Empress of the Sea Rocks!
Empress of the Seas (RETIRED) 223 Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
11 Night Exotic Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)
Sail date: November 05, 2007
Ship: Empress of the Seas (RETIRED) 223
Cabin type: Oceanview
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 14 years ago
Review summary
My wife and I just did a November South Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas. It was excellent, one of the best cruises we have done. The Empress is a smaller ship, much more user-friendly than the new mega ships. It is a pity that smaller ships like the Empress are becoming rare. The Empress is not fancy and does not have all the amenities of the giant ships, but it also is more relaxed and not crowded with thousands of people. The food on this ship was excellent. We ate in the dining room and never had anything that was not first-rate. It was as good or better than the food on any cruise we have done. The service was 5 star. We also ate one night at Portofino's Italian restaurant. It cost $20 extra and it is worth it. The food was great. This ship was wonderful, the food was excellent, the staff was first-rate. We loved our time on this ship and are sad that it will be out of their fleet by May. The itinerary for the South Caribbean islands on their 11 day cruise is very good. There is something fun to do on all the islands and , if you are a diver, there is some great scuba diving. I dove in Aruba, St. Kitts, and Barbados, and all were excellent. All in all , a wonderful time for myself and my wife. Great ship, great crew, great itin... we had a blast! Dan Maricich/ president/ Morningstar Ski ToursPorts of call
Margarita (Isla De Margarita), Venezuela
Margarita (Isla De Margarita), Venezuela
Pros: the crew, the food (amazing), the itinerary
Recommends Empress of the Seas (RETIRED) 223? Yes!
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