Took cruise to see the iconic sights of France- Province regions. Great seeing France. Lovely wineries and scenes. Great history. Overall a lot of money for having to serve myself twice a day with buffet. Standing in a lineup to get food everyday and jostling for seating each meal. Food seemed rationed. Continental Breakfast for early birds was small muffins and croissant and a couple of ...
Chose Emerald quite a while ago having been on their river cruises. The style is very similar to the river operation in many ways.
The ship on first impressions looked off white not gleaming. During the cruise some painting took place that gave a better appearance.
Depending on taste there is a lot of grey on the ship. The lounge has some furniture that is not easy to arrange comfortably ...
We have been on all sizes and levels of cruise ships. Oceanview, grand suites, sky suites, balcony cabins. Some with little amenities and some with a butler. So with approx 60 cruises taken, the following is an accurate review of the Emerald Azzurra.
Being part of the Scenic group with a great reputation, we were anxious for an outstanding experience. Only 86 passengers (max 100) on this voyage ...
Let me first say that we found the boat, its crew and the cruise excellent and enjoyable. That said, Emerald's admin in the UK beforehand left a lot to be desired. A query I sent on 21.3.22 was never answered and, nearer our holiday, they were impossible to contact by phone.
To top it all BA cancelled our flight the day before departure! We lost nearly 1/2 our cruise as a result and didn't ...
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 ...
Emerald would like to think that they are on the same level as Avalon...not so. They have a long way to get there.
The rooms are small and you can hear the toilets flushing all night long fro the nearby cabins.
The bathrooms are small and difficult to maneuver for the average sized adult.
The Cruise Director although pleasant, was new to the industry and needs more experience. She ...
Price & itinerary were what we were looking for.
Also had read that the Radiance was a new ship (built in 2017). Ship very modern and clean with much chrome & glass.
Found that layout of public areas (restaurant & bar/lounge) were quite crowded, with furniture almost on top of each other.
Food was pretty good, although some foods at breakfast buffet were cold when they should not have ...
My husband and I wanted to see Eastern Europe. Our stay at the Sheraton in Bucharest was good also the tour of the City.
The Sky Emerald was a very well designed ship very contemporary design with clean lines, which we loved, however the cabin space was small and not enough room to hang our clothes. On the other hand there were ample spaces in the very deep drawers. Another minus for us was ...