Emerald Princess Review
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Princess's transfer service was outstanding. We were met at Copenhagen airport's luggage claim and escorted a waiting bus. We were brought to our hotel and our bags were brought to our room. Two days later we left them outside our hotel door and the bags were delivered to our stateroom. The last night of the cruise the bags were picked up then staged in a building next to the airport bus drop off location, and there were many Princess people directing passengers to their bags then into the airport terminal. Check-in at the ship was very fast with no waiting in line.
For us, we stayed at the wrong pre-cruise hotel, the Kong Arthur. Although the room and bathroom were large and very nice, the hotel is "green," carbon neutral with no air conditioning. The outside temperature got up to 73 degrees but our room was 89 and only went down to 79 at night with all the windows open, which also allowed a lot of noise inside. The hallway also felt like a sauna and we didn't get the proper rest following our long flight. The buffet breakfast was really good but not included with the room price. Not a problem for us, but the metro transportation station is a 5-7 minute walk away and the most touristy areas, like Tivoli, Nyhavn, Stroget shopping street, are 15-20 minutes away.
Our stateroom was very nice with a comfortable bed, desk and chair, tv cabinet with refrigerator, small table, 2 small end tables, a large open closet, a shelf unit with safe, and lots of mirrors that made the room appear larger. The balcony was spacious for more than the 2 of us and our cabin attendant kept the room spotless and the ice bucket full. In the bathroom there was a 2-prong U.S.-style electrical outlet (the prongs had to be the same size), a 3 prong outlet above the desk and another one behind the flatscreen tv. The European-style 2-prong plug we used at the hotel did not fit into the stateroom's outlets. The Eucalyptus scented bath products were a minor problem for this allergy sufferer. Room service for coffee a couple of mornings and for bottled water and sodas on other occasions was prompt.
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Baja 607 was spacious, with a comfortable bed, 2 nightstands, chair and desk with U.S. style electrical outlet, tv stand with refrigerator and another outlet, small table, large open closet, shelves with safe, nice-sized balcony, bathroom with outlet for 2-prong U.S. plug. Note: European plug used in Copenhagen hotel didn't fit ship's outlets. Mirrors on wall behind bed, over desk, behind tv, and by the door made room brighter and seem larger. We could hear voices from adjoining rooms but not loud enough to understand conversations. Eucalyptus scented bath products. Plenty of of hot water in shower. Didn't like slight salty taste of faucet water when brushing teeth. Convenient extra light switches on wall behind bed. A/C control worked fine. Didn't like oil smell on balcony(from smokestack?) when entering or leaving ports.