Great way (maybe only way) to see Cuba

Item: Majesty of the Seas
Rating: 4.9
Author: tadom316

Majesty of the Seas Cruise Review to Cuba

tadom316

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 77

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

5 Night Key West & Havana Overnight (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 19, 2018

Ship: Majesty of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Havana is tired looking but historic. No credit cards are accepted and US dollars pay a 10% penalty both ways. However, US dollars are only accepted for tips but not for service or items. There is also an additional $75/person visa charge which is another Castro rip-off to penalize visitors. Not a very welcoming country that has so little to offer other than historic squares and 1950's cars.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin 9064

Ship tip

Nicer, smaller ship with good food service

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Don't understand why we didn't get 2 nights here instead of floating around in the sea for a day and a half. Only thing I can think of is casino and on-board shopping for the cruise line to make more money.

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HAVANA, CUBA

4 out of 5

Havana is tired but historic. No credit cards allowed and we refused to pay the penalty charged only on US dollars. So, we did not exchange money and had to book an excursion to get off the ship. US dollars are only accepted for tips but not for service or items. There is also an additional $75/person visa charge which is another Castro rip-off to penalize visitors. Not a very welcoming country that has so little to offer other than historic squares and 1950's cars.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

5 Comments

mojitomeg 5 years ago

As an American, I paid for the.visa and booked my own tours, did some solo exploring and would go back tomorrow.

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mojitomeg 5 years ago

How many times are you going to repeat the same thing. 🙄

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deboftheseas 5 years ago

Too bad you’re not Canadian, we are treated like royalty and can come and go and stay as long as we like, no Visa required for us either unless we’re on a cruise and then we are treated same as Americans

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cruisegem96 5 years ago

Why did you even pick this itinerary? Like onlysail said you could’ve avoided all this with just a little research. I knew all this information and I haven’t even been on a Cuban cruise yet.

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onlysail 5 years ago

You could have known this if you were bothered to research this before hand

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