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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Independence of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 11, 2015

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9340

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

I have been a faithful Carnival Cruise passenger for years and decided to delve into a different ship.  I was very pleased with my overall experience.  I was not a fan of the drink packages that you HAD TO purchase in order to drink anything on the ship; however, other than that, it was really nice.  In fact, we liked it so much, we booked another one for 2017!

 

Bon Voyage!
 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Loved it!!!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

1 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
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7 Comments

shadeaway    8 years ago

promenade Cafe and Sorrentos have free coffee,tea,hot chocolate 24/7. Go to any her and get coffee or water free. When the Windjammer is closed for food you can still get coffee,flavored water and tea.

SimonTravels    9 years ago

Did they not sell individual drinks (alcoholic or non) at the bars? Are you saying bar service was only available to those with a drink package? If so, that's a new development that we need to look into.

someoneclassy    9 years ago

I want to be very clear, my intent is not and was not to 'bitch' about anything.  I simply gave an honest review just as everyone else does. I stand by everything that I said in my review and also as I stated in my review, l've booked another one for 2017!

karlbro99    9 years ago

been on princess,carnival and Holland for 15 cruises....my wife loves Holland best...never been on RC or norwegian hear bad things bout NCL but only good about RC.

someoneclassy    9 years ago

I have been spoiled by Carnival Cruise.  They had water, lemonade, juice and iced tea available 24/7 for everyone.  On this one, in order to have those things, we had to purchase the drink package so outside of going to the buffet for the flavored water and unsweetened iced tea (when it was opened) there was nothing to drink, unless you had the package.  Additionally, as far as kids were concerned (although I didn't travel with my children), outside of the flavored water that they had, their only choice of drink was soda.

Like I stated in my review, I loved the cruise and am booked for another in 2017

mrsb3    9 years ago

That's a news to me. I never was forced to buy anything.

glomarrone    9 years ago

What do you mean that you HAD to purchase a drink package to drink anything on the ship?

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