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Emerald Princess Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Emerald Princess

11 Night Caribbean Islander (New York To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: November 04, 2023

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: B211

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall, a very nice cruise and repositioning. The longer cruises are nice as you get to enjoy more of the ship itself on sea days and the ports of call are ports that are rarely visited from the Florida ports as they are a tad further.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I was probably too "young" to enjoy the proposed on-board activities, so I did my own thing.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
I would have wanted my comedy shows. The on-board singers and dancers were very good and gave us good shows.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great staff all around. Room steward was awesome.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was really easy to navigate, I never got lost on it. The ship is older and it shows a little bit on the outside by some rusty spots but on the inside, it is very clean and very well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very clean and well maintained. The movement detection sensor in front of the bathroom door can be a tad annoying on rough Seas as it will turn on the light in the walk-in area in front of the bathroom. Aside from that, very comfortable room and bed although the pillows were a little bit soft and I prefer them to be hard, but that's a personal thing.

Ship tip

Get a room near the mid-ship area on or around the 11th floor, that way, if you still have working legs you can take the stairs up or down for every occasion. On this 11 days cruise, I used the elevators about 5 times.

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Beautiful port area but put on good walking shoes as you may have to walk a while to get out of the port. Little beach area 20 minutes walk on the right of the port past all the shops l, casino and hotels just over the little bridge. On Sundays, most shops are closed.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Very beautiful island and port area. Lots to see by just walking the area.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

3 out of 5
Very poor island. Looked safe enough as I took a long walk on it. Some streets and back alleys are very dirty and smelly. There is no beach you'd want to swim in next to the port area.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Really quick process especially with the scan your face customs they have in Fort Lauderdale.
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10 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     11 months ago

Thanks for your review. Glad you enjoyed the Caribbean cruise.

kelskazoo22    1 year ago

I was on the same cruise and yup that darn sensor light! I loved your tip. I took the stairs a lot too! I didn’t leave ship for Aruba and loved St Kitts. Curaçao was very nice too.

TOhcruisers    1 year ago

Thanks for your honest feedback and review.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

debflip    1 year ago

Will be on her soon, thanks for the info, glad you enjoyed it!

sunseekermama    1 year ago

We found that we can put a hand towel covering up the "movement sensor's" located on the foot kick on the nightstands, takes care of the lights coming on all hour's of the night issue.

bndfromaz    1 year ago

Thank you for the great review. Emerald is a wonderful ship. So happy that you enjoyed yourself. Thanks for sharing.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you had an enjoyable cruise. Thank you for your review.

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