Empress of the Seas cruise review

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Empress of the Seas

Key West, Havana, & Cozumel

Sail date: June 21, 2017

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8165

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Our favorite part of the cruise was, by far, the fabulous staff.  Our favorite was Ivana Cadjenovic.  She took such excellent care of us in the bar and was so friendly and pleasant to talk to.  We also loved our dining room waiters, but unfortunately, I can't remember their names.  They were wonderful.  There were 4 of us and we sat at the same table each night in the corner of the dining room.  They took care of us and usually knew our needs before we even requested them! 

We enjoyed visiting Cuba. 

My only complaint (and I don't even like to call it that) is that compared to other ships we have been on (including others with Royal Caribbean), this one didn't have nearly as many activities (which I'm sure was because of the ship being so much smaller).  Our state room was the smallest I had been in since cruising 20 or 30 years ago.  We barely had room to unpack, but really had no choice since there was no space (even on the floor) to sit a suitcase. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Even though it was our decision to save money and get an interior stateroom on this particular cruise, I wasn't expecting it to be as tiny as it was. We could barely both be in the room at the same time. My husband had to crawl over me to get out of the bed to go to the bathroom. We didn't have enough space for our clothes, but had to take them out of the suitcase because there as no room for the suitcases other than under the bed. This was probably the smallest stateroom I have stayed in since the 1980s.

Ship tip

Do not pack any more clothes than absolutely necessary, unless you have booked a larger cabin. You will not have room for much.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
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