Emerald River Cruises

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Middle East

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Mediterranean

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Emerald Azzurra

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St. Lucia

This cruise took us to several bucket list locations and everything was great.  Smooth, quick embarkation, a comfortable and spacious room, and friendly attentive staff all made this an amazing trip.  The excursions were well organized and went smoothly- the buses were comfortable and air conditioned. The guides were extremely knowledgeable and helpful.  Even when our Jerusalem tour ran late because of gridlocked traffic in the end everything was fine.  When we arrived back at the ship our dinner was waiting for us and we were not rushed at all.  

My group decided to leave the ship on the last night, in Haifa Isreal instead of sailing to Limassol because it was so difficult getting flights home from there.  The tour director Karen could not have been nicer.  She arranged a van to pick us up at the port and drive us to Tel Aviv (of course it was our responsibility to pay). We were so grateful for the help and it was such a relief that we didn’t have try and figure it out on our own. The port was a commercial port, not a traditional cruise port so there wasn’t a line of cabs sitting there like you might see at most cruise ports.  

On that note, all of the staff were exceptionally helpful and friendly.  The only suggestion I would have was the guitarist, although very talented, was inclined to play slow, slow songs. We often felt like we were sitting in a dentist office- lol! We put on our ship survey to encourage him to play more upbeat tunes- we may be over 50 but we still have a pulse! A little lively dance music would have gone over very well.  

The ship is lovely and comfortable, we never felt crowded and could always find a place to sit.  Our fellow cruisers were friendly- the nice thing about a small ship is you have a great opportunity to really meet  the other passengers.  The average age on our cruise was lower than I thought it would be and that was a pleasant surprise.  It seemed to be low-mid 60s.  Husband and I are 52 and felt right at home.  This is a great cruise for experienced cruisers who are done with giant ships and long buffet lines, or just people who prefer small groups and a quiet atmosphere.  Would not be good for children, teenagers, anyone who wants to be up all night clubbing, or anyone who is of an advanced age and has mobility problems.  Although there are elevators many of the excursions involved a lot of walking- wheelchairs, walkers and oxygen tanks would be a no go.

A companion and myself were on a 21 day cruise .

What a disappointment!!! 

The food was average ( nothing great ) but the brochure made it sound like the food would be of Michelin restaurant quality.  Day after day the same thing was served with small differences. For the cost of this cruise the food should have been of a much higher quality 

The shower drains seem to be too small for the amount of water flow. There would always be a flood to clean up on the washroom floor after every shower.

Due to the fact the ship is so small very very limited evening activities.

I should mention the crew was outstanding  

We did enjoy the availability of the e-bikes 

There were great for getting around when we were on shore .

There are a lot more cruise ships that are better and less expensive.

Need I say anymore ?    Over priced   Over priced over priced

Save your money !

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