First Time RC Cruiser...Empress of the Sea.

[sassy~one]

Looking for info about RC...We are both retired, and have only traveled HAL. How is the food? Room Service menu? Pool? Casino? Do they have a program to 'earn' RC money for activities? Choc covered strawberries? Any good info would be greatly app. Thanks Sassy

[careywv]

My DH and I have booked this cruise, and I've researched to no end. :)

 

There are two pools, and 3 or 4 whirlpools. They do have a casino area that my DH is looking forward to. I haven't seen a room service menu, but I have read that it is available all day.

 

That's all the info I have. ;)

[CaptData]

You can order Room Service from the Dining Room Menus during the times listed. There will be a binder with the Room service menu in it in your roo. You can order via the TV or phone.

 

You can check your account on your TV. Like on HAL the casino is open when not in port. I found that service was good on both lines. RC dose not use the dinner chimes like HAL.

[Laurie12820]

Looking for info about RC...We are both retired, and have only traveled HAL. How is the food? Food is decent. I have cruised on Empress twice and the first time I found the food to have been better. Room Service menu?There is a list in the room as well as on the tv and you can get anything off of the dining room menu. Pool? There is an adult pool and a kiddie pool and 3 whirlpoolsCasino? Casino is nice, lots of slots and tables.Do they have a program to 'earn' RC money for activities? Only thing you can earn are shipshape dollars for participating in ShipShape Events, they are then redeemed for towels, t-shirts, etc.Choc covered strawberries? Love them! I had a plate waiting for us on our last cruise as it was our honeymoon! Any good info would be greatly app. Thanks Sassy

 

Hope that answers it all. Feel free to ask more!

[danp]

We have just come off the Empress last Friday,did the eleven day southern,it was great.

First of all you cant order room service from your TV,also we couldnt check our bill on tv either.

Empress is a small ship.Some of the rooms may be smaller then other ships.As for the two pools one is a baby pool.We did visit the casino a lot and left a lot there lol.One thing about the casino is that it also is small,one crap table,one roulette,one three card poker,one texas hold em($60 to enter),one crib stud,and three BJ.

As for clean it was very clean.On our cruise that left SJ on Feb26 we had a lot of Seniors on board so after the show a lot of things were MT.

Just a little info I hope I helped a bit.

[Coralc]

Thank you danp, for clarifying that. Empress, Sovereign and Vision class do not have the room service menus or seapass checking on the TV's. I'm sure that will eventually change, but RCTV as I recall is not available on all ships. And the rooms are small. I am also researching the heck out of Empress. :D

[Mikew0805]

Looking for info about RC...We are both retired, and have only traveled HAL. How is the food? Room Service menu? Pool? Casino? Do they have a program to 'earn' RC money for activities? Choc covered strawberries? Any good info would be greatly app. Thanks Sassy

 

I have only been on the Splendour, so my comments are only about this ship/cruise.

 

The dining room food was great, however the Windjammer.. was no so great, in fact really bad! We had room service on the ship, and every time the food was great. They did have an issue with getting the order to the room in a timely fashion, I just chalked that up to not many liking the Windjammer. :D The pool deck was laid out quite nice, my opinion it is laid out better than any Carnival ship I have been on. The casino was friendly enough to pay off our Sea Pass account. :D :D I cannot comment on the "RC Money", but we did order the Korbel & strawberries to be delivered to the cabin on the third night. ( It came the first night, and we sent it back since we were not prepared for it ) The strawberries were great!!!

 

 

I hope that helped at least a little. :)

 

 

-Mike

[Georgia Bulldog Cruiser 51]

Looking for info about RC...We are both retired, and have only traveled HAL. How is the food? Room Service menu? Pool? Casino? Do they have a program to 'earn' RC money for activities? Choc covered strawberries? Any good info would be greatly app. Thanks Sassy

 

We are on the 3/26 sailing. I have done a lot of research on this ship and itinerary and everything I have found is excellent. When are you sailing?

[sassy~one]

Thank You All so much, IF i book it will be 4-28 out of Nofolk Va. We are just 2 hours away, and it makes for Good last minute deals. ShipShape$ that is what i read some where. Thanks Sassy

[lvtotrvl1]

If you want to book the Empress out of Norfolk for the 28th, I would recommend booking real soon..ships are selling out. Just checked the prices and I see Sr discounts available.

[CHAMPDDS]

We sailed on the Empress last summer, and it was our first cruise. We are now going on the Mariner this Fall. That being said, I found our room to be comfortable, ocean view only-we booked late, and my understanding is that there are very limited balconies on Empress. BUT, now that I look the rooms available on the Mariner, ie. size, I cannot believe my wife and I felt comfortable in such a tiny room on the Empress. We did find the smaller passenger numbers nice...:D

[Gypsywych]

Thank You All so much, IF i book it will be 4-28 out of Nofolk Va. We are just 2 hours away, and it makes for Good last minute deals. ShipShape$ that is what i read some where. Thanks Sassy

 

 

DH and I are already booked on that cruise! Bermuda here we come!

Hope to see you there!

[sassy~one]

Thank You again, Im holding a room right now i have until monday to buy it or not. I did not know they held rooms. I have been reading the threads, and trying to learn. I did see that this is going to be the first ship to go out of Norfolk since the updates. Debbie