Emerald Princess Review

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Review for Transatlantic Cruise on Emerald Princess
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bsorge
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Sep 2010
Cabin: Balcony

We are experienced cruisers with over 400 days onboard multiple cruise ships/lines. Although the itinerary was not exotic, we thought that the would provide a better onboard experience. First, I would like to say that we had over 3,000 passengers, but the public facilities were meant for no more then 2500 passengers or less. For example, the Horizon/Lido buffet you had always to share a table with others. If you went to a show in the Princess Theater you had best arrive 30 minutes or more in advance to get a seat. In the gym, treadmills were limited to 20 minutes. The pool seating was also very limited, but we had a lot of cool days so this problem was never tested on this cruise. It almost feels like the ship had a section added for additional cabins.

One saving grace is that the ship was well staffed and we actually got our drinks delivered to our table in the buffet. The staff in the cabins and dinning were mostly very good.

Food is important on a cruise ship and the food on this ship was very mediocre. As the cruise wore on it went decidedly downhill in the Horizon Buffet. I do not go on cruise ships to have leftovers. For example, they even provided one day for lunch pancake soup. Then they had the same cheese blintzes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin BB

We were booked in a lower obstructive view cabin midship, but were upgraded to the

12 deck (Aloha) in A218 which was only 4 cabins from the front. Strong weather proved that this was not a good upgrade. The cabin had a nice, but small balcony. The room itself was small with not even a small couch. The shelf space was very good and even offered privacy for the ladies to change. Most disappointing was a very small round shower that your backside had a tendency to stick out. Smallest cabin that we have experienced in some time.

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