Caribbean - Eastern Cruise Reviews

Still deciding if I would go back on a Princess Cruise, or perhaps a different line. Felt there was a lot of down time as far as the nightly entertainment was concerned. All the shows were approximately 45 minutes. They seemed to schedule a lot of events during the dinner hour. Between 6 and 7 PM. We did bid on a larger cabin and got the bid accepted to a Deluxe Balcony.

Great overall cruise with tons of stuff to do on ship or as little as you desire.

First cruise! Was very enjoyable and met lots of nice people.

The cruise experience itself was great. The ball was dropped by AA to the point we almost missed our cruise vacation because of their poor mismanagement. Right out of the gate our flight was delayed by 35 minutes. Once our flight was down and at the gate in CLT, we waited 10 minutes for ground crew to guide our flight in to park. After the flight was parked, we waited another 10 minutes or so long the pilot left to "find someone to move the ramp up to the aircraft". Once our bag was put on the ramp we literally ran from gate E23 all the way to A2 only to find our connecting flight sitting with the ramp still parked next to the flight. AA would not let us board our flight because of their policy of boarding stops 15 minutes before departure. AA knew where we were at all times not only because of tracking their own flights but because the rest of my family and friend were telling the gate attendant where we were. AA couldn't relax their stupid policy of stopping boarding so we could be with the rest of our family and friend. In addition, I paid extra to sit near the front and together. AA put my wife and I in the back and separated us. The rest of my family and friend had to wait 2 hours in FLL baggage claim for us to finally be able to join them. AA is one of the poorest run airlines which was blatantly obvious during covid.

We really enjoyed the itinerary and the ship and can't wait for our next trip. As great as the port was to navigate, we will avoid Orlando airport until they improve their operations as it was the biggest challenge of the entire trip.

Again the food and service in the dining room were great except for one night, which was terrible. One of the servers Joey was outstanding. All the other crew members were very friendly and hard working.

Everything from embarkation to disembarkation was a very easy and seamless process. This was an incredibly relaxing vacation and we enjoyed every moment of it.

We had a good time but there were disappointments that made the trip imperfect.

We were dissatisfied with the food in the buffet , selections were good but the food was cold even the soup, the crew were very friendly and did their best but for the amount of passengers, there could have been more crew

EXCELLENT! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. ENTERTAINMENT CREW TRY VERY HARD TO MAKE IT A FUN CRUISESHIP I WOUND MAKE RESERVATIONS WHEN THE PRICE IS RIGHT!1

We were so disappointed with the shape of the ship, lack of employees and food. As avid cruisers, we decided RCL is in decline and hesitate to book an RCL cruise

I had a really great time.on this ship. I would absolutely sail on Independence again.

We loved it we are on our way to planning our next cruise and booking it in May for our anniversary in August we can't wait!

This was an average cruise, but the service and food were great! My first cruise on a Freedom class ship which really doesn’t compare to the larger ships, and it shouldn’t. For a first time cruiser this would be great and the crowd size was very manageable.

My cruise was amazing, relaxing, and the weather was great. I am looking forward to my next cruise.

It was okay. I given an average rating. I have on many cruises that I've rated higher.

The best I can say is its a fine cruise if you get it for a good deal but if given the chance to cruise with another cruise line I would take it.

I really enjoyed this cruise and I'm already highly recommending this to my friends and family. Looking forward to my next trip.

This was a very disappointing cruise for my wife and I. Ship is very dated and shabby. 80% of the times we had coffee there were grounds in our cups. Our cabin toilet stopped flushing at least 3 times, which was unacceptable. Guest Services appeared to brush off the problems.

Overall was a wonderful experience from San Juan all the way to Fort Lauderdale. I would highly recommend this itinerary to anyone looking at a cruise. Leaving from San Juan had to be the most relaxing and fast embarkation I have had boarding a ship. The islands we visit on this trip were amazing! The Ship we loved. Could see the water from Almost all areas of the ship. The Schooner bar on the Jewel, if you like Nautical theme was the best I’ve seen! This Ship was a Classic!