Independence of sea

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Independence of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 09, 2015

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

we have sailed with R.C. Before and have had good experiences, but not as good this time.  After paying top dollar for this cruise, we could not even get the cruise line to press a suit without a fee.  We had no perks added onto our original cruise price, so we paid extra for everything, including water and sodas. They offered a tour of the galley and ship bottom, but of course this was extra also. Really, we were not paying to see the ship workings. The food at the buffet was generally mediocre...not hot..lukewarm!  I must give credit to housekeeping...very excellent and the servers in the main dining room worked very hard and tried very hard to please us.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very nice

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
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2 Comments

jkoneman    9 years ago

I've never been on a cruise and NOT paid for soda, water or laundry (I am Elite on Princess so i get free laundry there). I'm not accustomed to expecting things for free just because I couldn't find a good promotion on a cruise.

glomarrone    9 years ago

Sorry to read that this cruise was not up to your expectations. All cruise  ships charge extra for pressing unless you are high up in their loyality program.  Also, all cruise ships charge extra for water and soda as well as alcoholic beverages. I assume since you been on previous cruises that you knew this was standard for cruise lines.   Thanks for posting your review here.

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