Live from the Emerald Princess B2B April 20- May 10, 2024

[shakuyi]

Thank you so much! Wow some as high as $5! Man do I miss the days where a roll of quarters would last the entire day!

[MissiCruzs]

38 minutes ago, shakuyi said:

Thank you so much! Wow some as high as $5! Man do I miss the days where a roll of quarters would last the entire day!

Yeah I told my husband this kids gonna need my casino budget 🤣

[gvre]

On 4/22/2024 at 10:10 AM, MissiCruzs said:

We went to Gigi's for lunch yesterday. We ordered a pizza ($8.50) and split it then we went up to Lido and I got a hamburger. I wasn't impressed. We'll give it another try in November when we have the premier package. 

Was on the Emerald for 16 day solar eclipse cruise.

I never saw Gigi's?

Where is it?

[MissiCruzs]

We did make it to Princess cay yesterday. The water was pretty cold but I suffered thru it. Last night we went to the Crown Grill. Honestly I don't think it's worth the money and we probably won't go again. Looking forward to the Sun Princess and all is new restaurants. 

[MissiCruzs]

This morning was our meet and greet.  The hotel director, assistant director and the Captain showed up! Not sure how many attended but it was at least 60.  We also had a gift exchange where 48 gifts were exchanged between us that brought them and all this was followed by a Slot Pull. We didn't win a fortune but 64 of us had fun. I was starving by the time we got to lunch at 1. My cherry Danish wore off long before that. Tonight we're trying out Planks. It's formal night and Rock Opera is in the theater. A busy day for sure. St. Thomas is tomorrow. 

[MissiCruzs]

17 minutes ago, gvre said:

Was on the Emerald for 16 day solar eclipse cruise.

I never saw Gigi's?

Where is it?

It's already been discussed that I posted it in the wrong blog. 

[gvre]

24 minutes ago, MissiCruzs said:

It's already been discussed that I posted it in the wrong blog. 

Ok thanks..I missed it!

Thats one thing we miss on the Emerald

[MissiCruzs]

Dinner was in Planks tonight. I forgot to take a picture of the menu. For $14.99 you get a starter which is a salad or a chowder... next is a selection of 2 meats out of 6 and sides are potato wedges...I think it said cole slaw but it was carrot slaw with raisins and way too much mayo...3 bean chili... Mac and cheese... which needed salt... some kind of mustard sauce... no clue what that was for... and a slider bun... next is dessert either banana pudding or chocolate cake.  I forgot they brought out corn bread and some butters. Or for $12 you can do just the middle part. You can get dessert for $3.

 

I didn't like the flavor of the brisket so didn't eat it. My pulled pork was half fat. In summary, a complete waste of money IMO.  I could have eaten better in the buffet. 

[TheMichael]

3 minutes ago, MissiCruzs said:

Dinner was in Planks tonight. I forgot to take a picture of the menu. For $14.99 you get a starter which is a salad or a chowder... next is a selection of 2 meats out of 6 and sides are potato wedges...I think it said cole slaw but it was carrot slaw with raisins and way too much mayo...3 bean chili... Mac and cheese... which needed salt... some kind of mustard sauce... no clue what that was for... and a slider bun... next is dessert either banana pudding or chocolate cake.  I forgot they brought out corn bread and some butters. Or for $12 you can do just the middle part. You can get dessert for $3.

 

I didn't like the flavor of the brisket so didn't eat it. My pulled pork was half fat. In summary, a complete waste of money IMO.  I could have eaten better in the buffet. 

 

I'm sorry you had that experience - we LOOOOOVED Planks on the Eclipse/Panama Canal cruise. We got 4 of the 5 entrees between us, everything was spot-on (pulled chicken a bit dry, but without sauce it's gonna be). I would love to have had some of the wonderfully spicy sides that land-based BBQ spots serve, but it's a cruise, so I just added extra pepper or hot sauce to everything and (chef's kiss)!

 

Same with Steamers - fantastic value. And the service staff for the pop-ups was awesome.

[JordanF]

MissiCruzs, Thanks for all of these posts!  We are booked on this ship in 2026, so it is great fun to live it through you right now!

[BoopTennis]

Dinner in the main dining room. Crab cake and snapper were excellent

[MissiCruzs]

12 hours ago, TheMichael said:

 

I'm sorry you had that experience - we LOOOOOVED Planks on the Eclipse/Panama Canal cruise. We got 4 of the 5 entrees between us, everything was spot-on (pulled chicken a bit dry, but without sauce it's gonna be). I would love to have had some of the wonderfully spicy sides that land-based BBQ spots serve, but it's a cruise, so I just added extra pepper or hot sauce to everything and (chef's kiss)!

 

Same with Steamers - fantastic value. And the service staff for the pop-ups was awesome.

The Discovery often gets praised for the quality of it's food. Wish it was consistent across the fleet. Glad you had a good experience. 

[MissiCruzs]

10 hours ago, BoopTennis said:

Dinner in the main dining room. Crab cake and snapper were excellent

Thanks for posting menus and comments. I often forget to take pictures especially menus and food. 

[MissiCruzs]

We're due into St. Thomas at 10 and again we are the only ship. 100% chance of rain. Let's hope there's some sun at some point. Apparently it's Carnivale today and shops may be closed. We'll see how the day goes. 

Edited May 3 by MissiCruzs

[BoopTennis]

First night dinner menu

[BoopTennis]

Day 2 dinner menu

[TheMichael]

5 hours ago, MissiCruzs said:

The Discovery often gets praised for the quality of it's food. Wish it was consistent across the fleet. Glad you had a good experience. 

 

We were on Emerald (Discovery was doing Mexican Riviera, and they don't have the pop-ups). Got off at Ft. Lauderdale so you could get on 😀

[BoopTennis]

A tugboat helping to pull us to the pier in St Maarten. Not sure why. 

[MissiCruzs]

This was our view returning to the ship yesterday in St. Thomas.  

[MissiCruzs]

This is our view this morning docked in St. MAARTEN. We're waiting on the weather to decide what it is going to do. Our plan is to take the water taxi over to Philipsburg and go to the beach right there. We've talked about it for years. Let's see if we get there. 

Edited May 4 by MissiCruzs

[BoopTennis]

Saturday night dinner

[Spudd]

Do you know if the menus on the 2nd leg are the same as they were on the first leg?

[NMTraveller]

On 4/22/2024 at 10:10 AM, MissiCruzs said:

We went to Gigi's for lunch yesterday. We ordered a pizza ($8.50) and split it then we went up to Lido and I got a hamburger. I wasn't impressed. We'll give it another try in November when we have the premier package. 

Just curious if they do gluten free crusts?

[arizonaperson]

@BoopTennis or @MissiCruzs

If you are barhopping, could you please ask if there’s any Dr Pepper onboard. Thank you so much. My thought is they do not have it but I’m doing an informal survey. I am enjoying reading your live from and pictures are gorgeous.

[BoopTennis]

59 minutes ago, arizonaperson said:

@BoopTennis or @MissiCruzs

If you are barhopping, could you please ask if there’s any Dr Pepper onboard. Thank you so much. My thought is they do not have it but I’m doing an informal survey. I am enjoying reading your live from and pictures are gorgeous.

I checked. No Dr Pepper. No Pepsi. Only Coke products