Re: Empress of the Seas

Empress OTS gets a deserved reputation for having small cabins... but in
truth, they're actually larger than the cabins on Majesty/Monarch/Sovereign
OTS.

The ship was designed for 3/4 night sailings. She's a smaller ship. They
prioritized making the public areas larger, at the expense of cabin size.

--Tom


"Jean O'Boyle" <j.oboyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Ray" <rayjaymayNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> My wife and I are considering a cruise out of Philadelphia (we are
>> literally 15 minutes from the port) to Bermuda this fall on the Empress.
>> We have heard mixed reviews of the ship, in particular, the small size of
>> the rooms.
>>
>> Has anyone had any experiences (good or bad) on this ship??
>
>
> Ray, we took the Empress of the Seas in Nov, 2004 on a eleven day Southern
> Caribbean cruise..It was a wonderful cruise and itinerary --ten ports in
> eleven days! We had the Owner's Suite...8186., on eighth deck.and on the
> very stern....wonderful view of the silvery moonlight reflecting on the
> ship's wake at night from two patio sized doors! Lovely during the day,
> too.
> Walking down the hallways, when the cabin steward was making up the rooms,
> and doors were open, they appeared to be quite small in size..But the
> decor was pleasant and overall, unless two passengers are very large in
> stature, they are doable. Since your cruise is to Bermuda, most of your
> time will be in Bermuda, itself...so you really won't have that many sea
> days..
> The service was very good and the food was, too. Embarkation being so
> convenient and close to your home, I'd go for it!
>
> --Jean
>


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