"Live" Emerald Princess, 16-Day Hawaii, July 6th to July 22nd

[wallyj]

8 minutes ago, Cruise Raider said:

It was for a trial period that happened to hit on our cruise earlier this month.  We were in a balcony cabin.  

I will assume the trial is over and not implemented to be the new standard as I have not seen any other posts mention getting bottle waters automatically, especially since this sailing, they ran out! 
 

I board Emerald tomorrow and have Premier pkg, so will find out, maybe that is why they ran out of the small bottles ?

Edited July 21, 2023 by wallyj

[XBGuy]

1 hour ago, Cruise Raider said:

 they had a lunch offered in the Crown Grill and once in Sabatini’s, both on sea days.  I wish they would do that more often but I understand that crew may not be available.  
 

 

Thanks for the update.  This idea of opening up Crown Grill or Sabatini's for lunch is interesting.

 

• What was the menu like--same as the dining room or unique?
   
• Was there a cover charge, or was it complimentary?  I agree that if the menu was the same as the dining rooms, then adding a cover charge would be discouraging.  If they offered unique menu items that were prepared a la minute, a modest cover charge might be reasonable.

[mikjr]

My only complaint so far is the room condition.  Bed is horrible.  We were on the Sapphire 3 months ago and the bed was fabulous.  They obviously have not updated the interiors of the Emerald cabins in a long time.  Bed table and lamps are horrible!   As for the food, I have no complaints.  After cruising  for over 20 years, i’ve learned what to order and what to stay away from.   We also like Celebrity but they’ve pulled out of the Los Angeles area for a temporary and if we want to take a Celebrity Cruises we need to go to San Diego.   We rarely fly these days, so we are limited to local ports.  

[LACruiser88]

1 hour ago, wallyj said:

I will assume the trial is over and not implemented to be the new standard as I have not seen any other posts mention getting bottle waters automatically, especially since this sailing, they ran out! 
 

I board Emerald tomorrow and have Premier pkg, so will find out, maybe that is why they ran out of the small bottles ?

We have the Plus Pkg and water was not replenished.  Btw, our Room Steward was AMAZING!

[LACruiser88]

After shopping for sandals for our granddaughter (Debbie couldn't help herself, she bought 3 pairs), we stopped for lunch.  It was great as always!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hand made tortillas.

 

 

 

Debbie had the Cheese Enchiladas

 

I had the Chile Rellenos

 

 

Big flea market set-up in front of the Malecón.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PacnGoNow]

35 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

After shopping for sandals for our granddaughter (Debbie couldn't help herself, she bought 3 pairs), we stopped for lunch.  It was great as always!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hand made tortillas.

 

 

 

Debbie had the Cheese Enchiladas

 

I had the Chile Rellenos

 

 

Big flea market set-up in front of the Malecón.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is it safe to walk around there?   Looks like it.

[phabric]

Is the flea market at the port area?

[LACruiser88]

@PacnGoNow  We have never had an issue walking through the town during the day.  It may be a different story at night.  We saw at least a dozen soldiers armed with automatic rifles on various street corners.

 

@phabric  The flea market that was right off the ship is no more.   It is now an easy 10 minute walk from the ship.  I took this picture right in front of the flea market.

 

 

 

[LACruiser88]

Our Vines buddies, Aldrin (aka- Buzz) and Nikhil.

 

 

 

[Sam.Seattle]

 

Suitcase Case Back up!  

Full boat with lots of families = lots of suitcases.

Edited July 22, 2023 by Sam.Seattle

[Tyskie]

5 hours ago, Sam.Seattle said:

Suitcase Case Back up!  

Full boat with lots of families = lots of suitcases.

 

OMG, I never in all the many years of cruising have seen such a pile of luggage 😱

[PacnGoNow]

5 hours ago, Sam.Seattle said:

 

Suitcase Case Back up!  

Full boat with lots of families = lots of suitcases.

Crazy!  Was that in front of the freight/crew elevators?  😳

[LACruiser88]

58 minutes ago, PacnGoNow said:

Crazy!  Was that in front of the freight/crew elevators?  😳

Does not look like our ship???

