IdRatherBCruisin Posted April 17, 2022 #1 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Which cruise line/ship to British Isles and why? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAVIP Posted April 17, 2022 #2 Share Posted April 17, 2022 4 hours ago, IdRatherBCruisin said: Which cruise line/ship to British Isles and why? Thanks! From which country/ port to which port in the UK or do do plan a cruise around the British Isles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted April 18, 2022 #3 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Budget? Personal preferences? What have you liked and disliked about past cruise ships and companies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda917 Posted April 19, 2022 #4 Share Posted April 19, 2022 I’m definitely curious about recommendations although not the OP. We were looking at the 12 days British isles on Emerald princess. Seems to have the best itinerary. Anyone taken this cruise before? Or have a different suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted April 19, 2022 #5 Share Posted April 19, 2022 14 hours ago, Manda917 said: I’m definitely curious about recommendations although not the OP. We were looking at the 12 days British isles on Emerald princess. Seems to have the best itinerary. Anyone taken this cruise before? Or have a different suggestion. We will be boarding the Emerald for that itinerary in just a few weeks! They made one port change from the original itinerary which was disappointing, but not a deal breaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda917 Posted April 19, 2022 #6 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Did you consider any different ships/itineraries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted April 19, 2022 #7 Share Posted April 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, Manda917 said: Did you consider any different ships/itineraries? Not really. We really like Princess and the itinerary was is lovely except they removed the Orkney Islands and replaced it with Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdRatherBCruisin Posted April 19, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted April 19, 2022 I was looking at Norwegian dawn next september Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted April 20, 2022 #9 Share Posted April 20, 2022 6 hours ago, IdRatherBCruisin said: I was looking at Norwegian dawn next september Personally, we most likely will not ever sail on Norwegian. From research and friend reviews, it is not the cruise line for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoMom!! Posted April 22, 2022 #10 Share Posted April 22, 2022 I am interested in this as well. We may have FCC with Celebrity because we may have to cancel our September 2022 New England cruise. Thinking about switching to a British Isles cruise instead. We have never cruised with Celebrity. I was also eyeing the aforementioned Emerald cruise. Dublin is still on the itinerary for the earlier August 1st cruise. So here is my question. We have cruised Princess before, and enjoyed it. The Emerald is an absolute steal money wise compared to Celebrity. Why is that? I know they've been having some upkeep issues on the Ruby - toilets not working - lately. Is it because the Emerald is aging? What else may I be missing vs Celebrity? Also - this itinerary looks amazing, but is the rain what keeps people away? We've never been to Western Europe, but I've wanted to see Ireland and Scotland. Do people just consider the Med better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted April 22, 2022 #11 Share Posted April 22, 2022 6 hours ago, ColoradoMom!! said: I am interested in this as well. We may have FCC with Celebrity because we may have to cancel our September 2022 New England cruise. Thinking about switching to a British Isles cruise instead. We have never cruised with Celebrity. I was also eyeing the aforementioned Emerald cruise. Dublin is still on the itinerary for the earlier August 1st cruise. So here is my question. We have cruised Princess before, and enjoyed it. The Emerald is an absolute steal money wise compared to Celebrity. Why is that? I know they've been having some upkeep issues on the Ruby - toilets not working - lately. Is it because the Emerald is aging? What else may I be missing vs Celebrity? Also - this itinerary looks amazing, but is the rain what keeps people away? We've never been to Western Europe, but I've wanted to see Ireland and Scotland. Do people just consider the Med better? Celebrity is expensive. The Med is not "better or worse" than the British Isles... That would be like saying is cake better than ice cream? They are very different. the UK is known for rain; it just is. We really enjoy Princess and I hope the Emerald will not disappoint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted April 23, 2022 #12 Share Posted April 23, 2022 12 hours ago, nini said: Celebrity is expensive. The Med is not "better or worse" than the British Isles... That would be like saying is cake better than ice cream? They are very different. the UK is known for rain; it just is. We really enjoy Princess and I hope the Emerald will not disappoint. Good analogy: they are different. We did the British Isles on the former Ocean Princess. If it still existed, I would definitely now be recommending it for the small ship experience. I will recommend The Book of Kells at Trinity College as a must see in Dublin. It was a truly awe inspiring experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alg2@humboldt.edu Posted April 25, 2022 #13 Share Posted April 25, 2022 We are also looking at the 12 day British Isle cruise on the Emerald Princess, but we are a family of three and even in the balcony rooms it seems like they just put in a roll away bed. We are a little bit worried about space. Has anyone sailed the Emerald Princess with three people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted April 26, 2022 #14 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 4/23/2022 at 4:49 AM, ontheweb said: Good analogy: they are different. We did the British Isles on the former Ocean Princess. If it still existed, I would definitely now be recommending it for the small ship experience. I will recommend The Book of Kells at Trinity College as a must see in Dublin. It was a truly awe inspiring experience. Thank you so much for your comment about the Book of Kells. We have tickets for May 12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted April 26, 2022 #15 Share Posted April 26, 2022 19 hours ago, alg2@humboldt.edu said: We are also looking at the 12 day British Isle cruise on the Emerald Princess, but we are a family of three and even in the balcony rooms it seems like they just put in a roll away bed. We are a little bit worried about space. Has anyone sailed the Emerald Princess with three people? The Emerald is one of the older ships, unlike the Regal which has Deluxe Balcony Cabins with sofabeds. I did a quick search and did find that to be so on the Emerald. However, Premium Suites have a sofabed. I would confirm with Princess that they are bringing in a roll away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenf22 Posted April 26, 2022 #16 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 2:19 PM, alg2@humboldt.edu said: We are also looking at the 12 day British Isle cruise on the Emerald Princess, but we are a family of three and even in the balcony rooms it seems like they just put in a roll away bed. We are a little bit worried about space. Has anyone sailed the Emerald Princess with three people? We booked a mini-suite because of this. I know it's more expensive, but I really can't imagine my 6ft tall 15 year old on a roll away on a 12-night cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted April 26, 2022 #17 Share Posted April 26, 2022 2 hours ago, jenf22 said: We booked a mini-suite because of this. I know it's more expensive, but I really can't imagine my 6ft tall 15 year old on a roll away on a 12-night cruise. You will enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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