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Emerald Princess Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 152

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Emerald Princess

7 Night Classic California Coast (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 20, 2023

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D302

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Love this class of ship, even when to capacity easy to manage. Keep an eye on the Medallion app. Check everyday I had drink charges that were not mine. Pictures do not download. Took advantage of as much as time permitted. Ready for the next one.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was the best yet. Let us in to lounge at 10. Elite was full, but back to drinks and goodies for guest. We were on before 11:30. Had a nice lunch stateroom before 1.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The Salty Dog Gastropub

4 out of 5

As always, nice treat. The desert was a bit disappointing. The mini donuts seemed stale. But lobster mac and cheese and burger hit the spot.

24-hr Room Service

5 out of 5

Great service, quick, friendly and met those lazy day wants

Coffees & Cones

5 out of 5

Always yummy. The premier deserts were CRAZY. Did try one-could not get it all down. Don't know how many can get two a day or unlimited down with the packages. But you gotta give one a try.

Sabatini's Italian Trattoria

5 out of 5

First time. Meal was excellent as was the service. Had a great window view.

Crown Grill

5 out of 5

Can't cruise and not go to crown. It always delivers.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Some old school activities were all fun, and ice carving was disappointing this time, though many could not see the two fish. Water pong, the egg drop, and martini demonstration were a hoot, and the crowd enjoyed

Casino

2 out of 5

It's the worst casino ever. Limited machines without a good selection. Had plenty of room for more. Smelled strongly of stale smoke and getting a drink was next to impossible. Ordered on app and delivered but not to me, watch your app. They made it right. Staff that were working were pleasant and helpful.

Photo Gallery

5 out of 5

Limited now with app. Staffing very helpful, though. Pictures do not get loaded to the app easily. One of the apps flaws.

Lotus Spa

5 out of 5

Rodallyn was a fabulous masseuse. Had two Swedish sessions this trip. She was very sweet to work with. Friday ship had drills and accommodated moving appt to early before drills. I do hate the up-sales but part of shipboard experience, I have learned over time to be firm. Enjoy this service if you can.

Excursions Deck

5 out of 5

Excursion staff was super, decided on last-minute excursion in Ensenada. Got me taken care of, cheerful and explained needed steps.

Internet Cafe

5 out of 5

Hits the spot any time of day. Staff was great everything. Packed up soup and sandwiches one night for relaxation in cabin. And of course cookies.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Did not have a single issue with any staff all pleasant and helpfull.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Love this size ship and was pretty pleased all round. They are always cleaning and maintenance everywhere. The ship needs painting, and they were getting that done in a couple ports.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Nice cabin and location, clean, showing some age but more than enough room. Frig actually kept things cold. They had to fix the HVAC and hair dryer, the steward was great. Febri was a gem in keeping on things and attentive as needed.

Ship tip

Enjoy everything to the max. Don't let others that are rude or with a sense of undo entitlement get in your way. It is your time.

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Hate pier 92. But walkoff is super easy. Issues are with rude passengers, not with processes.
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10 Comments

Ladyjunecliff    1 year ago

Thank you for your lovely, informational review. So helpful for others to chose a ship based on reviews like yours!

willwork4cruz    1 year ago

Thanks for the review. Yes Princess has a real problem with bogus drink charges on the medallion. I don’t know if they are honest mistakes or crooked bartenders but they need to fix it.

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your experience

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

cmressler    1 year ago

Will be on this ship for a 16 nighter to Hawaii in a few weeks so appreciate the info. Will definitely keep an eye on account charges. Glad you enjoyed.

sunseekermama    1 year ago

Very nice "ship tip"! Great attitude!

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for the detailed review.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Great review. Glad you enjoyed.

Carnivalfoodie    1 year ago

Thanks for the review 🤓

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