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Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Empress of the Seas

6 Night Key West & Cozumel (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 07, 2019

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin number: 9165

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall, great cruise made possible by the staff. Dining experiences were definite highlights of the day and the head chef (Karl) and team were extremely engaging. I would receommend.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Good food, wide variety, served at convenient times; hosts were extremely accomodating for reservations!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Rock climbing at back of ship was fun! Great views. Pool/hot tubs were always high energy and clean. Ping Pong tables could have used a refresh but were definitely playable. Fitness center could use a redesign and add more multi-functional machines. More dumbbells needed. Casino/arcade were fun too!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Nightclub was nostalgic... DJ catered to many genres which made for an ecclectic party every night. Crew also dressed up as The Village People one night to get the crowd going. All ages, good bar/table service, lots of fun!

Children's Programs

Children did not participate

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room steward was on top of every detail... including hand fashioned, animal towels which added another smile to our day :) Nikola (our nightly waiter) and Mengying (assistant waiter) were awesome! Kept us up to date on all dining experiences, extremely attentive, and full of spot-on recommendations!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Clean, somewhat easy to navigate from deck to deck; not bad for an older ship. Could use a refresh at some point. Onboard wifi not free (actually it was pretty expensive) - I did not purchase as I wanted us to "disconnect" and engage in ship's activities and with one another.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Comfy, roomy for 2 adults; could have used some additional drawers/cabinets for clothes.

Ship tip

Bring Scopalamine to prevent sea sickness.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Catamaran and snorkeling excursion was well organized, educational, and fun!

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
Lots of people trying to sell you stuff; felt somewhat awkward to have to say "no thank you" so many times. Did the Mayan Ruins excursion and had a great tour guide/experience... well organized and educational.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Much cleaner but still highly dependant on tourists. Nice beaches/people. Lots of shopping, great for pictures.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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1 Comment

wgammon1    4 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

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