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Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Empress of the Seas

Key West & Havana

Sail date: July 15, 2017

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4104

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This experience was intended to spend time with family. There were 8 of us. And if it wasn't for family, we would have been bored. This cruise was relatively inexpensive so we got what we paid for.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Smooth but we had all of our paperwork in order

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We only dined at the main restraunt -no speciality. The food and wait staff we fabulous! Caesar and Fernando were awesome!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
We did karaoke, bingo, couples game, trivia. Karaoke was overdone...too many nights in a row - same people. Bingo was fun but not enough games. Overall, same activities over and over. Not enough variety.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The comedians were awesome!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Yes clean but there were areas that showed signs of wear and tear.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
For just the two of us the cabin was great. Our steward, dri, was awesome.

Ship tip

Make dinner reservations.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida Did not visit port

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5
Way commercialized but way too fun.

HAVANA, CUBA

4 out of 5
We walked around ourselves. But Cuba is not ready for visitors yet. When you cannot drink the water, eat or use the facilities - basic necessities it's pretty sad. We had money to spend and nowhere to spend it. How did that help the Cuban people. The arthecture is stunning and beautiful but so sad to see the detoriation. The old cars were a hoot.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Again smooth but we had everything in order.
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3 Comments

GIL155    7 years ago

Maybe, but the family time should create many happy stories and memories for a long time. PRICELESS!

jrcmh    7 years ago

this happened to us 1 out 8 cruises on carnival and it was a big ship sometimes these things happen

TNTGreen    7 years ago

Try one of the newer Royal Caribbean ships or even try Carnival. The older ships are smaller with less activities and amenities.

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