Nice and easy experience for a first time cruiser

Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 4.2
Author: Cruiser25894420

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

Cruiser25894420

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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5 Night Key West Havana & Cozumel (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 26, 2018

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4548

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall, a good experience. Made me realize I need more time to experience all that Cuba can offer. And I also know that 7 days is probably the maximum amount of time I would spend onboard. 5 days was just enough for a first time cruise.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining needs some improvement. I ate most of my meals at Chop's and Windjammer

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Be mindful that it's an older and smaller ship. There aren't a lot of bells and whistles. The pool and hot tub area is small

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Port of embarkation only

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Key West, Florida

3 out of 5

HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5

Wish we could've stayed longer

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Cozumel, Mexico Did not visit port

I didn't get off the boat at this port. Stayed onboard for spa day

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

williamcate 6 years ago

We've done 2 14 day cruises, but both unique, one Canada and one southern Caribbean to islands we hadn't been to. So worth it...we like the 7 days

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moodussnare 6 years ago

We did a nine day and it was definitely on the outer limits of what we could do. At some point life begins creeping back in and an urgency to get home shows up.

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lfazal 6 years ago

We started out with a 3 day cruise, then went on empress for 5, now we are doing LOS for 7. Hopefully it won't get boring. 7 days is alot.

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Great

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