Emerald Princess, the boat of boredom, 15 days only 4 ports, one canceled a month before and another canceled at the last minute

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5
Emerald Princess

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

Sail date: February 06, 2024

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C206

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

Even though this is not a cheap cruise, my wife, I and my 2-year-old baby paid $10,000 for a cabin with a boat, they sell you a package that is a scam, they promise you prizes that they never give you, half of the drinks are not They have it for delivery to the room, only two meals, which is also the only restaurant where you can eat well, unlimited desserts, and you won't be able to eat even one a day because it is extremely disgusting, it is only good for a photo, they have no variety in the buffet, the same food 15 days in a row, they have almost no fruit, only apples and melon, the food at the buffet is extremely salty, they do not have capacity in the restaurants, they are full all the time and I travel with my baby, only one baby chair for The whole ship, when I managed to get an empty table it took them more than 20 minutes to bring me the baby chair because they had to look for it all over the restaurants, this cruise is definitely a disappointment, I want to think that it is not the entire princess cruise line, I I traveled a lot with Princess and it was never like that but this was the worst cruise I have ever taken in my entire life and with this one it is more than 25 Empesando que esto no es un crucero barato, paque por mi esposa, yo y mi bebe de 2 anos $10,000 por una cabina con barcon, te venden un paquete que es una estafa, te promenten premios que nunca te dan, las bebidas las mitad no la tienen para entrega en la habitacion, solamente dos comidas que ademas es el unico restaurante donde se puede comer bien, unlimited de postres que ademas no podras comer ni uno diario porque es estremadamnete repunante, solo sirve para una foto, no tienen variedad en el buffet, la misma comida 15 dias seguidos, no tienen casi frutas, solo manzanas y melon, la comida en el buffet extremadamente salada, no tienen capacidad en los restaurante todo el tiempo llenos y yo que viaje con mi bebe una sola silla de bebe para todoe l barco, cuando lograba cojer una mesa bacia demoraban en traerme la silla para bebe mas 20 minutos porque tenian que buscarla por todo los restaurante, definitibamente este crucero es una desepcion, quiero pensar que no es toda la linea de crucero de princess, he viajo mucho con princess y nuca fue asi pero este fue el peor crucero que he hecho en toda mi vida y con este son mas de 25

Embarkation

2 out of 5
accept

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
15 days of cruise and the buffets the same food the 15 days, with little variety, almost no fruits, very salty and greasy food, the best restaurant you had to pay $50 per person and this one was good but only paying extra

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
very few activities, this cruise was based on older people and that is why I think they will remove all the activity for young guests

Entertainment

1 out of 5
The worst of the worst, the majority of the guests were elderly and the cruise was only based on them, classical music only and until 10:00 pm, very little activity, I traveled with my wife and my 2 year old child, Absolutely nothing for activities, only for seniors, bingo, titani music, old instrumental music and theater, no activities like on other cruises

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
"zero" programs for children, no activities for children, only the care room and very little activity, in fact we only went once and we didn't leave it because it was too boring for our child

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Usually sociable and friendly, I think that is the only good thing on this ship, I even think it is unfortunate that these customer service staff work on this ship, the ship, the activities, the food are not up to the standard of the staff that works on this ship. boat

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
pretty clean

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
acceptable

Ship tip

Definitely do not waste your money, I have traveled on more than 25 cruises with all cruise lines including Princess and this ship is a complete disaster, I want to think that the entire Princess lines are not contaminated and that is why we will take another one so as not to throw away princess without having a second chance

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5

Huatulco, Mexico

4 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

1 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

3 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

1 out of 5

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
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13 Comments

PennyB19     4 months ago

Sounds like operator error. People that feel the need to complain that much are the ones looking for problems. Maybe next time go on a cruise to have a good time.

Kingboxer     7 months ago

Think Disney you will pay 15000 for a week

JnPames     8 months ago

It's is awful to read you paid so much and had such a horrible experience. With prior cruise experience I hope you give Princess another try. Definitely a shorter length with a young child. I imagine there are some geared towards younger travelers.

ZATHROS     8 months ago

There seems to be a lot that you may not have understood in taking a Panama canal cruise in February with a little one in tow. You didn't mention if you ate in the main dining room at all....just mentioned the buffet and specialty restaurants. I'm sorry that it was not a favorable experience. Next time you may want to consider a shorter cruise that is not off season. I'm sure your experience will be better.

Ladyjunecliff     8 months ago

Think Disney

yk07us     9 months ago

I hope this family stays far away from cruising.

byhisgrace     9 months ago

Yikes 😳

Gwbigdog     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Tiggerindy     9 months ago

Having been on the cruise just prior to yours (FLL to LA), I did not experience anything like you described! I always found restaurant seating (when I wanted) and good/healthy fresh food available at both of the buffets. Based on my research prior and observations during, Princess is definitely not a cruise line with a young family-centered ‘average age’ clientele. To be honest, I’m in younger 50’s and was among the small ‘younger’ crowd on board. Perhaps you need to research other boats/cruiselines for your needs prior to your next booking?

NavasotaCruiser     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience with us. Brave to take a 2 year old on this itinerary. Hope your next cruise returns to your previous experience level.

cbyron3     9 months ago

You booked a Princess cruise..that had 11 sea days... with a 2 year old!?...hilarious...I needed a good laugh.

HeavySeas     9 months ago

Hmmmmm......

karlgrgurich     9 months ago

Cruised Princess multiple times. None of this makes sense.

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