We thought you’d like to know that we have updated all of our Emerald Cruises ship reviews. Emerald’s fleet has grown tremendously since the line launched four years ago. To keep pace with the company’s rapid expansion, we took time to tweak our existing reviews and add new ones.
Emerald Sun is pictured from above, showcasing the outdoor activities offered on the Horizon Deck. As one of Emerald’s Star Ships, it features the same layout as the other Star Ships on the fleet. Photo courtesy of Emerald Cruises
While some of our reviews were updated for current information, we also added reviews for Emerald Liberté, Emerald Destiny and Emerald Radiance, which set sail in 2017.
Perhaps the most notable change in the Emerald Cruises fleet comes next year, when Emerald Harmony replaces the Mekong Navigator on the Mekong.
Emerald Harmony. Photo courtesy of Emerald Cruises
Emerald Harmony is a 293-foot vessel that will feature 38 suites and 4 staterooms. It will carry up to 84 passengers and 40 crew members. The ship will feature four decks, as well as Emerald Cruises’ signature pool area with a retractable roof, assuring that no matter what the weather, guests will be able to enjoy a swim. The ship has one stateroom category, and three suite categories. All suite categories feature a balcony. Read more about Emerald Harmony here.
All our Emerald Cruises’ ship reviews can be found here:
Emerald Cruises Ship Reviews
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We have been river cruising for over 3 decades and done most European Rivers with a number of Lines including Viking, Saga, Ama, Rivera. We have done the Nile a few times with various company’s as well as Lake Nasser, St Petersburg down to Moscow with Viking. This June we thought we would try Emerald on the Rhone on the relatively new ‘Libertie. We were on a balcony stateroom on the top deck 312. Not a great experience. Staterooms were cramped,difficult to get into shower because the way the door is hung, Shoe rack in wardrobes stops evening dresses being hung, Safe can’t take standard SLR camera, No USB points [I’ve been on 10 year old ships were you had 4] Food was poor, unseasoned, overseasond, Mussels where 50% were closed, bland escargot. We were traveling through an area famous for it’s food, but this was the worst food I have had on any cruise anywhere in the world [Maybe I’m spoilt living close to Edinburgh were we have dozens of good ‘Chef Patron’s’ from this area.]. Wine was served in 125 measures and trying to get a top up was difficult. First Cruise I have been on where Guided tours were not divided up between Fast & Slow walkers, we were all lumped together [When I asked about this I was told that they had been told to cut back on the number of guides]. Furnishing were of the quality of ‘IKEA’, poor quality vinyl coverings, swivel chairs where 50% were having difficulty swiveling because of poor quality mechanism. Position of bar made presentations difficult and the TV screens didn’t help much. Even though the weather was very good nothing ever happened up on the sun deck. Crew were trying their best, Both Captains were superb and ship was spotless, But this was IMO the bottom end of quality in the European Cruise Market