Top 5 Reasons To Sail With Emerald Cruises

Why you should consider an Emerald Cruise

Emerald Cruises is an award-winning river cruise line offering innovation, exceptional experiences and great value in the world of river cruising. With a growing fleet, it has a wide range of wonderful river and yacht cruises on offer.

From the stunning Emerald Sakara, an exclusive, luxurious yacht which has a guest capacity of just 100, to the sophisticated Emerald Liberte, designed as an oasis to explore the spectacular rivers of Southern France, intimate and comfortable surroundings can be found across the Emerald Cruises fleet. 

These small but beautifully designed ships also provide a surprising wealth of amenities on board that make the river cruise experience, ultimately, a delightful one.

Below we deep dive into Emerald Cruises and share the top five reasons you should sail away with Emerald Cruises. 

1. Intriguing Destinations

River cruises allow you to explore a region more intimately than your standard ocean cruises with almost every day packed with wonderful sights to explore. Following charming rivers, as they meander across Europe and Asia, Emerald Cruises take you to the heart of each destination.

For example, in Europe, the River Danube leads you to some of the continent’s most vibrant and culturally rich cities, including Budapest, Vienna and Bratislava. You can explore this striking region on the Emerald Destiny.

Meanwhile, the mystery of the Mekong River, which you can discover on the Emerald Harmony, unveils incredible natural phenomena and the captivating culture of Southeast Asia.

Emerald Cruises also offers luxury superyacht cruise experiences, onboard Emerald Sakara and Emerald Azzura, which take in the spectacular Mediterranean coastline, the Red and Black Sea and the Indian Ocean, extending their list of breathtaking itineraries and making choosing where to start the most challenging part of your river cruising experience! 

2. Value For Money

Emerald Cruises focuses on making your river cruise holiday as easy and carefree as possible, removing the worry of surcharges mounting up. Return flights from selected UK airports, transfers, dining and excursions are all included in the price, which is noted for being at a lower price point than other cruise lines. Their price also includes unlimited hot drinks, beer, wine and soft drinks at meals, Wi-Fi and onboard tipping.

3. Delicious Locally-Inspired Dining

If dining is a highlight of your cruise, you won’t be disappointed. 

When cruising on Emerald’s Star Ships, you can savour the authentic cuisine of the region through which you’re travelling. From the traditional, rich flavours of French cuisine to the vibrant and zingy dishes of Southeast Asia, Emerald Cruises provides holidays filled with gastronomic discovery.

Emerald Cruises has designed their onboard restaurants to be elegant and contemporary, making mealtimes an experience you’ll remember. Meanwhile, their lounges provide somewhere welcoming to relax; watch the landscape roll by in their Lotus Lounge or unwind with a drink and perhaps a spot of dancing at the end of the day in their Horizon Bar and Lounge.

Onshore dining experiences with Emerald Cruises are just as spectacular as experiences onboard. On select sailings, you can sample and savour the fragrant flavours of Vietnamese cuisine with a street tour of Saigon, or enjoy traditional Portuguese dinner in the foothills of a farm and winery in the Douro Valley. 

4. Impressive Amenities Onboard

Almost every day provides a new destination to explore, but that doesn’t mean that Emerald Cruises has neglected the amenities and activities offered onboard.

On their Star-Ships, you’ll find an indoor pool showcasing floor-to-ceiling windows and a retractable roof. Incredibly, this area then transforms into a cosy cinema in the evening. Enjoy the spa-style serenity pool on Emerald Radiance while Emerald Harmony provides an open-air pool – perfect for a refreshing swim when travelling Southeast Asia. The sun deck is a pleasant, inviting area to sit back and enjoy your cruise. It also includes a walking track, games area and putting green - perfect for whiling away afternoons when not ashore. There is a fitness and wellness area for those keen to keep fit and dedicated Activity Managers offer fitness classes, such as yoga and aqua aerobics. In the evening, friendly and attentive staff organise karaoke nights, card tournaments and game show-style quizzes.

5. Spacious, comfortable rooms

Aiming to make river cruising stylish and comfortable, Emerald Cruises ships offer four suite and stateroom grades. Every cabin has ensuite bathrooms, complete with shower facilities and a range of luxury toiletries, and either a queen-sized bed or twin hotel-style beds.

All suites and staterooms also offer on-demand entertainment, practical storage solutions, and a minibar with complimentary bottled water and Wi-Fi. Upgrade to one of the suite options and enjoy an open-air balcony system, extended living space and Nespresso coffee machine.

River cruise companies, like Emerald Cruises, are continually innovating to provide new, exciting and luxury river cruise experiences. So, if you’ve never experienced one before, we’d highly recommend it.