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Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
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Empress of the Seas

5 Night Key West & Havana (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 29, 2018

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin number: 8170

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

went on this ship because it was one of the few that spent 2 total days in cuba .. Ship was small but managed (barely) for the 5 nights. Cuba experience was great and glad I got 2 full days in Havana. otherwise would NOT go on THIS ship!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
first night food was overcooked to the point it was like shoe leather.. not much taste at spices very used sparingly

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
older small ship with one very small pool. buffet was small and disorganized. cabin toilet had issues.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
cabin was very small queen bed and 10 inches on each side to wall, very small shower. This is the smallest and oldest ship in the fleet

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
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Key West, Florida

4 out of 5
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HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

KofiNaija    5 years ago

Food on Empress is standard Royal. As I recall, buffet has a decent variety and they had late evening buffet on my sailing.
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schulmanb    6 years ago

Why was the food so bad? Not enough choices? Similar every night? Poor service? Just curious.
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moodussnare    6 years ago

My wife and I needed to burn some vacation time and sailed the Empress a couple of years ago. Our experience was the same as yours, one and done.
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