Emerald Athens (Piraeus) Cruise Reviews

This was our 9th cruise. Most of the others were with Silversea. We chose the Azzurra because it only holds 100 passengers. We wanted to try something smaller than Silversea ships. Boy, what an experience! There were only 53 passengers and 76 crew. As you can imagine, the service was really great. The crew member wanted to provide great service wherever we were. This was our best cruise ...

The cruise we took sailed to the destinations that are on your "must visit" list... but the thought and care that has gone into how to present the destinations is evident. The ship facilities are superb... easy to find, use and understand. Extraordinary food and beverages... and such a wonderful range of local produce and dishes. A level of service that is difficult to describe - ...

We are a married couple in our 60's who chose this cruise after having enjoyed an experience a couple years ago on the Paul Gauguin, a small cruise ship in Tahiti. That ship accommodated 300 people and we really loved the smaller passenger load, more personal service and the ability to go from island to island rather than being on a cruise that wastes days at sea. We had always wanted to do a ...

The most negative part of the cruise was the meet and greet at the airport, on arrival in Athens the Emerald representative was nowhere to be found. There were 10 people on the flight from the UK and we stood outside arrivals waiting for an Emerald rep, eventually she was found at the other end of the airport wait by the wrong arrivals gate. We were then told we were waiting for another flight ...