Worth every penny.
Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
5 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 20, 2017
Ship: Independence of the Seas
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 6664
Traveled as: Family (young children)
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
The ship is beautiful and certainly does not look brand new but is VERY clean and well kept. I only noticed because other reviewers had made negative comments. I thought the ship and everything in it was gorgeous. There were a few small things I wish had been better and they would have made the cruise top notch (for example there were some broken shuffleboard sticks, the french fries were subpar and the coffee was not so great) but the staff is amazing - I can't say enough good things about them - and the entertainment and activites were FABULOUS!! We always had something to do. We ate dinner in the formal dining room every night and had lunch in the Windjammer or one of the other restaurants on board that were included in our cruise fare. The food was good enough. Dinners were excellent. I would absolutely do this cruise all over again! Rock climbing - great! Mini golf was on your own. We did not put our kids (girls ages 8 and 10) into the kids club programs but we did participate in the family activities that they had. So much fun! The pull out couch that we had in our balcony stateroom was way better than I expected! One thing I would recommend is to have more souvenier type shops. I would have liked to buy a zip up hoodie with the ship or cruise line name and the choices were extremely limited (only one pullover). Granted the weather is usually warm but inside the ship it can get chilly. Not many choices for souveniers.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Children's Programs
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Take a sweater. It can get chilly at night. Don't skip the shows. They are fantastic!
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)