Missed a Port - nothing to show for it
Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
5 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 06, 2017
Ship: Independence of the Seas
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 8263
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
We were supposed to go on a 5 day cruise to Haiti and Jamaica. A medical emergency for a passenger caused us to turn around and fall behind so much that we were unable to make Haiti. So what's the reward? Another FULL day at sea. If I wanted that I would have purchased that. I think it's very unfair that the cruise line has no standards to reimburse us.
I probably will not take another cruise without that guarantee. I will just fly and skip the annoying spring breakers and missed ports of call.
Also, when in Jamaica, we docked early because of the same emergency, and were there when Alure of the Seas was also there. The Jamaica excursion line was total chaos and wasted another 2 hours there. We were unable to shop in Jamaica because we had to go straight to the ship or miss it!
Very disappointed! The other part was that this was 2 of our party's 1st cruise and this is their impression :(
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Ship tip
Don't use My Time Dining because you end up with the latest times when everyone else schedules the others up. It's misleading! Don't buy the drink package. The soda package is coke products and not the FREESTYLE machine that they allude to. It was a rip off. Who wants to drink cokes all week?
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)