Arrived back of my holiday 2 days ago and am already wishing that I could click my fingers and enjoy life on board the Emerald.

As I have never been on a cruise before I can’t compare but what I can say is that the Emerald cruise will always ... read more

This was our 3rd Thomson cruise. The Emerald whilst a lovely ship is showing her age of nearly 50 years and is one of the smallest of the Thomson fleet and always seemed crowded.

The Embarkation process was very smooth and much better than p... read more

My husband and I have just arrived home from the Emerald cruise ship, The pearls of the Aegean. Having read the negative reviews we were a little unsure, but we soon found out once we arrived onboard we had no worries.

The staff were excelle... read more

Excellent cruise, cannot fault the service as the staff were very friendly and helpful, happy to stop and chat although they worked really hard. The food from both the restaurant and the bistro was brilliant, the choice was very good and you were treated ... read more

great holiday our cabin was on the lowest deck but it was a great cabin no engine noise anwed the steward couldnt do enough for us highly recomend this cruise.we are planning to go on the emeralds last year in service with thompson this year... read more

I spent a very enjoyable week on the Emerald. A grand old lady of the sea and from what I understand the last year with Thompson’s. I travelled with my mother who is in her eighties.

The crew were a fantastic example of excellent customer se... read more

We have just been on this trip and have been home for only a couple of days, I was just flicking through the internet to take another look at the emerald, as its the best ship ever.

I was really surprised to read some of these reviews of th... read more

Just returned from brilliant cruise with the Thomson Emerald, Pearls of the Aegean.

I have travelled on the Spirit and the Celebration but thought that the Emerald was far more homely. I was a bit concerned when I read other reviews on this ... read more

My party of six have been at home for just a week after cruising around the Adriatic and frankly we are missing it so much. This is my second cruise on The Emerald and I am shocked to read so many bad reviews of this ship.

My husband and I t... read more

Just returned home after a week on this ship. It was terrible. We paid for an outside superior cabin and could not sleep at night because of the noise from the engine! To make matters worse there was a terrible smell from the drains. When we went to i... read more

Great cruise, great choice of food, ship cleaned all the time. Great staff.

Only down side - trip to Slovenia done on a Sunday nothing open, although place was great to walk around.

With this being the first time on a ship didn’t... read more

This was our first cruise and we were apprehensive as to what to expect. We need not have worried at all.

From the moment we embarked at Corfu the crew and staff were on hand to help make our stay as enjoyable as possible.

The E... read more

Having been on the Emerald 3 years ago, was very disappointed indeed with the quality of the food which seems to have gone down in standard.

The service in the dining room had also lapsed in efficiency. The entertainment team was less profes... read more

A fantastic experience. Cabin was the largest we have ever had. The itinerary was really well thought out and very interesting.

Food was varied and of good quality. Entertainment overall was quite good. But the really outstanding thing about... read more

My wife and I were apprehensive to say the least about going on this cruise after reading the poor reviews on this and other review sites, but this had been needless worry as the service we received from all of the staff was excellent as was the food. read more