Emerald Princess Review

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Ancient Mariners

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Emerald Princess
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10+ Cruises • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Oct 2015

The ship was packed with the senior set - many had stayed on the ship from the previous voyage. Medical emergencies every day, ambulances at the dock, and even a helo evac at sea. If your idea of a great day at sea is a senior center with everything overcrowded - this is the cruise for you. We went to "fine dining" for lunch the day at sea. Arriving when it opened we were faced with a long line. When we got to the front we were shunted off - rudely - to the side because we did not want to share a table. After 20 minutes of standing and waiting - I asked the Maitre'd if anyone would ever give us a status. I was rudely told that he had no idea when a table would be available - and if I didn't like that - I could share elsewhere. I opted to eat elsewhere - lines but few tables in the buffet or on deck. Consummate host...lol.

If you wanted to see a show - you had to be there 30 -45 minutes before the start to get a seat. The enrichment / crafts were basically to dump some crayons and stickers in a pile and say have at it. The trivia and quizzes was a waste of time - they used the same questions the week before and many knew the answers in advance. Too hard to change the questions I suppose. Many seniors never got off the ship; those that did seemed to make it a point to show up at the tours at least 15 minutes after the time on the ticket - making everyone else wait. I won't be taking anymore princess cruises out of Florida.

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Costa Maya

Not much to see - lots of weeds. Where the kayaks were is a nice little town - lots of small bars and sidewalk vendors, but not the standard junk shops at the dock.

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