April 2018 - 7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip) Cruise on Celebrity Silhouette
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Empress of the Seas
Sail date: December 16, 2019
Loved the size of the smaller ship. Easy to navigate. Never felt crowded.
Anticipated feeling more rocking from the swells. With 6 ft. seas, you”ll feel it, but, it didn’t take long to get used to it. Choose your room. Deck 9, under pool deck, was very noisy. The unavoidable dragging of deck chairs on 10, sounded like thunder, day and night.
No special perks except for the Grand and Owner suites, and, only higher level C&A status.
Lack of communication, among staff, regarding disembarkation for C&A. Still, a wonderful cruise on a unique ship.
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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)
Usually love this port. A great beach day. But, the smell of the tram exhaust was horrible. The fumes were thick. Dissipated slowly even with an ocean breeze. Surprising that RC would allow it on heir private island.
Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
We chose to make it a beach day and took a cab ride to SandCastle on the beach resort. Charming. Great service. Cafe and pool. $25 pp for chairs, umbrella, WiFi, pool, welcome rum punch. Clean, friendly.
Hop on and off bus tour is awesome. See most of Miami!
Stay away from people handing out freebies. High pressure sales from some shop owners.
Took a ferry ride to St.John. Snorkel. Long ride. Short time at Trunk Bay.
Empress of the Seas
Don’t get stuck in a cabin under the pool deck. Expect the feel of rolling seas in this smaller cruise ship. We had 6 ft seas with swells. Still, a good cruise, just, expect to feel more than you would on the larger RC ships.
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