Don’t go to Cuba!

Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 3.6
Author: Tkvitale

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

Tkvitale

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 0

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

5 Night Key West & Havana Overnight (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 23, 2018

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8018

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Good cruise but don’t go to Cuba. They hate Americans and are very rude

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

HAVANA, CUBA

1 out of 5

No stars for Havana! Missed our excursion because after 2 hrs 45 minutes waiting for the tour bus we gave up and went back to the ship. Also very rude people at customs. They hate Americans. Why should we go there?

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

agfstamps 6 years ago

We found the people to be very friendly. Didn’t find anyone hating on us.

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jstubblefield 6 years ago

Joeglo67 my wife's uncle had the same experience on a mission trip. Though it ended with him being imprisoned and banished from the island. Its not the people but the government that's the problem.

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joeglo67 6 years ago

I've been to Cuba 2x before the embargo was lifted on mission trips. My opinion is that those people were some of the warmest most living people. At that time skilled workers were paid $8- $15 per month. Yes, per month. The government gave them housing, and a bag of rice each month and the rest was up to the family to survive. I gave one of the local workers helping us a blessing of $10 not knowing at the time id handed him a months wages! This man looked at me with tears in his eyes, grabbed me lifting me off of my feet and kissed me on the cheek. I never seen such happy people who were so oppressed by their government. I'm sure slowly it will turn around now with Americans coming and going freely, but I saw a side of Cuba that most will never see.

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cyndimom75 6 years ago

We didn’t care for the cruise itself but loved Cuba! Had the complete opposite experience

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