independence of the sea

Item: Independence of the Seas
Rating: 2
Author: laquandap

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

laquandap

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 20, 2015

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2326

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

This was my husband and I for screws this is the second time we sailed with Royal Caribbean. Customer service was great. We didn't really enjoy the food at all we didn't like the fact that they didn't have a laundry facility so we couldn't do our own laundry. We ate and one of the specialty restaurants. We were very disappointed. We were with a group of 8. The manager George invited us back make it right and he did an excellent job. I'm pretty sure that will never sail Royal Caribbean again I think Royal Caribbean have the better ships, but overall I think we like carnival better.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Add more wash clothes. The guy that took care of us in our cabin and did a wonderful job

Ship tip

I wasn't able to find any good food on the ship and I didn't like that you weren't able to make your own drinks on the Lido deck

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

1 out of 5

Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

10 Comments

joyeblackmanlewis 9 years ago

denb I was on Indy first week of Nov and I found the food to be subpar also and that was my 8th cruise with RC. I was very disappointed.

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rendezvoussam 9 years ago

denb, to your comparison. I have taken my family both to the Caribbean and Mediterranean with the same cruise liners. Princess and Royal Caribbean, overall I found the food quality, especially the fruits, the departures from the US are far superior than the Southampton departure for European sector.

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laquandap 9 years ago

I will try Carnival Glory next. I do look forward to Sept!!

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CrusinTim 9 years ago

Your right, Carnival is not better than RCCL...but it is equal! We have sailed both and haven't really found much difference!!! I agree with waverider45, you have good cruises and less than good. It's what you decide and ours is Princess.

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denb 9 years ago

I wonder if anyone has compared the food offered to US customers sailing from US ports with that offered to UK customers sailing from Southampton?

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waveriders45 9 years ago

After 12 cruises you'll find each cruise line has its ups an downs, it's up to you to decide which one you like best, our choice is RCI

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tinkerbella10 9 years ago

I think better depends on what you're looking for in a cruise.

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georxt05 9 years ago

Yeah....Carnival is definitely NOT better than Royal.

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denb 9 years ago

the last time we sailed independence the food was poor. mainly pasta. we are back on the indy in 2016 so I hope they have improved. not the food quality we used to get some years ago. Some management idiot thinks we don't notice.

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tinkerbella10 9 years ago

I think they mean fourth cruise and second time on royal Caribbean

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