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Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Empress of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 26, 2020

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7521

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

I'm not a fan of cruising, but this was a nice experience. we traveled with a party of 6, of whom most are not active people. I had to leave them several times to go enjoy the activities. If you're ok with that, it was a nice experience. I like the smaller ship, you see the same people a lot and everyone is quite friendly.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and pleasant

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
I have food allergies and there was not much available for me. Can't eat Wheat, onions, milk. Maybe a list of ingredients and possible allergens would be good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I love to dance. The most fun was the Silent Party where everyone danced to different music on headphones. I wish we could have done that again!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
the ones I went to were fantastic.

Children's Programs

No kiddos

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
This is where the cruise ship really shone. All the staff were friendly, smiling and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean- constantly cleaning. and making us wash our hands before we ate and touched the buffet spoons. Still, I used a paper towel to touch anything communal.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Tiny, with tiny shower and no drawers to put anything in. However, we brought some of our own organizing components and made do.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5
We did a Hop on Hop off tour and then walked the street wandering about. Very low key

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
The Gauntlet of tour people shouting for your business is overwhelming. they really need to manage that part of the arrival. We booked an excursion and did a Tour of the Island with a snorkel Trip on a boat. Nice day, once we passed all the pushy, shouting tour guides. It's new for them & I am sure regulations will kick in soon. When we went out of the port again for a drink, another guide came right up and wouldn't go away. He turned out to be very helpful, but still. take No for an answer!!!

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
I booked a tour on trip advisor which ended up being cancelled. Luckily, there was a tour going to the same place I wanted to go and a very nice tour guide brought me over to them. Kind of a serendipitous booking, had a lovely day. really Enjoyed the cave float and zip lining as well as the bus tour guides. they were very funny and personable.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
too many pushy sales people hawking their wares. Should have rented a car and done our own tour instead of taking a taxi downtown to the flea market.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Mass chaos, but not the boats fault. Mostly it was people not knowing where to go, what to do.
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4 Comments

hunny68    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed. I love Empress for the smallness.

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Fantastic review, glad you had a great time

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed.

CruzeFan    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it. Someone on the same sailing posted a review and didn’t seem to enjoy much of anything. It’s always a good idea to do research and know what you are getting when booking a cruise. This is an older ship, but can still be a great experience.

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