Covid on ship

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 9
Helpful Votes: 92

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Emerald Princess

14 Night Circle Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 02, 2022

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

For those that wonder what happens on a ship when covid strikes, here is a summary. Aboard Emerald Princess for 14-day cruise to the Caribbean. Seven days into the cruise, I caught covid. When I felt the symptoms, was tested by Medical and was positive. I was told to pack everything that was mine and twenty minutes later was taken to a floor 2 decks above and placed in a normal room matching my purchased cabin for 5 days of isolation. My wife was left in her room (in quarantine) and could go anywhere, but had to eat all meals in her room. Next day she tested positive and joined me. Four days past and we were retested and still positive. We were not allowed to leave our cabin but could order anything we wanted and it was delivered to our room, placed on a table outside the door. The deliverer would knock and step away from the door. Trash was placed on the table and picked up during the day. Since CDC states that 10 days must pass before flying we were put in a contracted hotel (price based on your cabin type) till the time passes to fly. All meals are brought to your room where you continued isolation.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Embarkation was a joke. Took nearly an hour and a half to board. Lines were long and we are Platnum members.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Overall the food quality has really gone down hill from years before Carnival purchased it.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We went to a few shows that were good, but then caught covid.

Medical Center

3 out of 5

The medical center staff was very knowledgeable about diseases. The only problem was that we were kept in the dark about what would happen next. We understood the ship officers were having a regular meeting to decide what to do.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Decent shows and entertainment.

Children's Programs

Very few children on board ship.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff is always good on Princess. This is our twentieth cruise (10 on Princess) and staff has always been good.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
For an old ship it was clean and as always layout is the same on most Princess ships.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The cabin was clean, but the bedding was terrible. The mattresses were really lumpy. We were in three different cabins, including our isolation cabins. Air conditioning was a command complaint aboard ship.

Ship tip

Please wear your mask, especially on elevators.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
We did not disembark with the ship. We were removed from the forward door to a van and sent to a hotel until we could fly home.
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