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Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: MChase7280

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

MChase7280

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

5 Night Havana Overnight & Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 18, 2018

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7006

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Want to see Cuba? Want to see the Communist Block influence on the island and how people cope with next to nothing? Want to see the Tropicana at night? Then this is the place for you! Learn about all kinds of things from Earnest Hemmingway to Fidel to Che Guevara and others during the informative excursions.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We had no problems and no lines to embark this ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining room was great. We did Chef's Table and was disappointed as it was noisy with Chops adjoining the room and our wait staff was not dedicated to the table as on other Royal Caribbean ships.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Ship is small but that's part of it's charm. It has everything you need but the destination is what we were after.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Entertainment was typical Royal Caribbean but we were happy with it.

Children's Programs

No children with us this cruise.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Main Dining Room waiter was great, our stateroom attendant was good as well.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

For a small ship it was laid out nicely and there was plenty of room for activities.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was nice but needed some maintenance for the closet. A hinge for one of the closet doors was broken and the light for the closet was not working. We loved the huge balcony!