A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE

Item: Independence of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: carmen8150

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

carmen8150

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 84

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Italian Mediterranean (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 04, 2016

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9527

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Our cruise experience was memorable from the boarding to the stateroom's cleanliness to the friendly,professional staff in every department to the entertainment onboard to the land excursion, all met and surpassed our expectation. To Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas staff and crew members, on belf of myself, my sister and my daughter....THANK YOU!! for a most rewarding and memorable European vacation!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Divina and Netish-Formal Dining Room Servers-What great servers. A special thank you for your attention to detail and service! Their dedication and commitment made our dining a joyful and unforgettable experience. Thank You!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

Being a comedian made Jeoff a great cruise director. He was funny and very entertaining. He was also personable and professional. My salute to Royal Caribbean for a great choice in cruise director.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Mikhail-Our stateroom attendant -SUPERB!! A Very Special Thank You for his attention to detail and making us laugh with his towel designs.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our cabin was very clean, fresh and presentable. Our cabin attendant Mikhail paid attention to every detail and insured that all of our needs were met. Thank you.

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

Gibraltar (U.K.)

5 out of 5

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Toulon, France

3 out of 5

I was pick pocketed in Marsei during my excursion to Notre Dame. More warning. Our excusion person was too french accent and we did not quite understand her.

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Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

17 Comments

Radish 8 years ago

Don't take to much notice as everyone is different just make up your own mind we have been on 6 and couldn't fault any of them

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tartanlady13 8 years ago

I go on my first cruise next May really looking forward to it and a few bad comments are making me a wee bit worried but this 1 is great

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Radish 8 years ago

Check in done 😃😃😃

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capttrips 8 years ago

Indy is certainly one of my favorite ships also, well said.

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katy852 8 years ago

Ah I love a good review! We were on independence the other month - had a fab time. I Keep watching for a good deal for my next holiday. 😀😀

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Helensusanna 8 years ago

Enjoyed your review. Looking forward to our cruise on 19th Sept.

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helenbeb 8 years ago

Radish I've already done it I am not missing the chance of meeting you and hopefully keeping intouch 😄

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Radish 8 years ago

Will also understand if you don't want to

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Radish 8 years ago

Surname is Grimley if you want to request on there then we see each other lol

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helenbeb 8 years ago

There are four of us too first time on Indy for our friends 😄

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helenbeb 8 years ago

Well hello Jackie and yes I am

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Radish 8 years ago

😂😂😂😂 its Jackie and we will make our way to the olive and twist bar there is 4 of us going are you on the well known social media site helenbeb ?

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helenbeb 8 years ago

Hopefully we will meet the lady who goes by the name of radish sounds like a lovely lady hope we see her

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Radish 8 years ago

Yay !!!!!

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helenbeb 8 years ago

This is a lovely review I second everything that has been said we still talk about our time on Indy and looking forward to September 19th 89days to go

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Radish 8 years ago

First time on Indy in September so loving this review

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whitebriony 8 years ago

What a wonderful review. We will be going in 52 days. Can't wait. What shows were on in the evening for the main theatre entertainment please?

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