This was our first cruise and we enjoyed it.

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

pegwill68

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Empress of the Seas

4 Night Key West & Havana (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 21, 2017

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 4651

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We enjoyed this as our first experience. We did travel with two other couple, one of which has cruised before. They gave us lots of information about larger ships, which I would like to try. Key West I would like to see again for a longer stay. Cuba was interesting, but unless we could visit outside the city I wouldn’t go again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All our staff was excellent and helpful

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The pool was small but we enjoyed the deck and the sunshine.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward was great. All the wait staff was excellent.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Everything was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The room was small. Because this was our first cruise I wasn’t prepared for how small it was.

Ship tip

Short cruises are best because of the size of the ship but we wanted to go to Cuba and this was the size ship that is able to get into Havana.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

No excursion just boarded the ship.

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

It was fun to explore.

HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5

Very interesting. The architecture was amazing and the old cars were fun to ride in. Our guide was interesting and new her way around the city.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

A lot of people did the express disembarking and it took quite a while in line to get off the ship

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