Meh.

Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 3.2
Author: Lyndaprather

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Lyndaprather

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 26, 2020

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3536

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Ship lacked amenities. Royal Caribbean has declined in quality dramatically over the last few years. Likely will go with another line in the future. Paid for an Oceanview cabin which had a tiny dirty porthole which added nothing to the experience

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Quick but we were there early

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Service for the most was good. They need more personnel in the dining room. Food was really lackluster.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Just not enough to do.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Pretty good talent but costumes were tattered Really liked the juggler

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our room steward was fantastic Fnu was his name. Customer service was not very helpful. Waiters were good just need more of them.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Design was ok except for TINY cabin. Many areas had sewer smell.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Urine smell when we got there. Room was tiny. Could not comfortably move around. Closets almost too small to use. Bed was awful. Back still hurting.

Ship tip

Don’t do it

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Ports of call

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Second time there. Love it!

Thumbs Up 2

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

2 out of 5

Yes. Did an excursion was boring

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Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Beautiful land and people. Excursion was the BEST Bernie was warm, friendly and full of information

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Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5

People in the port don’t seem to like anything but our money. Jorge at our excursion was nice

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Was ok. Needed to get off sooner due to super bowl traffic

4 Comments

hunny68 4 years ago

I wouldn't disregard RCL because of this. You chose the smallest and oldest ship. Empress was my first cruise ever and I loved it. But I don't love crowds and I don't need all the bells and whistles.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

There's a difference in ships with every cruise line

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

We did a cruise on Anthem of the Seas end of September and enjoyed so much. The ship was beautiful and so much to do.

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CruzeFan 4 years ago

I would not judge an entire cruise line based on cruising on one of their smallest oldest ships. We love the smaller ships, but don’t need an amusement or water park and constant entertainment to enjoy ourselves. If that is what you are looking for, book one of the Oasis Class ships.

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