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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 30, 2017

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7513

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Can't wait to go again! Already looking at when we can book again.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Took awhile, but you're putting 5000 people on a ship. What do you expect?

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Top notch. Windjammer, main dining, quick service - it was all good. The gluten free considerations were really helpful.

Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Hariduth and Oleksii were the highlights of our dining. They took extreme care of our party of 10, and the food was always amazing.

Windjammer Marketplace

5 out of 5

Never a bad meal or experience. Sad that it closed by 9pm, but that was only a minor inconvenience.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Swimming, the Grease musical, there I've show, numerous concerts, the mini golf... To many to count and all included. There different comedians as well. It was great. