The ship we sailed on the Emerald Princess.

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We sailed on our round trip from Southampton around the mediterranean on the Emerald Princess. The ship was built in 2007 in Italy. It is over 900 feet long has 19 decks and can hold 3092 passengers along with 1,500 crew. There are masses of restaurants bars and entertainment venues around the ship including a full size theatre, casino, shops and an art gallery a top deck massive out door movie screen and three swimming pools. There is a gym spa and beauty centre and shops. Entertainment runs throughout the day all over the ship so there is something to keep you occupied all day long. Each evening a mini news paper is put in your room telling you about the activities that are on the next day.If it is a port day there are a variety of excursions you can book to see such places as Barcelona, Rome etc etc. The ship was kept spotlessly clean and the food was sensational. We never had a duff meal once. Out of the three main dining rooms one was for traditional dining which was for two sittings I think the first was at 6pm and the second sitting was at 8:15PM. We chose to have anytime dining so when we were hungry then we went to the dining room rather than being restricted to a timed meal you could take your time. Food was available 24 hours a day. The entertainment was quite good and we saw a couple of good shows however the last night show was abysmal some people walked because it was a bit pants. The singers were not in tune. The dancing at times was poor and the theme for the show although we got it there were some bizarre accompaniments to it. This is the second cruise we have been on and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. It was stunning. We met some wonderful people and of course there were a few that we avoided. We were so impressed we came back and booked another one later in the year. I was gob smacked when someone told me they had been on 64 cruises. The nice thing for us was that there was no flying involved we just turned up at the port left our suitcases at a pick up point and never saw them again until they turned up at the cabin. The room we had was supposed to sleep up to four people. It would have been very uncomfortable for four people in that cabin. The balcony was quite handy but in all honesty although you pay extra for the balcony rooms you are hardly in the room at all. Once you get up showered and go for breakfast we rarely went back to the cabin until we got dressed for dinner. People have said that they do not like cruising because of sea sickness. Most of the time you would not even know you were on a ship. The photo is of the atrium leading down to a small tea/coffee area with bars on different floors and shops. This was the heart of the ship. No doubt you can tell we are quite taken with cruising and are looking forward to going again.