This was our 13th Cruise and our 3rd with Princess; we liked our first two Princess cruises very much but would not sail on Emerald Princess again even if we won a cruise holiday.

We boarded after shuffling along in the long boarding process, when we got on board our cabin was ready; it may not have been cleaned too well, as there was still the previous occupant’s left over food in the minibar and spillage stains on one of the bedside units.

The ship felt over crowded; there were too many people everywhere. At peak times trying to find somewhere to sit down and have breakfast in the Lido was nearly impossible; one day we took our breakfast back to our cabin to eat it. The bars were also over crowded. Read more