Old Style Crusiing

Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: HavanaBurt

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

HavanaBurt

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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5 Night Costa Maya & Havana (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 29, 2018

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin number: 3630

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Small ship cruise to Havana and Costa May. Step back in time with retro cruise ship and Old Havana.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

It was difficult getting an address or pier number from Royal Caribbean. The address provided was a few blocks away from the pier and our driver dropped us off in the rain.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Dining and entertainment. Cultural lecture on Cuba was poor. One of our waiters brought us the wrong dessert and then argued about his choice.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Great band, singers and dancers. Featured entertainers were so-so.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Housekeeping crew was top notch.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Shore excursion with Native Choice was Fabiolous. Port was a tourist trap.

Thumbs Up 1

HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5

Old Car and walk through Old Havana was very interesting. Flea Market shopping was ver disappointing.

Thumbs Up 2

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth and fast

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