Empress cruise to Havana. Most wonderful 5 day cruise

Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 4.6
Author: slifkinl

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

slifkinl

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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5 Night Key West & Havana Overnight (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 23, 2018

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Royal Caribbean have pulled off something close to perfection with this little 5 day cruise. STUNNING.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

This cruise is simply brilliant. Royal Caribbean have thrown everything at it to make it 5 star all the way. The staff are all brilliant. The food is very good and the buffet seems to be running 24 hours. The Cruise Director is amazing, the best we have encountered - I would have liked to take him home with us! The shows were all 5 star (we didn’t see the juggler, we never see jugglers)! Didn’t like the entertainment in Centrum, but appreciate it appeals to some. The two days in Havana were magic. AMAZING. This is an amazing 5 day cruise, we are raving about it to all our friends.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Main dining room excellent, we never had to wait long for a table in Any Time Dining. Buffet again was simply excellent - couldn’t fault it.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

All the stage shows were fantastic (didn’t see the juggler). I’m usually very critical of cruise shows, but I find myself unable to do anything but rave about the standard Royal Caribbean offered on this wonderful 5 day cruise.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service was perfect, one cannot say more.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Everything was clean and beautifully presented.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Perfectly clean and comfortable.

Ship tip

If you are about to take this 5 day cruise, lucky you, it’s wonderful.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Key West, Florida

3 out of 5

Disappointing - become very downmarket.

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HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5

AMAZING. Can’t begin to say how beautiful and unique the visit was. The passengers from Empress seemed to be the only people in town, wandered round very quiet streets.

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