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Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Emerald Princess

14 Night Circle Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 03, 2023

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: R732

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was generally positive, several highlights and a few down moments. I accomplished many things I had wanted to see and do. Nothing went seriously wrong, crew were fantastic and the experience was very memorable.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
A little stressful and tiring

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
We didn’t use the main dining room and only 1 specialty restaurant. The buffet was usually satisfactory and sometimes very good

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We enjoyed the pools, fitness facilities, movie theatre, quizz/ trivia games, and presentations.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
First rate, very enjoyable.

Children's Programs

I had no children with me.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Very courteous and efficient.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
No issues, all was fine.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Very clean and functional but cramped for 3 adults, but you get what you pay for.

Ship tip

Enjoy yourself and consider getting an upgraded package, otherwise you’ll be charged for everything extra.

Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Nice port, lousy weather that day

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Very fine island and port- didn’t do an excursion

Fort-De-France, Martinique

4 out of 5
Great experience, again no excursion.

Roseau, Dominica

5 out of 5
The highlight of the cruise for me. Beautiful, friendly island and port -the excursion was first rate.

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5
Fine port, excursion had its glitches -we were delayed by the requirement to take a shuttle bus to and from ship and there was a mixup on my part during the excursion, which turned out fine in the end.

Port of Spain

3 out of 5
Port of Spain was a little disappointing to me, people less friendly- no excursion here.

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5
I enjoyed this port- nice people, my excursion went well.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
No excursion, fine port - lots of shopping and sights to see.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Very tiring and rushed by the port authorities, safe but disappointing.
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