Emerald Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

We chose this cruise because we liked the itinerary and we enjoyed all the places we visited. The boat itself is very nice, cabins a bit snug but bed very comfortable. Food and wine all good but restaurant lacked a bit in terms of ambiance though staff all helpful and friendly. Main issue was the unseemly scramble if you wanted a table for two. Also at lunchtime it would be helpful if a copy of ...

This was our first experience, both with Emerald and with a super Yacht. The ship is lovely. The cabin was well laid out and comfortable. I read previous reviews about the staff and found ours to be less than the superlatives I've read. With a couple of exceptions, the wait staff were efficient but did not remember names or preferences. Some were not even approachable -- efficient, but not ...

We went on our Honeymoon. We had waited a year to be able to go on a River Cruise, post pandemic. The food and service was outstanding. The entertainment on board was hit and miss. We loved the word game! The excursions were informative and fun. On one of our excursions, we found out from another cruise line that the lock operators were on strike. This person had been staying in a hotel for 3 ...

This cruise was chosen as we were excited about the itinerary that was posted on- line. Overall we would give this cruise a rating of 7 out of 10 for several reasons. Limited availability of top deck while cruising the river. One day we cruised for 7 hours and deck was unavailable due to low bridges. Passing through so many locks during dinner time ruined the ambiance of dinner having ...

We originally booked this cruise in 2019 and to have James Martin as the guest chef. This was the big lure. Sadly the vessel was unable to sail and so with two further re-bookings cancelled due to Covid we finally managed this cruise. BA cancelled our flight at the last minute and an alternate flight and the sailing schedule allowed us to join very late on Sunday in Lyon, having missed (for ...

Wanted to see something of the South of France & sample some of the wines. We have travelled with Emerald twice before & really enjoyed the holidays. This cruise was of similar standard however there were a few minor problems. The cabins were smaller than The Emerald Sky - lacking in storage space. When the weather was really hot & we wanted the swimming pool roof open non of the staff knew how to ...

Although veteran ocean cruisers, we'd never tried river cruising until August 2017, when we sailed with Emerald Waterways on the Douro in Portugal. Reader, we loved it! Measured against our vague criteria of Ambience (the ship and its facilities, the river, its scenery and towns), Service (the crew's friendliness, helpfulness and professionalism) and Food (quality, variety, flavour, novelty), ...

Almost exceeded all expectations from start to finish, excellent customer service from all staff, lead by Captain Dario and Captain 2 Remi and superbly supported by Jana, the Cruise Director. Cleanliness, spaces both within Cabin and public rooms perfectly adequate for the number of guests on board. Had a lower deck cabin which was fine - hardly spent time in it! Food plentiful, very good at ...

Previously, we had river cruised with Viking on the Danube/Rhine 15 day holiday which we thoroughly enjoyed. Had seen the adverts for Emerald Waterways and thought we would try a shorter cruise with them. The whole booking procedure was done by telephone and could not have been easier. As we had made and paid for our reservations of a Grand Balcony Suite early we also received the Premium Drinks ...