Good value for money

Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 3
Author: cc37

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

cc37

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

Sail date: September 22, 2016

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 3031

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This was first time with Royal Caribbean and to be perfectly honest I still prefer Norwegian Caribbean. The staff were excellent and the food, but the ship really needs an upgrade. When I cruise I like to read and go to the movie theatre, so when I found out there was no "library" as such or movie theatre I was disappointed. The TV was simply dreadful it was the same programs repeated hour after hour for 4 days. With Norwegian you get a free liquor package for drinks on board but with RC I had to pay.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Very clean but the ship is old and needs refurbishing

Cabin / Stateroom

It would have been nice to have a shower cap, also a clock would be useful

Ship tip

Take a shower cap and if you intend to read take books/Kindle as their "library" has very few books

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Key West, Florida

1 out of 5

This is the fourth time I've been here & each time the humidity gets worse ! Key West has some beautiful houses and gardens but all overshadowed by numerous bars and Tshirt shops

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Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

5 Comments

conorsuao 8 years ago

I would try Royal again, but on one of their big ships, not the tiny Empress. We had a great time on the Radiance, but a drink package is definitely not an incentive for us.

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bobherb 8 years ago

They just did an upgrade,,,,they could remove the tvs,,,,

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lawmuh 8 years ago

Theater also..

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lawmuh 8 years ago

It marks Library on 9th deck on the ship map.

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cruisetiludrop 8 years ago

Sounds like NCL is your best bet. I'd be interested to hear what you paid on a per day basis on each cruise. Empress is cheap no frills. You can add a beverage package and I know it's not cheap so I'd really like you to help me appreciate the trade off better. Thanks.

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