15 Nights Spain, Portugal & France Passage Cruise

Our Excellent Experience on the Emerald Princess

My wife and I had a wonderful time on the Emerald Princess during our recent Scandinavian Baltic Cruise (May 8-22, 2025). We were very impressed with the crew members willingness to assist us whenever we needed help or seemed to need help! One place we would like to mention was their Pop-up Restaurants: Steamers Seafood and Planks BBQ. The Beef Brisket was amazing, very tender and flavorful. The other Pop-up Restaurant, Steamers Seafood, was excellent too. We would like to thank the following Pop-up Restaurant crew members for their excellent service: Massimo, Rhea, Rona, Jovanni, Edison, Catherine, and Lee (number 10). If we didn't mention the cooks, our hats are off to you! Thank you for your excellent cooking, meal preparation and service! Our Cabin Steward, Ramir was awesome. Our room was clean and orderly. He visited two times or more a day. Ramir was very friendly and helpful when we needed him or not. Thank you, Ramir!

Awesome first cruise experience.

This was my first cruise with my wife (DINK) so I found everything to be excellent. Plenty of activites between going to shows, information sessions, art auctions, hanging out poolside, ping pong, walking the promenade, eating, drinking and watching open air movies. The service was outstanding. I am not used to be waited on. I usually put my dishes and garbage where they belong so I found it uncomfortable just leaving my dishes and glasses. Otherwise, the staff were always pleasant and easy to find. We had an interior cabin which was fine. The decor was dated, but otherwise in good condition or a well earned patina. Our room steward was the great. It always seemed he was just around the corner, out of sight and waiting for us to leave so he could empty our trash, or top up toiletries. The 50" tv seemed enormous in the cabin. Dining, as our water in the main dining room said, "the best part". He was referring to the dessert menu, but I felt the same about almost all the food on the ship. Everything was fresh, plenty of whole, real food. I missed the food almost immediately after disembarking. Disembarking was a little chaotic, but please, I wish people didn't walk off with their luggage. Let the crew handle it and we can all get off the ship smoother. The entertainment was great, more than enough to distract you. I preferred lounging top side in the fresh air and daylight. The Movies under the stars was awesome. My only dislikes were beyond the control of the ship and crew. Lets just say there are some really entitled people out there, certainly they are more important than everyone else. I did not have any personal interactions, but I have to give the crew credit for having to deal with these people. Especially the bartenders, shaking, blending and pouring drinks 30 at a time and someone didn't get their lime.

Princess Emerald Cruise

The ports is what attracted me. 12 Day cruise, took an inside cabin due to my financial budget. Was very impressed by the size of the room and closet and shelf place. First time on Princess and went to Panama, it was very impressive. Staff was amazing and aiming to please, (amazing customer service) whatever area you were on. I would do the Panama again using ship board for excursions, this was just a taste for me. The DJ Calvin was amazing and took requests and make everyone happy. He was amazing, I had recently lost me daughter Dena Forever 33. I used to dance all the time but after I lost her I had no life in me. He revived me and I danced, (I am currently back home and have no desire to dance or go anywhere. The bar staff at the club were amazing and made me feel that I should be there, (My daughter wanted me to dance and enjoy when she moved back home, unfortunately I lost her too soon and she would have loved the itinerary. Besides DJ Calvin brought me back to life because I hadn't danced after losing her. Hands up to Juan Agus Ryan and Sintia, they made me happy, pleased me and were amazing. They gave me a personalized experience and made me feel special. DJ Calvin was very accommodating to the crowd and made everyone happy and dance and interacted to know what the passengers wanted.