Tiny but Nice Ship

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

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review

Sweetmama

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

6 Night Key West & Cozumel (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 29, 2019

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall, we enjoyed the Empress of the Seas. They had the best dancers I’ve ever seen. However, there’s not really any location where cruise couples can dance on a regular basis. We never would have thought of going on this ship if it weren’t for the fact that originally we were going to Cuba. But then that got canceled, so we got stuck with two Mexican ports we’d seen already. So we stayed on the ship and relaxed. We did like Key West, however. The ship was packed full because people who booked at the last minute got a really low rate. It was a pretty cheap cruise, especially if you limit your drinking. RC drink rates are very high. Also, there are too many smokers onboard. We ran into smoke every time we tried to walk around the outside deck or sit outside.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Too much trivia. Nice nightclub called Boleros that focuses on Havana, Cuba, which we aren’t allowed to visit anymore. Disappointed about that, but that isn’t the ship’s fault.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Enjoying the activities director named Elvis. Great ship musicians.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very good service! Nice people.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean! Good design, for being basically an older ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Very tiny, but we knew it would be. If I had to sleep on that ship again, I would ask to have twin beds rather than combining them for one bed. That way there’s more room.