Emerald Princess - Princess Cruises

Emerald Princess Public Areas

The newest jewel in the Princess crown, Emerald Princess is everything you would expect from such a modern, luxurious ship. As with most of their ships, the theme is choices. There are multiple dining options, including Traditional and Anytime Dining and specialty venues like the popular Sabatini's. There is the Lotus Spa with its myriad treatments, and the Lotus Fitness Center where you can stay trim from all the delicious cuisine. You'll enjoy watching Movies Under the Stars, and will have nearly 900 balcony staterroms from which to choose.

Emerald Princess Vital Statistics
Cabins	3,070	Guests	3,070	Crew	1,200
Launched	April 11, 2007	Tonnage	113,000 grt	Length	290 m
Beam (width)	48 m	Speed	21.5 Knots	Decks	15

Emerald Princess will include the many innovations that define the Princess experience, including the dramatic Movies Under the Stars poolside movie screen, multiple dining and entertainment options, Personal Choice Dining featuring traditional or Anytime seating, a variety of alternative restaurants, a relaxing Asian-style Lotus Spa ® with fitness centre, an extensive children and teen's centre, a wedding chapel and nearly 900 staterooms with private balconies Below are some of the features Emerald Princess has to offer:

Personal Choice Dining

The Princess chefs are true culinary artists who insist on serving the very finest cuisine - and it shows. Their entire fleet has been inducted into the prestigious Chaîne des Rôtisseurs gastronomic society. Each chef's menu is creative and the selections change every day. Pair that with impeccable service and you're in for an unforgettable gourmet experience.

Traditional

This ship offers several formal dining rooms in the cruise tradition, with Traditional Dining at the same times for each meal, with attentive service provided by your own waiter throughout the cruise.

• Botticelli Dining Room

Anytime

Anytime Dining means you aren't limited to eating at a fixed time or place on the ship. Instead, the choice of when and where you want to eat is flexible, based only on your stomach's whim.

• Michelangelo Dining Room
• Da Vinci Dining Room

Specialty

Their ships' restaurants are always in big demand and this ship's options are no exception, serving up exquisite local specialties and gourmet favourites. Reservations recommended. Cover charge applies.

• Sabatini's (Italian restaurant)
• Crown Grill (steak & seafood)
• Ultimate Balcony Dining ^SM

Casual

Want to maximize your pool time and minimize your mealtime? Get a quick and satisfying bite whenever you like at their Casual Dining eateries, or get take-out and dine by the pool.

• 24-hour International Café (nominal charge applies to select items)
• Horizon Court Buffet and Bistro
• Café Caribe
• Vines (wine & seafood bar - nominal charge applies to select items)
• Pizza & ice cream bar
• Trident Grill (burgers & hot dogs)
• Afternoon tea
• 24-hour room service

Entertainment

To say the nightlife onboard is entertaining is an understatement. Their performers are seasoned professionals and their performances are of the same calibre as what you’d see on a Broadway stage. Their theatre productions, lounge acts, movies and casino venues are just some of the fun onboard.

Theatres

This ship’s theatre venues are designed with great acoustics, the best seats in the house, and stellar acts. The movies shown are all first-run feature-length films.

• Princess Theater
• Movies Under the Stars® outdoor theater

Hot Spots

Their ship’s Hot Spots are just that — sizzling! They vary depending upon the ship and feature dazzling casinos, their Movies Under The Stars outdoor theater, night clubs, dance floors and more.

• Gatsby's Casino
• Explorers Lounge (nightclub-style performances)
• Skywalkers Nightclub (15 decks above the sea)
• Club Fusion

Lounges

Whether you’re in the mood for a cozy space to sip cocktails with someone special or a swanky place to savor a cigar and make new friends, Princess ships provide it all.

• Wheelhouse Bar
• Adagio Bar
• Crooners Bar
• Speakeasy cigar lounge

Activities

The many activities onboard their ships are designed to stimulate, educate, entertain, inspire and sweat - not necessarily in that order. But, you can be sure they'll do their best to cover all the bases. And from art auctions to virtual golf, this ship is loaded with fun things to do.

Pools & Spas

Sometimes floating serenely just isn't enough - splash around, ride the waves, swim against the current or take a dip in one of this ship's bubbling hot tubs.

• Calypso Reef and Pool (plus 2 hot tubs)
• Neptune’s Reef and Pool (plus 2 hot tubs)
• Terrace Pool
• Lotus Spa® Pool (plus 2 hot tubs)
• The Sanctuary(adults only)

Sports

Their ships will keep you on the run, literally, with basketball, paddle tennis, jogging tracks and state-of-the-art gyms equipped with machines that'll keep your heart rate pumping.

• Lotus Spa®, gym and fitness area
• Swim-against-the-current lap pool
• Nine-hole putting course (Princess Links)
• Virtual golf simulators
• Jogging track
• Center Court
• Shuffleboard

Enrichment

When is a cruise an opportunity to enrich? When it's a Princess cruise. This ship offers area lectures, art exhibits and classes taught by local experts.

• World-class art collection, gallery and auctions
• ScholarShip@Sea®
• 24-hour Internet Café (wireless access available)
• Library
• Hearts & Minds Wedding Chapel
• Conference Center

Boutiques

Deals on designer clothing and gifts, including Lladro, Swarovski, Calvin Klein, Tommy Bahama, Lancome, Clinique, Estee Lauder, and Fossil - all up to 30% off.

• Boutiques (duty-free)
• Escapes (Future Cruise Sales)

Families

With Princess, young kids and teens have their own kind of fun - and their own place to hang out. Their youth and teen centres are fully equipped with everything from the latest video games and movies, to arts and crafts, fooseball tables, board games and jukeboxes. And for the littlest ones, activities like kids' karaoke, pizza parties, pyjama nights and more.

Kids & Teens

This ship's activities run the age-appropriate gamut for those under 18 - from Princess Pelicans (ages 3 to 7), and Shockwaves (ages 8-12), to Remix (ages 13-17).

• Teen Center
• Youth Center
• Video arcade
• Chill Out splash pool

Ship Highlights

• Accommodates 3,070 passengers
• Nearly 900 staterooms have private balconies (80 percent of all outside cabins)
• 300 square foot Movies Under the Stars outdoor movie theater
• Dramatic new piazza-style atrium featuring casual dining venues in a street café environment of the atrium -- including an International Café serving a rotating menu throughout the day, and a wine and seafood bar
• Wedding chapel featuring wedding-at-sea program officiated by the ship's captain
• Dedicated conference centre/meeting rooms
• World-class art collection, gallery and auctions
• Nine-hole putting course and golf simulator and two digital golf simulators
• Five pools - including a swim-against-the-current lap pool. All pools are fresh-water.
• Sports court and jogging track
• Asian-themed Lotus spa ® with ocean-view gym
• Three main dining rooms(one traditional, two anytime)
• Caribbean-themed Café Caribe featuring local specialties
• Two specialty restaurants – an expanded Sabatini's Restaurant and the new Crown Grill (steak & seafood)
• Outdoor hamburger and hot dog grill, pizzeria and ice cream bar
• Extensive buffet and bistro, plus round-the-clock room service
• A wide variety of bars and lounges, including a cigar lounge
• An arcade of duty-free shops
• One of the largest casinos afloat
• Expansive youth and teen centres
• 24-hour Internet Café
• Skywalkers nightclub and observation lounge featuring commanding views over the aft of the ship
• Easy wheelchair access staterooms and most public areas

Emerald Princess cabins

Note: All Emerald Princess stateroom images are representative samples. Certain staterooms may vary in size and configuration.

Emerald Princess decks

Star Deck

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