Excellent Cruise, good value for money. Service on board was very good and the dining room staff were excellent as was the food which was of very good quality and variety. The cabins were clean and comfortable and the steward was very helpful. there were plenty of chairs, sun beds shaded areas on the sun deck and on hot days water was supplied at no cost as well as the waters ready to supply us with other drinks. the only criticism that I have was that there were no blankets kept on the sun deck to soften the hardness of the sun beds as have been supplied on other cruises. the swimming pool was a great asset and was kept clean and tidy at all times. the free drinks with lunch and dinner were an excellent idea. the trips out were interesting and the coach travel to and from the venues was of high quality. All in all this was a very good choice of cruise and we would consider using Emerald for any future crises.