Emerald Cruises UK Reviews 

The yacht, food and crew were absolutely first class which made for an excellent holiday which we much enjoyed. It was disappointing to have our itinerary curtailed and at the end of the cruise we ended up pretty much on the yacht for the last 48 hours. We felt there should have been more included trips but my wife’s major complaint was the shortage of gluten free bread.

Good itinerary. Lovely food. Good company. Very comfortable cabin. Great weather.
Possible improvements? More individual info about ports of call especially around tie-up points, to avoid constant early rises and herding in coaches, i.e. more adult choices. Rather regimented - good for staff and safety, not so good for passengers. All in all a memorable trip I'd repeat - if I could afford it!

I have recently returned from an 8 day Danube Cruise on the Emerald Star. It was superb from the get go. Fantastic organisation, the accessible room on the boat was super, the excursions are brilliant and tailored for abilities. The food, drink and staff were all amazing. Would recommend to anyone old and young. It's the 2nd Cruise me and my elderly disabled Mum have been on with them.

Everything about the Emerald Danube cruise was excellent

A great company where everything is included Fantastic ships with a fantastic crew

luxury all the way, couldn't fault a thing. Thoroughly recommend Emerald. Had an exceptional first time cruise on the Danube

Cannot fault anything. Food ,drink ,service and cleanliness was very good except for our flight home. Our transport to Zurich left the ship at 8.30 but our flight to Manchester was after 17.30, this meant this left us 8 hours to kill after the 1 hour transport time.This was on a day when temperatures hit 38 deg c. Not good for 80 year olds to be left so long.

Boat was immaculate, staff very friendly and helpful, food was great

Lovely ship, great all round service! Pleasant and helpful staff in all departments.

The onboard service was excellent, staff friendly and helpful, the tours were well managed and interesting with excellent guides. On board catering excellent.
Stateroom cool and comfortable.
Captain Radoslav Bura was courteous and gave a welcome to visitors in the wheelhouse, ready to show the controls and explain the details of the journey

The yacht was fabulous the food was delicious but most of all the staff are brilliant

Outstanding

The ships, the staff, the excursions, the atmosphere. Can't remember how many trips we have done with you but we are running out of rivers ...

The ship, or yacht, was the main experience for us after the Italian coastline. It is beautifully and tastefully furnished, equipped and decorated and the crew were always attentive without being overbearing---we do not like butler service!

The ship was clean, expertly run and we were very well looked after, both by those who cleaned the cabin and by the crew in general. It helped that we, especially my husband, spoke several languages, although all spoke English. Daily activities were clearly advertised and explained and tours were well run. My only criticism was the way in which our duvets were tucked in at the outer lower corners of the bed which necessitated untucking them in order to have adequate and comfortable cover when sleeping. We had not had that before!

We had a good holiday experience. The boat and crew were all great. The trips felt a bit lacking compared to other cruises we've done.
Main complaint was the booking process and in particular the branding of the drinks package. A Premium drinks package that doesn’t include spirits is NOT premium. Also hiding the definition in the multipage booking conditions meant it wasn’t clarified until we got on board. Scenic/Emerald you could do better.

What a wonderful holiday we had. The service was top class as was the food.
The cruise director and Lucy the entertainment director were top class.
We will definitely be using Emerald again.

Everything from sart too finish was amazing

This was my third Emerald River Cruise.
October 2024 Amsterdam to Basel,
April 2025 Passau to Budapest, and
April 2026 Bucharest to Budapest.
Each cruise was exemplary in terms of value for money and service. Easy to book with telephone support in the UK. All staff members look as if they genuinely enjoy their duties and were very accommodating to all guests.