Very pleasant cruise

Item: Emerald Princess
Rating: 4.1
Author: cedris47

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Transatlantic

cedris47

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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23 Night British Isles Grand Adventure (Ft. Lauderdale To Southampton)

Sail date: April 16, 2022

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A419

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

A very pleasant transatlantic crossing. An extremely civilized way to travel and meet new people and enjoy good food, drink and entertainment

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Very chaotic

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room and specialty restaurant food was excellent. Not so impressed with the buffet. Small, limited choice and space. Could be chaotic.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Did not partake

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ding room staff excellent particularly Marija, Arvi, Maracar & Rhodora

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin comfortable, spacious & clean but unfortunately the balcony was not usable most of the time due to it being open to the elements

Ship tip

Extremely long ship. Suggest booking a cabin mid ship

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Ports of call

Ponta Delgada, Azores

4 out of 5

Very interesting port. Did not do an excursion but lunched at a restaurant eating & drinking the local cuisine

Thumbs Up 0

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

Always love visiting Lisbon and having lunch in a local restaurant

Thumbs Up 1

La Coruna, Spain

4 out of 5

Very interesting town

Thumbs Up 0

Bilbao, Spain

4 out of 5

Lovely town but it was unfortunate that it was so far from the port necessitating a shuttle bus

Thumbs Up 0

Cherbourg, France

4 out of 5

Great restaurants for lunch

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Extremely chaotic on board. Not very well organized but good once ashore

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