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Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 1
Author: evelynscott10

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

evelynscott10

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

Verified Review

Key West & Nassau

Sail date: October 20, 2016

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9620

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This was not a cruise. Too cold on ship.. Loud noise chairs moving across the floor. Thought I was on high deck to not hear noise. Eating area was in front of ship. This was not good. Ship could not adjust temperature in cabin . The food selection was terrible. The cabin smell like urine. I had a suite but was a regular cabin. No refrigerator in cabin. Food was cold..😔😔😔☹️😬😬😖😖

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Thought it was suite but it was a regular cabin. No ref ridge and cabin smell.

Ship tip

Gon on another ship bigger one.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Key West, Florida

1 out of 5

8 Comments

cruisetiludrop 8 years ago

98% of the reviews for this ship have been very favorable. I did not have any issues but at muster station 6 there was always a sewer smell. I never knew if any cabins were affected.

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roses76 8 years ago

I'm going on this ship for my honeymoon and I'm excited for the small intimate and relaxing this ship has to offer. To me the ports are to get off the ship and have fun filled days and the sea days are to relax, eat and do other fun things.

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supradupafast 8 years ago

I'm going on empress in a month and a half , and I bet it's going to be a fun lil ship ..

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conorsuao 8 years ago

So what if the eating area was in the front??

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agfstamps 8 years ago

I personally like the smaller ships for a relaxing cruise. What do you need a fridge for anyway? Been one 8 or 9 cruises and never felt like I need a fridge.

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kknorr0320 8 years ago

Just keep in mind Empress is the smallest and oldest ship. I wouldn't judge the whole cruiseline by it, anymore than I would write off Carnival Vista after only going on Sensation (which I loved but that's not always the consensus).

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havawayne 8 years ago

Been on 9 cruises, this will be my first on royal Caribbean, not sure what to expect now

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kknorr0320 8 years ago

It sounds like your room may have been right under the pool deck, unfortunately those rooms can be noisy. Did you read any reviews about the ship before you went? It's the oldest and smallest in the fleet, so it won't have a lot of bells and whistles. I've also noticed the smaller, older boats don't usually have refrigerators, but that's something you could have found out on boards like these prior to booking.

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Other reviews of this sailing

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Small ship but good quality of services

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