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Cuba, the land time forgot!

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Empress of the Seas

Havana Overnight

Sail date: July 24, 2017

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8120

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Wonderful, once in a lifetime trip! The ship is old but the staff makes up for it. Not a ship or destination for children. Cuba is safe and the people are very friendly!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick embark with no issues!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The main dining room food and staff was incredible! We couldn't be more pleased! The Windjammer breakfast wasn't so great. Same food every day, moderately warm, and runny barely cooked eggs. Lunch was fine.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pool is VERY small! Not much to do but drink and relax-which was ok for us. Not a ship to take if you are looking for constant entertainment or with children. But for us, it was all about the destination not the ship. Ehh

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Eh.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
Definitely not a ship for children or even teens!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Fantastic staff! Friendly, attentive and first-class all the way around!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Clean but old.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
VERY small and in need of updating! Our room attendant was great though and our room was always clean and fresh.

Ship tip

Do not bring children!

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5
Amazing!!! Use shipmate to book your excursions, the cruise line's were packed and not worth the money! Not a destination for children, they wouldn't appreciate and would be bored!
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth with no issues.
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3 Comments

bottomy    7 years ago

Do I have to book excursions ahead of departure? Or can we wait till in Cuba ?
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sgreen08    7 years ago

Older, but clean and well maintained. Cuba was AMAZING!! So glad we took this trip as well!
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floridapoppy    7 years ago

I loved the trip as well. My daughter and I went July 19th
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