Wonderful British Isles Cruise

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 116

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Emerald Princess

12 Night British Isles With Liverpool (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 26, 2022

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C426

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It's a GREAT cruise, our 2nd time. Definitely my favorite cruise. The Show quality and food quality has definitely gone down hill BUT it has in the states too, Just our times, so I think they did well with what they have available. /there is room fr improvements. Our Room Steward was Great, as was our wait staff at e very table we had. Especially service we received from Michael the Head Guy at the door and Manny the Head white coat guy at our table. Our waiters and assistants were good also, but these showed ABOVE and BEYOND service at all times. Red our morning waiter and his assistant were very good too.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
This was the first time ever that the steaks were, tough with little flavor, but everything else was good. Portions smaller, but if you wanted more it was readily available. Some supplies unavailable, but goes along with the times

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
we went to shows in the Princess Theater and Explorers Lounge and Club /fusion, Most were good. Rock Opera was good. Some of the Princess band/sisnger wa NOT good at all.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
see above

Children's Programs

no children on trip

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
most were good. Except for Room Service was very bad

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
o, some areas could have been better cleaned

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
It was good. The decking chairs are in need of being replaced, very worn and dirty looking, Our room Steward; Jeffrey was EXCELLENT!

Ship tip

they are all working hard to keep things moving forward, over look the small stuff that really you can do without

Ports of call

St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

5 out of 5
Lovely port, the tender ride over was a bit uneasy that morning

Cobh (Cork), Ireland

5 out of 5
Love Cobh and Cork and the Blarney Castle... Cobh was an easy walk to and from ship

Dun Laoghaire (Dublin), Ireland

4 out of 5
got on train and went into Dublin and did a hop on hop off there. the Tener situation in the evening was mismanaged. The ship was more interested in getting their supplies back on instead of the long line of passengers waiting.

Liverpool, England

5 out of 5
close enough walking to catch hop on hop off and a walk to the Beatle story. It would have been nice to have had about 2 more hours there.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

5 out of 5
did Giants Causeway and Antrim Coast, it was GREAT and the meal included was excellent at the Royal Port Rush golf course was one of the best all week!

Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland

3 out of 5
while I loved Glasgow, it was a bit hard to Catch the Hop on Hop off Buses , but there was a festival going on in the town, so when the bus the routes had been limited

Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

5 out of 5
lovely town

South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Scotland

5 out of 5
this is probably one of the best... SO MUCH to see. This would be a /great one to have been at overnight, just more time needed,

Le Havre (Paris), France

5 out of 5
Normandy Excursion is excellent as is the meal provided on the tour

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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11 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

babschico    2 years ago

As others, I’m wondering if your tours were through Princess or other companies?

ljmaguire    2 years ago

Thank for your helpful reviews

Total2019    2 years ago

Great reviews. We will be going on this cruise in September so your reviews are great. I have same questions as other: did you tạke excursions with princess or other tour companies?

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

karlgrgurich    2 years ago

Wow…thanks for sharing. We’re booked on that cruise next year, so thanks for the information! I was wondering if the tours you referenced were from the ship, or another provider. We are definitely interested in seeing the Beatles area. I’m wondering if you can walk there from the ship?

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Awesome itinerary (my bucket list)! Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

CheChe1    2 years ago

sorry it wouldn't let me go back to correct my typos...