Food was terrible, customer service eh, people we met were great
Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
4 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: December 22, 2016
Ship: Independence of the Seas
Cabin number: 6262
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
This was my boyfriend's first cruise. I have been on about 5 prior with another cruise line. This year we planned a trip with Independence of the Seas during Christmas.
This the first ship that I have been on where I actually did not like the food. I'm not a picky eater, but one of my favorite things to eat on a cruise is escargot and frog legs at the sit down dinners. The escargot was disgusting and I could not finish it. There was no garlic and just a bunch of cheese. The next night I ordered the scallops and they were prepared EXACTLY the same way as the escargot... inedible.
On the deck main deck there were no restaurants available for quick snacks. The service was very poor. The bartenders on the main deck and the sky lounge are the only employees that seemed to enjoy working.
The ambiance and crowd on the Independence of the Seas is great. It's a mature older crowd which was awesome.
All of my friends told me the food is amazing on Royal Caribbean especially when compared to other cruise lines. I'm a foodie and I feel quite the contrary. I don't think i would recommend the cruise line to my friends. I was pretty disappointed. :(
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Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
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