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Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5
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Empress of the Seas

8 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 13, 2019

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin number: 4243

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

First cruise for my wife and myself. Probably not going with Royal Caribbean again. They should have recommended another ship after Cuba was canceled.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Ok

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Good

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Pool was tiny

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Fair

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Very good

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Needs work sewer smell

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Terrible

Ship tip

Don’t go

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Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Too short of a stay
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San Juan, Puerto Rico Did not visit port

Canceled
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Tortola, British Virgin Islands

4 out of 5
Keep tour
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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
The beach
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Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Good
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8 Comments

wgammon1    4 years ago

I don't think cruising is for you, because you don't understand how this works.
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capeman    5 years ago

I know you are a first timer, it sounds like the smaller ships in any line isn't for you. Try to book the Oasis class (RCCL), they will have more for you to try and enjoy, like the dance and comedy clubs and there are a whole host of other venues to try out while on board. I am looking forward to this ship in the next coming days, I want a smaller ship, can't wait. Happy cruising to all!
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TKinRock    5 years ago

Royal Caribbean is a great line—the Cuba ban was sudden. As for the ship in the comments. I first sailed Empress in 2001! Go on a big ship, 7 days and enjoy! The short trips sound like a good idea for a first cruise but they aren’t—you never have time to relax and enjoy. Our last four were 2 on RCCL Adventure of the Seas and 2 Disney Fantasy (no kids). Next is Harmony of the Seas Oct 20.
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KofiNaija    5 years ago

When the US govt blocked Cuba, Royal offered full refunds to impacted customers. So it sounds like Royal did what it needed to do. The rest was up to the customer.
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agfstamps    5 years ago

The cruise line can’t just put you on another ship at the drop of a port. Their itinerary are planned and they try to fill up ships way in advance. We love the Empress!
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DebandMarkC    5 years ago

Next time try Carnival they truly are the fun ships
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CruzeFan    5 years ago

I wouldn’t write off an entire cruise line based on one cruise on an older, smaller ship.
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rendog12    5 years ago

NCL all the way.
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