Our trip from Ft. Lauderdale to Barcelona on the Emerald Princess was outstanding. We were blessed with great weather and calm seas. The ship is our favorite to date and the staff and crew were excellent. We met the nicest people we have met on any cruise. I have included my personal rating system in parenthesis on a scale of 1-10. APRIL 13, 2008: We flew from San Diego to Ft Lauderdale on ...

Emerald Princess February 4, 2008 By Host Joe My first impression of Emerald as we boarded is what a beautiful ship it is. The furnishings and themes are gorgeous. As we toured the ship we became more impressed with her immense size, however a little disillusioned with the layout as it is a little hard to get around (and we have cruised a lot on many ships!). With 19 decks it is a real adventure ...