Very nice, small, old, ship

Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 4.3
Author: thomasrhughes6

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

thomasrhughes6

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 26, 2020

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin number: 8634

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Enjoyable cruise. Good ports of call. Nice experiences.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room (excellent), buffets (average), specialty (N/A). Main dining room was smaller, so they had a difficult time accommodating our desire for a table for 2.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Not enough room for enough chair around pool. Only one pool. This ship had a smoking section (unusual) around the pool. (Not good)

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

no kids with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very nice

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Older ship, needs some work

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Small, no sofa or table, no fridge/minibar, limited shelves in closet, very small drawers. But we don't spend much time in our cabin.

Ports of call

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

No excursion

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Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Excursion to beach, snorkel (Incredible) & lunch.

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Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Excursion to Mayan ruins

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Excursion with jeep, beach, lunch

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy. Handled all bags on my own. Quick exit for early flight

4 Comments

wgammon1 4 years ago

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

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Good for you!!

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mflaherty1992 4 years ago

Empress is the smallest ship in their entire fleet. I'm not surprised some things were a little cramped. Maybe you should give a bigger ship a try next time! Glad you had fun!

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