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Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: torrance2607

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

torrance2607

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 12, 2018

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin number: 3142 and 3140

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Excellent cruise. A smaller ship however for the price it was well worth every cent.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Incredibly quick. We traveled with 5 kids ages between 11-2. The staff saw us in line and moved us quicker through due to the kids being antsy. The other lines moved quickly. We were able to get through everything and on the ship within about 15-20 minutes from the drop off point.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

I thought that thier was an excellent diversity in the foods between the buffers and the main dining area. The chefs cane to our table multiple times to see how the food was. I was super impressed.

Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

The main dining room was great our wait staff , Big Mama and King Wuentiin did an amazing job with our family. They were really the stars of the show and made every evening special for our children We othe food was great and had an excellent balance of foods for all including the kids menu where my kids told me that they had the best chicken fingers ever.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

They had two pools, one was a splash park for the kids which they loved. The other was a smaller pool. Great job on having life vests for the kids of all ages for free and the lifeguards in duty. The lifeguards were great and took thier hobs seriously.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

To be fair, we only went to Bingo, and two game shows. All of them were great. The musicians were amazing between the Latin band and the Island band the live music was amazing.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

They loved it. The staff was super friendly and fun. They had a great time and kept asking to go back while we were on the cruise.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Okay, our Room Steward for Room 3142 and 3140 was amazing. He looked after us and checked in to see if we needed anything. Absolutely great job by him. Our Waiter and Assistant Waiter were amazing. Big Mama (Kay) and King Quentin took care of us like no other people on any of the other 9 cruisers I have been on. They were amazing and did the best job.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Excellent. Our attendant was amazing and we could not have asked for a better cabin for the price we paid.

Ship tip

This is not a big ship. It’s a great ship but not a big ship. If you are used to a big ship understand that this ship has lots of things like a big ship just not the size and scale you may be used to.

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