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This is such a tragic situation. On fb someone has said that a body has been found but of course, that could be conjecture as I don't know if they are on board. Thoughts and prayers to all involved.
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I'm following updates about this on fb- so terribly sad. If you look at the deck can you can see crew looking over the bow. Must be the absolute worst part of their job. Thoughts to all involved.
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We have sailed in balcony, inside and ocean view rooms and although I'd say I love the outside space of a balcony cost can be prohibitive. We did a two week med cruise on deck 1 of QV ocean view and loved it. Being able to have daylight and see where we were was fantastic (the bits of being inside that I miss). It was a light and decent sized room- just like a balcony room but without the balcony i.e. Sofa and bed.
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One night? Really? Where to/from? Is it worth it?
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I'm fussy about water but I love ship water. It's produced on board and all water is the same. As far as I'm aware, the cabin water is the same as the water anywhere else.
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We were on this trip too and loved it! I agree with everything said so far! We booked our own trip to the north cape and it was half the price of the ship tour. Others on the ship mentioned that they took a taxi there - and the same cost as our trip. They had to, however, pay the entrance fee for the cape which I'm told was extortionate.
Thank you, Cynthia, for the comment about the children - we had our two boys who are 11 & 14. They loved the kids clubs. We were also impressed with the other children on board. At Easter we were (child free) on Ventura and found the children to be loud and intrusive.
Post cruise blues are setting in!
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I believe Capt William Kent has already taken over from Capt Martin Stenzel on Emerald.
That's correct. Cpt William Kent was on Emerald on our trip to Norway, back today.
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We disembarked this morning. Captain told us yesterday that he had been told to arrive earlier than planned due to winds this morning. It's looking bumpy for tonight.
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They had MUTS on our trip to the north cape in Norway. The films seem to carry on regardless as they provide blankets!
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Surprisingly, there are actually more like 300 children on board although you wouldn't know it. We've always been surprised in the past at the high numbers they report on children yet never knowing where they are. I've assumed they are all in the clubs. However, having our children with us for the first time and with them using the (excellent) 'kids' clubs, we have found that actually less than 10% use them at any one time. 30 or so in the 8-12 group and about 20 in the teen lounge. As teachers, we are sensitive to child antics yet they've been no trouble!
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We are loving this trip. As a family of 4 we are even enjoying our inside quad room and have settled into a lovely routine & habits! We are impressed with the amount that goes on around the ship even in port days. We had less on offer on P&O at Easter even with 3 sea days to the canaries! Looking forward to a trip the the north cape today.
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On the marine traffic app it shows SOTS route forecast taking them through inlets rather than open open seas. I guess it may be less choppy?
Really disappointed to be missing Flam but glad to be out of the storm.
I wish someone would tell the captain which ship we are on!
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We are onboard too and loving it. We have sailed on Cunard a number of times, P&O 3 times and this is our first time on princess. It's great...busy, but great. There are a number of small differences to P&O especially that we enjoy. As we have our children with us (another first) it suits much better than I think Cunard would.
Even the rain in Stavanger isn't dampening our spirits!
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We are on emerald- during the night we had 'lumpy' seas as the captain insists on calling it. It wasn't too bad actually. There was no need for announcements about holding on to rails & staying safe. Our last trip was in 'storm katie' at Easter. Last night was nothing compared to that! Phew!
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We are onboard currently and there are about 3200 on board. 300 children I think they said. It's busy but nothing as bad as the op had on the med trip. Tables are full in the buffet but food is plentiful.
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We have pre registered our children for the clubs for our upcoming trip. The eldest- 14 - is allowed to sign his younger brother (11) out with our permission.
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First time on Emerald Princess, we are avid ballroom & rock n roll dancers, are there any good dance floors on this ship to dance?
I see there's a disco, but as on other cruises, find this is only usually for techno, jumping around type dancing.....unless they do a 50's or 60's theme night.
QM2 had the biggest best ballroom on any ship we've been on, but even in our late 50's early 60's we are way too young to ever go on that ship again
You can't beat Cunard for dance floors! I'd disagree with the age issue though as we are early 40's and felt very comfortable on board (and we are young at heart, not fuddy duddies!)
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I have it in mind (not sure if I've seen it written officially or on a thread) that children can go 'down' an age group but not up. Having said that, I'd imagine that there might be less movement if it's full.
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This is not a good idea at all. One of the pleasures of cruising is the chance not to be staring at a screen with a smart phone glued to ones hand. Cut the junk. Keep the patter.
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Fantastic photos. The colours onboard seem very vivid - looks great on the pictures. How is the 'remastering' being received? The Carinthia looks lovely.
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This thread is making me all the more excited for our cruise with the same itinerary on 6 August. Six weeks and counting. :)
I'm on the 6 Aug too and getting more and more excited by the day! Reading this blog is really whetting my appetite.
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I'm intrigued to know how it feels to come home after a full world trip. I know the post cruise blues hits hard but I guess that it's worse after 4 months away, suddenly coming back to normality! Welcome home - it's on my 'to do' list but needs to wait until I'm not working!
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The ship traffic site will be correct - I just looked at M traffic which shows Azura heading up the North Sea. Webcams are not always reliable.
And I've just looked at ship mate deck cams. It's showing Azura at sea now. Doesn't look too rough!!
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Does anyone know why the P and O webcam shows Azura still in Port (Southampton?), and ship tracking website shows heading for Norway somewhere in the North Sea. Have they forgotten to turn the web cam on??
The ship traffic site will be correct - I just looked at M traffic which shows Azura heading up the North Sea. Webcams are not always reliable.
QM2 possible passenger overboard
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Someone on the Feb post is onboard too and they mentioned an announcement at 4am. Either way, terribly sad for everyone. I hope that you all enjoy the remainder the trip.
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