Key West/Havana

Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 4.4
Author: corsairpilot

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

corsairpilot

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

Key West & Havana

Sail date: August 12, 2017

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was a lot of fun on board and the size ship was perfect for the length of cruise. The ports were good but only 6 hours in Key West did not give much time to see everything. Cuba was not ready for tourism yet but was a good first look and a glimpse of live in Cuba. People were friendly, except for Customs. I would recommend that you bring Euros to exchange instead of US Dollars as there is an additional 10% charge for our currency.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Tampa is a great port to go out of. Very easy to get on and off.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Small ship but had a great time. Easy to get around. Smoke free casino was fabulous.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Not much to do on ship but to enjoy yourselves. Pool was nice.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The shows in the theater were very well performed but the seat have much to be desired.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

RC always has great people.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship is old but refurbished. It does show its age but I really like the smaller ships.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was great as was the attendant.

Ship tip

Bring a good book!

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida Did not visit port

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5

Very nice time in Key West but a short 6 hours to get it all done. A very busy inport visit

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HAVANA, CUBA

4 out of 5

Havana does not seem ready for tourism yet but was nice to see the city. Customs personnel were not very friendly and the city is run down. There is major construction going on and am sure that visiting in the future things will be better. We did a bus tour and the guide and driver were very good.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy getting back through Tampa.

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