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Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Empress of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 31, 2018

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin number: 9671

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This was my first cruise and it was perfect! Make sure you know the times that the Restaurants are open because it's not 24/7. There is also a coffee bar in the Boleros Lounge that is included if you have the Unlimited Drink package. We made friends and had a blast!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Went pretty smooth getting on the ship but our luggage didn't arrive until 5:30 p.m.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The Starlight Lounge food was good...some dishes better than others. Service was great. Windjammer food was fair to good.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Karaoke in the Boleros Lounge was fun! Comedy show, good. Belly flop contes- a hoot!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Although this was a smaller ship, I thought it was plenty big enough with a lot of choices for entertainment!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very friendly staff...pool bar staff came around to refill drinks!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
This was my first cruise, so I don't have anything to compare it to, but I loved this ship! It still took me a couple of days to acclimate to where everything was located so I can't imagine a larger boat. The ship was very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Clean and the bed was comfortable!

Ship tip

We took a small fan to improve air flow in our cabin. Get to the pool early for a chair. Return your pool towel and make sure they don't charge your room for it. The food in the Starlight Lounge on the LAST DAY was AWESOME! Brunch and Dinner...don't miss it!

Ports of call

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
This was one of my favorite days, we just walked around. Went to the very end of Duvall Street to the bar on the water. Went to the Butterfly Conservatory on Duvall (beautiful), and bar hopped.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
Mayan Wellness Retreat--we booked this on the ship through RCC. It was really nice and we also had all drinks for the whole day while we hung out in the pool after the treatments.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast!
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8 Comments

Carmenm69    6 years ago

Yes, so excited! Will be there next month! Thanks for posting!

inydro    6 years ago

Yay!! Can't wait! Saturday is the day!

joel737    6 years ago

Me too may 21

mmruiz    6 years ago

I appreciate the review. Thinking of going to Cuba on this ship although it's tiny compared to the other ships

cyndimom75    6 years ago

Thanks for the review! We are sailing on Empress in May. Can’t wait!

Luvinlife70    6 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it! We’re scheduled in September ❤️

IkeDeb    6 years ago

tatianax3    6 years ago

that's awesome! I'll be on this ship in 41 days!

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