise with them either. We can good clean fun.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of the hiccups.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate you sharing your cruising experience

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PiratesWorld 2 years ago

Thanks for the info

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Summerholiday 2 years ago

Totally agree love Princess and their eye for details enjoy guys

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for the review.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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willwork4cruz 2 years ago

Awesome! When did you get your upgrade to balcony? Was it when you got to port or did you know earlier?

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Full transit is, to me, the best.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise. We are going on her later in 22 and 33. Thanks again for taking the time.

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