Princess Emerald Princess Cruise Reviews for Family to Europe from Southampton

This was our 10th Cruise, and we enjoyed Princess on two previous cruises. So we decided on this cruise because of previous satisfaction with Princess and for not having a lot of SeaDays and the amount of time in Port, every port. Firstly, they have to make the Medallion method more user friendly. After using this system, I don't know how this is any better than any previous systems of ...

Lots of British stops we haven't been to so picked this cruise. Medallion App doesn't work every time so easiest thing to ring Princess before you sail to set up you info, and once aboard, if you order more than one drink at a time , even if you have the drinks package, you get billed for the drinks- have to go to reception to remove payment. Embarkation a doddle - 10 min from arriving at ...

Once again we chose to cruise on Princess Cruises due to previous amazing experiences. The itinerary was great, the staff super friendly but I must say that the food this cruise on the Emerald Princess sorely missed the mark on options, taste and food quality. Having been on previous Princess boats we had very much enjoyed the freshness, and flavour of the meals provided. This trip was a flop. ...

This was our 3rd attempt for this British Isles cruise as we had booked it pre pandemic. We were very much looking forward to it. Embarkation was relatively quick & straightforward. We were surprised however that we were required to wear face masks in all communal areas due to a covid outbreak on the previous cruise. Our first night in the De Vinci main dining room was not a pleasant ...

We wanted to tour the British Isles and Princess does a good job with this itinerary. Blarney castle was a real dud because the time there was way too short. The Blarney stone is at the top of the castle, there is only one line in and that is all you get to do in 90 minutes. The grounds and Blarney house have so much more to offer as do the Woolen Mills but there is not enough time. Now on ...

Embarkation was the quickest we have ever had at Southampton, just 30 mins from dropping the car off till we got in the cabin.Ours was a normal balcony cabin, but only had one chair in the cabin. The ship itself needs a lot of paint work done outside, and inside feels dark and dated. Some areas are taken up by a large picture gallery and photo displays, which would be better used for passenger ...

We chose this cruise to celebrate our wedding anniversary and visit Ireland and Scotland for the first time. Our anniversary was never recognized. We told our Cruise consultant and put it in the medallion app. Our dining experience was less than favorable. We dined in the main dining room the first two nights. Dinner took two and a half hours each time. We then decided to stop dining here after ...

We chose this cruise for the destinations. However, we barely had time to experience the larger ports. We missed Dublin entirely, because bad weather curtailed the tender operations. There were only a few hours in Edinburgh. It would be better to skip some of the smaller ports entirely (Saint Peter Port, and Kirkwall), and instead, spend two days in the larger destinations. There were many ...

We chose this ship because of the itinerary. It was our first time on a Princess Cruise. The ship interior was very nice and in great shape. The outside looked pretty bad. Lots of rust and dents. The boarding was chaotic. Very disorganized. But once onboard it was just OK. The food really needs to be improved. We ate at the two specialty dining rooms and never felt the need to go back. The ...

2 hour wait to board ship at Southampton. As soon as onboard informed our cabin had to be deep cleaned and not ready. Medallion app hopeless as was Medallion, otherwise known as my electronic tag and reduces you to a non person. 2 tenders broke down within 6 days and Princess need to be reminded these are Lifeboats as well as water taxis and as such should be cleaned regularly and certainly better ...