We had sailed on the Emerald Princess two years ago in the Baltic, so we were familiar with the ship. (See previous post “A Wonderful Ship but a Disappointing Itinerary” from July 2016). There have been few major changes, so I will only repeat that the Emerald is beautiful ship and is being maintained reasonably well.
We had cruised to Alaska about 10 years ago and wanted to do it again. We had ...
We chose this ship and date because it was suppose to be less crowded, because it is toward the end of season. Which is was less crowded and we were able to see some great port sales. Seattle was rated to be one of the easiest ports for embarking and disembark, it is. We have went out of Mobile, Alabama, Miami, Florida, Tampa, Florida, Seattle is the best Port. First stop, Ketchikan was ...
Happy 50 % of the time, Disappointed 50 % of the time. Food and customer service average to below average. Share restaurant outstanding. Don't book on the Emerald. We have made this cruise three other times on other ships and were very happy. The Emerald fails to deliver in almost all areas. A chefs table experience is advertised and this is the second cruise in a row they have failed to have ...
The cruise was part of my husband's bucket list. He loves Alaska and thought it would be a great way to introduce me to the state's beautiful scenery, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The experiences on the ship were a bit different. I'm sure the staff are overworked, and probably have very little time off, but when you save for something this special, you expect to be treated a little better than I ...
Very disappointed that we were not right by the glacier. The picture online when i booked looked like it was on both sides. The food was just okay. The ship itself was beautiful.
Needed more entertainment during the days at sea. The staff there was very friendly and helpful. The rooms were nice and comfortable, we had an inner stateroom. The bars and restaurants were nicely decorated. ...
Some good some bad .I don’t think I’d go on Princess ever again .There were many good things. The cabin itself was fine ,( minus the bathroom floor ) Getting on and off the ship was seamless . The crew was generally very good. The excursion was wonderful. Here is the main issue. The food was of poor quality . Meats were terrible , most desert were tasteless (exceptions creme brûlée amaretto ice ...
We booked this cruise last minute and loved the scenery! The cruise ship experience was the worst one we have had from the food to the staff! Apparently there were 350 people on board that Princess was catering to re food etc. the staff was not attentive and talked amongst themselves constantly. This was our first and quit possible our last Princess Cruise. We are cruisers ( 8 or 9 times)and ...
My sister chose the Princess cruise to Alaska for her 50th birthday. My family groaned at this idea because all we could think about was that it was going to be cold? Why should we pack winter clothes for a vacation? Needless to say all 12 of us, brothers, sisters and friends we set sail August 26, 2018. The port was in Seattle and it was a little chilly; however, the boat was beautiful. There was ...
We chose this cruise because family members had taken it in August of 2017. They had a much more positive experience than we did.
There was a "special group" of 200+ passengers on our cruise and Princess was obviously specifically catering to them. You would have thought the other 2900 of us on board were bottom dwellers they way we were treated by Princess crew members. It quickly became ...
My husband and I have talked with my brother and sister-in-law about taking an Alaskan Cruise for 25 years and finally had the opportunity to take one on 8/19/18. Although my husband was a little sad he didn't get to see any bears, the cruise was everything I hoped it would be! We went on fun excursions and enjoyed relaxing on the cruise ship as well.
Our Cabin Steward, Eduardo, was so ...