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Emerald Princess Cruise Review

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Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Emerald Princess

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

Sail date: March 13, 2022

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C742

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The cruise, staff and ship were great. This was our first cruise since November 2019 and it was nice to be back.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy, and the quickest embarkation ever! From getting off the bus to boarding the ship was about 20 minutes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The main dining room food and staff were excellent. We also ate at the Crown Grill and Sabatini's and the food and staff were excellent!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There were activities all day or you could just relax by the pool.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
I gave this a 5 because the dancers and the comedians were great. The magician not good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The service was great and the staff was very friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was clean and no problem with the layout.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin has an extra large balcony which was nice.

Ship tip

The adult pool is on deck 15 in the rear of the ship.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
We stayed at the Embassy Suites and the Princess Rep managed the crowd well.
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Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5
An experience of a lifetime
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Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
We did the Folklore Dance, old city tour.
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Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
We did the Macau Sanctuary and the Rainforest with lunch at a local hotel.
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Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5
We did the Aerial Chairlift, Bobsled, Ragamuffin and climbed Dunns River Falls.
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
From the time we met at our designated location we were off in 40 minutes. We also opted for EZ Off where we did not see our luggage until we at the baggage carousel at our destination.

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3 Comments

RetiredRay    2 years ago

Glad to see the Jewel Class is still going strong. Will be doing the Emerald in January for a west to east Panama transit.
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us. Glad you enjoyed yourselves.
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AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Welcome back to cruising.
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