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Emerald Princess Review

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Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Emerald Princess
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First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Nov 2014
Cabin: Balcony

I will admit, this was only our second cruise on Princess as my wife and I are Diamond level on Royal Caribbean so I may be a bit "under the influence" of RCI's style, however, I did take an honest look at the differences and similarities.

Some general impressions. I found the ship a bit "cut up" in that it was difficult to get from one end of the ship to the other EXCEPT on floor 7 which was their version of the promenade. It just seemed like we kept having to either go up or down and then across, rather than go straight from bow to stern or visa versa. Also, I found some of the ceilings a little low and felt cramped in the buffet and some other venues. (The buffets also seemed broken up with a number of different, smaller locations close together with some open and some closed, but all serving the same fare.)

The food was very good in the dining room but I found the food at the buffet to leave a lot to be desired. The outside "grill" served the typical hot dogs, hamburgers etc and the food was hot BUT there was usually a line as they serve only a few people at a time with only one person cooking and one serving. Food was good, but the lines, not so much. The outdoor big screen TV was fun for viewing football etc.

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Balcony

Cabin BA

Typical Balcony Room. However, very good closet space but the room itself felt small, with only a chair, no couch. Bathroom was adequate and very typical. Their design cuts off the room with the back wall of the closet and no view to the door from the bed chamber.

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