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Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 134

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
Empress of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 03, 2018

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1873

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I enjoyed the sun and the salt water pool. I flew home to a blizzard in Michigan 😝

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Well I had a wheelchair but I had to carry my walker on my lap which was difficult and uncomfortable.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
I mostly went to the buffet, I went to the restaurant once. The service and food was pretty good in the restaurant but they basically had the same menu. The buffet was ok but not spectacular.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I liked the pool, although since there was only one it was crowded. On the other hand, the hot tubs (3) were supposed to be for adults only with the exception of a couple of hours in the morning and late afternoon. However, this was NOT enforced and a lot of the time I couldn’t get in one because it was already overcrowded with small kids. The staff did not enforce the rules.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
I went to the Celine Dion “interpretation”, kind of boring. I watched the movie Wonder on deck and hadn’t seen it before. I wasn’t interested in the other movies.

Children's Programs

I wasn’t traveling with kids

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
All the staff were friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship was clean but I thought it was kind of shabby and showing its age.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
It was very clean and I sometimes thought that the porter must peek to see when someone left so he could go clean it and straighten it up again! But the bed was uncomfortable.

Ship tip

I will not choose that ship again, it’s too small and you really feel the motion.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
The “thriller boat ride” was a blast!

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5
Conch train, it was fine.

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5
I canceled my original shore excursion because I could not find out when we would get back to the ship and I almost didn’t get back in time from Key West. I booked an excursion through RC, supposedly a trip to the beach and to see dolphins at Changkayang (I know my spelling is wrong) . The beach wasn’t really usable because to get into the water you had to navigate over slippery rocks. They provided lunch but it wasn’t good.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
It was ok, but the transfer to the airport was confused and not in the area that the signs indicated, it was also late. Getting off the ship was ok.
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