Nice relaxing cruise. Small ship but served its purpose.

Item: Empress of the Seas
Rating: 3.3
Author: Bmundy0302

Empress of the Seas Cruise Review

Bmundy0302

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 111

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 11, 2020

Ship: Empress of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4500

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Very relaxing for the most part. Half the ship was seasick from the choppy waters.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Had a package deal but very fast and smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food in specialty restaurants was amazing. Regular dining okay and buffet was same things everyday...just ehhh.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Not alot to do on ship. Had fun at what was available though.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Cheesy.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Very small. Was suppose to have oceanview but was given a porthole. Walls were paperthin.

Ship tip

Don't expect the same as the larger ships. Don't get a cabin in very front of ship by a service door.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

2 out of 5

Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda, B.V.I.

3 out of 5

Went to St. Croix instead. But it was Beautiful but small!

Thumbs Up 1

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Ship got there late because of choppy waters so my excursions were cancelled.

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

3 Comments

Other reviews of this sailing

2nd Empress Cruise

Wonderful ship on the smaller side

Noisy!