Princess Emerald Princess Cruise Reviews for Family to Europe - British Isles & Western from Southampton

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Great service, good food, hit and miss entertainment, expensive excursions, drinks - ouch !!
"One guy playing what looked like a dead cat with pipes sticking out of it (I think they call it the Bagpuss) had a cash point machine for taking tips - Invergordon - nothing to see Edinburgh - lovely place but a day trip isnt enough - saw holyrood, the castle, the mile and was impressed Le Havre - for Paris with 6 hour round trip on a bus wasn't for us so we walked the Harbour in 30 degree heat and visited Notre dame cathedral.Drinks package which included tips and wifi cost £40 pppd - a whopping £960 for two of us so we made the best of it and tried to get our monies worth lol - pretty hard to do though, but I think if I'd not bought the package it still would have been very expensive as drinks are $9 dollar min for wine and averaging $7-8 for beer or a single shot of whisky...."Read More
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6-10 Cruises

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Great Cruise

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Streetwise
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

My wife and I love the Transatlantic cruises. After a half dozen ports at the beginning of the cruise, you have almost a week to sit back and relax. The Emerald Princess was just refurbished and everything was in tip top shape. All of the staff was extremely friendly and did a great job. Princess continues to make improvements every time we cruise with them, this cruise was no exception as the ...
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Sail Date: November 2022


Excellent Transatlantic Voyage

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kenny654
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

The biggest reason I chose this 16-day cruise from Southampton to Fort Lauderdale was the list of 6 intermediate ports of call -- I had never been to any of them! The ports were Cherbourg, Le Verdon, Bilbao, A Coruna, Lisbon, and Ponta Delgada. I was very grateful that I had booked a Princess transfer from London Heathrow Airport to the ship, as the few days before the cruise was sailing it ...
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Sail Date: November 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony


British Isles cruise September 2022

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baldguyut
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I want to thank Princess Cruises for removing any desire I might have to go on future cruises after my experience on Emerald Princess. I was shocked at how bad the overall service was compared to the other dozen cruises we have been on. One example of poor service was the dining and beverage service. My wife and I ordered the Soda Package and to get a soda while you dined you had to tell a ...
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Sail Date: September 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony


Getting back to normal....slowly

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Sunman239
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Being laid up during covid hasn't done this ship any favours. Generous rust and flaking paint on the balcony, with unvarnished hand rail. Internally OK, if a bit dated, and due for dry Dock soon for renovation. Comfortable cabin, with the newer Comfortable mattresses and pillows. Food in MDRs generally good, and pre booking with the medallion app meant no waiting in line. Entertainment ...
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Sail Date: September 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony


A needed escape after Covid

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Kerryman28
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

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 ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Cabin Type: Oceanview (obstructed view)


Great service, good food, hit and miss entertainment, expensive excursions, drinks - ouch !!

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Luke1995
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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 ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Cabin Type: Oceanview (obstructed view)


Poor service and entertainment

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Shell168
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

This was our first cruise ,we chose it has it had a lot of stops which we could get off ,embarkment was brilliant we was in our state room by 12,,to busy to get of at st peters Guernsey people was still trying to get on water shuttles at 12 had to be bk by 3 so gave that amiss day three COVID outbreak captain ask if we would wear mask on ship many Americans didn't astound the ship or coac hi ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Traveled with disabled person


2 weeks in the beauty of the UK - love the people and the tours and the Captain

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inhogheaven
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We've cruised all of the Caribbean, New England/Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Bahamas (Costa) and I've cruised the Med on HAL. This itinerary was a natural progression. We arrived a few weeks after Queen's Platinum Jubilee and so many decorations were still visible. We wish Princessair would have flown us in to alternate airports other than Heathrow with all the trouble they caused themselves. ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony


Disappointed with Princess.

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Sulfate
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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 ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony


Avoid. Faded Glory. Not what it should be.

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Sosarder
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

Round UK cruise from Southampton. The ship is tired and has signs of wear and tear. The floor of the main pool deck is churned up. The metal trim in the dinner room ceilings are stained and rusted. Food is mediocre at best. Portion sizes are very small. Princess have stopped most of the extra special luxuries that make cruising special. Consequently it feels more like a cross channel ferry. ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Traveled with children


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