Great New England Cruise

Item: Emerald Princess
Rating: 4.7
Author: Cruiser38906732

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

Cruiser38906732

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 28, 2023

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin number: A634

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We were on the New York, New England and Canada cruise. The cruise itinerary was great. We traveled in late October. The optimal time would have been September when the leaves were changing. But overall, the five ports were nice had it not been for rain and freezing temperatures. I celebrated my birthday during the cruise. It was nice having hundreds of people say happy birthday!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Everything was great from curbside to room entry.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

There was a good variety of dining choices.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Shopping!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The Pop Rock Opera show was great and very popular. It was very crowded. They should have at least two shows of that type so everyone has a chance to see it.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

We had a balcony cabin. A little tight, but workable.

Ship tip

Nice ship. A variety of dining rooms and activities.

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Ports of call

New York, New York Did not visit port

Newport, Rhode Island

5 out of 5

Nice little town. Interesting “cottages”.

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Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5

Rained during entire excursion but the tour of Harvard was awesome.

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Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5

Cold but nice tour. Lobster bake lunch was nice.

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Saint John, New Brunswick

5 out of 5

Interesting seeing the Reversing Rapids. Never saw anything like that.

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Loved seeing Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse. Coldest place I’ve ever been - 23 degrees.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

No problems. Roommate had a sprained ankle but we were aided off the ship, helped with luggage and put in a taxi. Great!

7 Comments

Joolzz 1 year ago

We did a similar cruise in October and the leaves had just barely started changing. They were late this year. We missed out on Bar Harbor due to Tropical Storm Phillipe. I am glad you were able to get in.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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bubbles60 1 year ago

We were cruising that area in mid October. The leaves were just starting to turn. It was 90% Green leaves, 10% colored leaves.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Glad you had an enjoyable time. Thanks for sharing.

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debflip 1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed it!

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karlgrgurich 1 year ago

Glad you had a great cruise. Those leaves sometimes have their own ideas of when they will change!,

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