Family vacation on the Independence of the Seas
Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
4 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 17, 2016
Ship: Independence of the Seas
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 7328
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
First off, the service is excellent!!! Our room steward and our waiters (we chose to make dinner reservations, so we always had the same servers), always called us by name. The ship is gorgeous, super clean and beautiful! The pastries and desserts are not up to the Princess cruises that I've been on, and in the promenade, they were not even worth the calories to eat them. The drinks seemed to be much more expensive (even the bottled water). Then you add in Johnny Rockets (which wasn't worth the extra money), cupcakes, Ben and Jerry's and it seems to have more pay items (although, those are choices you don't have to make). The ice skating show is great! The other shows were about up to par with the other cruises that I've been on (not all that good). It offered lots of things for different age groups.
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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida