RC is not my favorite cruise line

Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 3.4
Author: gea4957

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

gea4957

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 8

Helpful Votes: 285

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Key West/Havana/Cozumel (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 11, 2017

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4644

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Took RC because they had the Cuban stopover and was a port close to where I live. The ship is older but well maintained. The cabins are the smallest I have ever experienced and the shower even smaller. I expected breakfast in the main dining room but only got buffets with cold or room temperature food. The same for lunches. I usually took the least offensive choice on the menu rather than something I liked. My dining partners also disliked the food choices.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

For my taste the food was terrible. Too many buffets with cold or room temp food. Even the brunch in the main dining room is a buffet with cold limited choices. After three nights of terrible main menu choices at dinner I paid extra for a steak 20.00.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Did not avail myself to many of the on board activities.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

we enjoyed the shows

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

With a few exceptions the service was good to great

Ship Quality