Reviews of The Emerald Cruise Ship, The Emerald, Thomson Cruises

We travelled on the Emerald from...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Itinerary:

The Emerald Cruise Ship

Date of Holiday:

May 2007

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mrs C Elliot

Comments:

We travelled on the Emerald from the 4th-12th May 2007, we has an excellent holiday we were a party of 10 adults, and 1 baby, and we had no complaints!



The cabins were all good sizes and very clean, the food excellent with lots... read more

I have never been on a cruise...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Itinerary:

aegeon

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2005

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

scraggy

Comments:

I have never been on a cruise before and was quite skeptical as to the outcome of whether I could tolerate the seas. To my amazement I thoroughly enjoyed my cruise. The Ship was a Greek vessel and an old boy, used in the war, but had been thoroughly... read more

My wife and I had the worst...

Overall Rating:

2/10

Itinerary:

Black Sea Odyssy

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2006

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

howardad

Comments:

My wife and I had the worst holiday experience ever on board The Emerald.



The ship is over 50 years old and should have been scrapped ages ago. Our cabin, 447, for which we paid an EXTRA £700, was rated as "outside premier".... read more

Firstly, to anyone reading these...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Itinerary:

Pearls of the Agean

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2006

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mr Derek Bartle

Comments:

Firstly, to anyone reading these reviews, please do not be put off by the bad reviews of this ship and remember that often people are very quick to write a bad review and often not so quick to write a good one. This ship was our 5th Thomson Cruise and... read more

Poor hygiene on board resulting...

Overall Rating:

3/10

Itinerary:

Ancient Wonders

Date of Holiday:

Oct 2006

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mr P Yelland

Comments:

Poor hygiene on board resulting in sickness bug affecting a large proportion of passengers. Chanterelle dining room had poor choice of food which was bland, not up to the standard of other cruise ships.



Le Bistro restaurant... read more

Although showing some signs of...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Itinerary:

Ancient Wonders

Date of Holiday:

Oct 2006

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mrs J Smith

Comments:

Although showing some signs of age we found the Emerald to be comfortable with a crew that couldn't do enough for you.



Went on overnight trip to Egypt which was fantastic and was excellent value for money. The city tour of... read more

Cabin 737 is a superior outside...

Overall Rating:

2/10

Itinerary:

ancient wonders

Date of Holiday:

Oct 2006

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mrs J Keen

Comments:

Cabin 737 is a superior outside cabin, it was tatty, but clean and presentable. Unfortunately, the large window was completely obscured by a lifeboat! It is next to the bistro on deck 7, but was surprisingly quiet.



This is not... read more

We should never have booked with...

Overall Rating:

4/10

Itinerary:

Black Sea Odyssey

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2006

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Ms J Hamnett

Comments:

We should never have booked with Thomson, we travelled to Egypt with them some years ago and were disappointed then.



The girl in the Thompson shop in Manchester should not have taken our booking as she did not have a clue about... read more

Having recently spent one week...

Overall Rating:

5/10

Itinerary:

Pearls of the Aegean

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2006

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mr D Sheldon

Comments:

Having recently spent one week on the Emerald I can honestly say this is the worst ship I have been on. Arrived on ship at 1.30pm after a taxi transfer from the Grand Glyfada.



Luggage was not at cabin so decided to go to Corfu... read more

The ship was very good, the...

Overall Rating:

6/10

Itinerary:

0

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2006

Tour Operator:

Sunstar Leisure

Submitted By:

Hadyn Edwards

Comments:

The ship was very good, the staff excellent, ports of call was excellent, food outstanding, and the whole holiday was very good. But alas the cabin was poor, small, we had little sleep, we could hear the engines all night long, the lady in the next... read more

We have just returned from our 1...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Itinerary:

The Emerald Cruise Ship

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2006

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mrs D Morgan

Comments:

We have just returned from our 1 week cruise to Greece and turkey, it was an excellent holiday, the ship was very nice and the staff were excellent, our cabin was a good size and very clean, the entertainment was good and there was something going on... read more

Again a brilliant cruise. The...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Itinerary:

Ancient Wonders

Date of Holiday:

Oct 2005

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Kimber

Comments:

Again a brilliant cruise. The ports of call were very exciting (quite a few we had done before) but new on the itinerary for us was Antalya (Turkey), Beirut (Lebanon) and for the whole ship Tobruk (Libya).



Beirut was... read more

No words can explain how...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Itinerary:

Not Specified

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2005

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mr JA McKeraghan

Comments:

No words can explain how wonderful this cruise was, the only way to describe this cruise, ship & all the staff is FIRST CLASS.


As my wife and I celebrated our 30th Wedding Anniversary on board the ship, it as more than we... read more

Our 1st Cruise. Very pleasantly...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Itinerary:

Pearls of the Aegean

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2005

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mrs L Dimery

Comments:

Our 1st Cruise. Very pleasantly surprised. Caters for all age groups. (Including our 14 year old son) Cabin clean, comfortable and cool. Entertainment excellent, Food excellent with a variety of choice. Booked to go again next year but for two weeks instead of one.

It had been many years since I...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Itinerary:

Pearls of the Aegean

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2005

Tour Operator:

Portland Direct

Submitted By:

Mr G Dunk

Comments:

It had been many years since I had boarded a cruise ship; I wasn’t disappointed.



Firstly, the bad news:

Three hours in each of Mykonos and Santorini isn't long enough. These are two beautiful places, which I... read more