Independence of the Seas Cruise

Item: Independence of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: rdunn819

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

rdunn819

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 23, 2016

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin number: 6560

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was very good with excellent food and services. I really enjoyed the Ice Skating Show and the other shows as well. The room was very comfortable and the view was excellent. The check-in for the cruise at the port was fairly good, but the departure was a nightmare with long lines, long waits, and extremely crowded and hot conditions. This needs to be improved before I take another cruise on Royal Caribbean.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 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

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

6 Comments

jdcrane01 8 years ago

We don't leave until September of 2017. We are moving this year. We are planning the Mediterranean cruise Then a South Pacific cruise. Then a Baltic cruise. Can't wait

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helenbeb 8 years ago

I agree with you idcrane01 we have seen this ourselves as I have said the customs have a job to do and they follow the rules ,I do feel sorry for them when they come across people with a bad attitude . We are cruising this year again counting down now 132 days to go when do you go ?

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jdcrane01 8 years ago

The problem is not just customs the problem also is the inexperienced cruiser who is not prepared when they get to the custom officer and don't have their paper work or starts arguing with the officer. One or two of those backs everyone up! I've seen it. It's generally not the cruise lines fault.

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helenbeb 8 years ago

Don't blame the cruise lines it is the customs and they are only doing their job and checking everyone's luggage properly . Every cruise line goes through the same procedure . Patience is a virtue so if you haven't the patience to wait for other passengers luggage to be checked by the customs officers don't bother going cruising . Just think SAFETY enough said .

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kknorr0320 8 years ago

Yeah the problem is customs not the ship line.

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capttrips 8 years ago

Which cruise line has a better/different system? I would be interested in that also. Have done Royal, carnival, princess, Costa, all pretty much the same issues.

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