[LACruiser88]

Good morning San Pedro!  We are the only ship today.

 

 

 

 

 

[PacnGoNow]

5 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

Does not look like our ship???

Yes, or could be the crew deck before unloading the bags to the terminal. 
Crew member would have taken it.

Or, a fake?  

Take care.  All good things come to an end.  But, not for long. 😀

[that]

@LACruiser88
aloha welcome home

mahalo enjoyed “Live”

[LACruiser88]

Disembarking was a breeze with facial recognition for passport holders.  We are half-way home already at 8:15 am.

 

It was a fun trip!  Until the next time (Nov 12th, Enchanted, Med/TA).

 

  ¡Adios!

[startedwithamouse]

19 hours ago, LACruiser88 said:

After shopping for sandals for our granddaughter (Debbie couldn't help herself, she bought 3 pairs), we stopped for lunch.  It was great as always!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hand made tortillas.

 

 

 

Debbie had the Cheese Enchiladas

 

I had the Chile Rellenos

 

 

Big flea market set-up in front of the Malecón.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for sharing the trip.  We always eat local cuisine off the ship too and just another one of the reasons we cruise. We are looking to rebook this one when schedules allow. 

[atlast95]

Thanks so much for a wonderful report!

[SaltwaterDaffy]

4 hours ago, LACruiser88 said:

Disembarking was a breeze with facial recognition for passport holders.  We are half-way home already at 8:15 am.

 

It was a fun trip!  Until the next time (Nov 12th, Enchanted, Med/TA).

 

  ¡Adios!

Easy disembarkation for us also. Home at 10am. 103 degrees here and 83 inside the home. Going back to the Emerald in one week. 

Lunch was fantastic and really enjoyed your company. Happy cruising 🛳.

 

[Hogladyrider]

@LACruiser88... I have REALLY enjoyed following along your cruise review.

 

We do our first cruise to Hawaii on HAL this coming January.

 

Question regarding Ensenada......your lunch location looked yummy.  I am always hesitate to eat off the ship, how would you rate the place you had lunch at.

 

This will be our first visit to Ensenada and that looks like a nice way to enjoy ourselves.

Thanks in advance.

Susan

[milogurd]

34 minutes ago, Hogladyrider said:

@LACruiser88... I have REALLY enjoyed following along your cruise review.

 

We do our first cruise to Hawaii on HAL this coming January.

 

Question regarding Ensenada......your lunch location looked yummy.  I am always hesitate to eat off the ship, how would you rate the place you had lunch at.

 

This will be our first visit to Ensenada and that looks like a nice way to enjoy ourselves.

Thanks in advance.

Susan

 

Rates 3.9 of 5 stars on Yelp:

 

https://www.yelp.com/biz/el-mesón-de-don-fernando-ensenada

 

[LACruiser88]

5 hours ago, Hogladyrider said:

@LACruiser88... I have REALLY enjoyed following along your cruise review.

 

We do our first cruise to Hawaii on HAL this coming January.

 

Question regarding Ensenada......your lunch location looked yummy.  I am always hesitate to eat off the ship, how would you rate the place you had lunch at.

 

This will be our first visit to Ensenada and that looks like a nice way to enjoy ourselves.

Thanks in advance.

Susan

The food is down home cooking, not fancy but delicious.  And it is priced right.  Enjoy your cruise!

[Purplsmurf]

Thank you so much for this report! We are doing Hawaii on the Sapphire in October so it was very helpful. We are Celebrity cruisers so this will be only our second cruise ever on Princess……Just hope the weather is warm for our sea days!

[Sam.Seattle]

On 7/22/2023 at 6:27 AM, LACruiser88 said:

Does not look like our ship???

Yes, it was taken on the Emerald the last night.  Our room steward explained the combination of a longer cruise and families traveling together created a lot more luggage than usual.  The good news was they seem to get the luggage off the ship very quickly.  I did not experience any delay at the port getting our luggage.