Getting ashore was pretty easy for us as we had preferred tender tickets due to our suite and the fact that we had signed up for a "shore excursion".  We rented a couple of the private cabanas for the eight of us and had lunches delivered to us.  This was very nice.  It was a relatively quiet area -- maybe too quiet as we probably would have liked to hear the music in the background.  If we had been alone, we probably would have gotten a beach clamshell but the cabana was nice -- providing some shade and even air-conditioned.  All in all, Princess Cays was a great, relaxing time on the beach!

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The ship doesn't arrive in port until about 1PM.  We hopped off (easy off and on) and did a little shopping in town.  After dropping our bags off in our suite, we headed back off ship for our excursion, a Sunset Cruise on a catamaran.  This consisted of a nice ride from the pier to the catamaran's dock, about 25 minutes, giving us some opportunity to see more of the island.  The voyage was VERY nice, with free rum drinks, background music, and nice views of the island from out in the harbor.  The weather didn't cooperate (cloud cover) on the sunset (though we had sun earlier) but I think all on board would agree that it was an excellent excursion.  Of course, the green stuff (a shot to take at sunset) probably helped a lot, also!

We had an early excursion in Aruba on a pirate ship to three snorkeling stops.  The ride from the pier and back was an excursion in itself aboard a party bus!  The ship was an old pirate vessel.  Free drinks, once snorkeling was complete, music, sun and fun made for a great trip.  The highlight, however, was the rope swing off the vessel.  Most folks tried it and it was a fun event.  We'd also recommend this tour.

We did a little shopping then headed aboard.

Emerald 733 is an aft-facing balcony suite.  It's a decent-sized suite.  There is a sitting room with a sofa and easy chair, along with an end table and a coffee table.  There is a sink area next to the sitting area to use as a "bar".  The bathroom consists of two rooms, the toilet and sink in one and the freestanding shower and separate, large jacuzzi tub in the other.  There was plenty of closet and drawer space available.  The bed was at least a queen and was quite comfortable.  The balcony is quite large and, even with a beam coming down at one end (hence, the "limited view" moniker), there was plenty of room and lots of viewing space.  We even had eight folks out there for tea one day.  We never experienced any noise issues, even with Club Fusion directly below us.

Here's the list of suite amenities:

Expedited Embarkation Process- yes, nice amenity
Preferred Anytime Dining Reservations -- we did not use -- we just showed up with no issues
Personal Shore Excursion Reservations -- we did not use -- we had booked in advance
Complimentary Laundry and Dry Cleaning -- we had some items pressed day one and laundry done on day three -- all free
Canapes -- we had six delivered almost every day -- whenever we ordered them that morning
Exclusive Elite Lounge -- we never made our way up there but it was available
Dedicated Purser's Line -- we had this though the two times we went, there was no waiting
Breakfast in Sabbatini's -- this was very nice.Flower Arrangement, Corsage and Boutonniere on Formal Night -- all done 
Complimentary Mini-Bar -- yes, but you need to call room service right away to swap out anything you'd rather have

All in all, the suite, especially with the aft-facing balcony (NO wind) was excellent.

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