Relaxing Cruise

Item: Emerald Princess
Rating: 4
Author: speters1

Emerald Princess Cruise Review

speters1

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

15 Night Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean New Locks (Ft. Lauderdale To Los Angeles)

Sail date: February 01, 2023

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B742

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Some of our favorite things on the ship were Outriggers bar on deck 15 aft, pool on deck 14 aft, Wheel House Bar deck 7, and casino. Princess is still working out the kinks with the app, Medallion, and drink package. We had a few issues that were remedied by visiting Guest Services throughout the cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and efficient embarkation.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Bar service was excellent. The food in the World Fresh Marketplace was ok. A lot of the same things from day to day. Dining room service was good and food was decent. We ate at a specialty restaurant, Crown Grill, service was extremely slow and steaks were average at best. I wouldn’t recommend it for the extra cost.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

General daily trivia and music trivia events were a lot of fun. Pool at back of ship on deck 14 was wonderful and we used it daily. Fitness center was good and had a decent variety of equipment.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

It was a good cabin. Our room Stewart, Francisco was excellent. There was extra vibration on days at sea being at the aft.

Ship tip

Wheel House Bar was excellent at night. Good entertainment and bar service.

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Ports of call

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5

Nice port and a large beach a short walk from the ship.

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Huatulco, Mexico

4 out of 5

Nice beach right by the ship along with some open air restaurants.

Thumbs Up 0

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

Overall Cartagena was nice. Be aware that while walking around the town, there are a lot of beggars and people trying to sell all sorts of things.

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Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Did our own 2 hour taxi tour with Tony, right outside the port. He took us to see and feed the white face monkeys, to his town, Esparza, and to an old suspended bridge. Very nice local tour.

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Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5

Wish we would have had more time in port to explore the city. Old town was really nice to explore.

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy disembarkation. It was fast and efficient as well.

Traveler Photos

Tour to see the local white faced monkeys

6 Comments

golfermike 1 year ago

Thanks for your review.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your Canal transit. Sorry you had medallion issues. On our Princess cruise, mine worked great however, my DH always had issues.

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walte27f 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

Working out the kinks, that is a NICE way of putting it 🤣

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