Ok Cruise- Cuba was the highlight

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

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

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Empress of the Seas

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

Sail date: October 11, 2017

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 7114

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

would definitely do this cruise again and again. Key West was nothing to get really excited about though there was a quirky women's club museum tour that was fun. bring water. CUBA IS AMAZING! that was the highlight of this cruise and i cannot wait to go again. In Cozumel go directly to a beach and stay there until you get thrown out. the water is warm. you wont regret it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Ship was clean but terribly outdated.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
my oceanview was a view of the emergency boats. not much of a view. wish i hadn't spent the extra money on a view because i clearly wasted my money. DO NOT BOOK DECK7 - there are NO ocean views on that deck

Ship tip

make friends with your waitstaff early, especially if you have food allergies. i made friends immediately with our waiter, assistant waiter and maitre 'd and they really took care of me on the boat. they made sure i always had a different meal and, most importantly, a different dessert every night make sure you book your return trip to the airport ASAP or they run out... which makes no sense as almost everyone has to go back to the airport to get out of tampa. Was much cheaper to call uber and get driven to airport.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5

Key West, Florida

3 out of 5

HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5
We did the bus tour which was amazing because you really get to hear the history of the island and the people. however, the highlight was just walking around Havana. we walked around for almost 3 hours and had a great time. the city is really safe, everyone is friendly and helpful. i have never enjoyed a city as much as i enjoyed Havana. Also, if you can go overnight so you can spend time at the night bars where the city really wakes up.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
best idea is to go out of the transit hub and get in one of the vans that go to the private beaches. they will take you to the best beach with the most freebies so that you give them a good tip. our beach was much better than the one offered as an outing.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
make sure you book your return trip to the airport ASAP or they run out... which makes no sense as almost everyone has to go back to the airport to get out of tampa. Was much cheaper to call uber and get driven to airport
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