NOT AS WONDERFUL AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN

Item: Independence of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: helca

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

helca

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

14 Night Mediterranean Highlights (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 29, 2017

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6550

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

WILL not go on Independence of the seas again. Much too crowded. Too many badly behaved children. It was my mistake to travel at this tine if year. Im glad that there were plenty if places for me and my daughter to escape too. Many tines my mobility scooter was tampered with. We saw groups of kids nessing about with it. Ovation was perfect for me.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Fine. But motobilty scooter was delivered to room so a very long walk. TOO much for my disability. Of which everyone was informed about but chose to ignore

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Excellent. Cannot fault.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Everything was overbooked too crowded to get a look

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Couldn't get in at all overcrowded.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

ALL SERVICE WAS TOTALLY EXCELLENT. NO COMPLAINTS AT ALL ABOUT STAFF

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Clean and tidy at all times.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

FAR TOO SMALL FOR 3 ADULTS 2 OF US ARE DISABLED AND A CAMP BED WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE WE PAID OVER £2,000.00 EACH TO SLEEP IN AN OVERCROWDED ROOM. IT WAS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAD TO CALL HOUSEKEEPING TO CHANGE CAMP BED AS IT WAS SO TERRIBLY UNCOMFIRTABLE

Ship tip

DO NOT GO 29TH JULY. FAR TOO MANY BADLY BEHAVED CHILDREN AND A LOT OF DRUNKS. WILL TRAVEL OUT OF SEASON NEXT TIME. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT OUR HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME WAS SPENT IN AN OVERCROWDED ROOM. CABINS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR 3 ADULTS MUCH TOO SMALL

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Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

1 out of 5

Ok. LOTS of expensive shops. Prefer to see the sights.

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Gibraltar (U.K.)

2 out of 5

Lovely. But too many people

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Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

3 out of 5

Lovely also but again totally overcrowded

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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

Lovely city.

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Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

4 out of 5

Perfect. Much quieter and very nice

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Toulon, France

4 out of 5

Beautiful as was Marbella and Porto Benus. Very nice best trip.

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Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5

Possibly the best one of all Perfect.

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Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Not good until we got a porter to help us with our baggage. He was most helpful and really helped us.

3 Comments

GIL155 7 years ago

Sorry kids were messing with your scooter. That should NOT happen anywhere.

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lashawn119 7 years ago

So sorry that you did not have a good experience. Unfortunately during the summer you get a lot of kids and during the holiday breaks. It is so true that some kids need to be monitored. Hopefully next trip will not be so crowded.

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cookngood526 7 years ago

Sorry to hear that! Unfortunately it's not the ship itself! Parents need to police there kids more on ship instead of letting run wild and unchaperoned! Hopefully your next experience will be much better!

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