Great Staff but RCCL quality has gone way down as they grow larger.

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5
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Independence of the Seas

9 Night Eastern Caribbean Holiday (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 21, 2017

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1552

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Ship is Nice - needs some updating. Staff is great. Quality has gone way down for RCCL for food and care.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
San Juan and St Marteen are still badly damaged and the cruises should not stop there. Food was all overcooked and tasteless . . . quality has certainly gone down. I've been on over 15 cruises - many RCCL but will not book on RCCL anymore. They are too large and quality has certainly suffered.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Suite was very nice but no refrigerator. Everything arrived warm and there was no way to get anything cold. Could not even get more bottled water - had to get it on shore.

Ports of call

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

1 out of 5
Damaged and dirty

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

1 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
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2 Comments

andyr65    6 years ago

She is having a refit in the spring. We go on her again in October

lj73    6 years ago

The Independence is going in for a refurb in April.

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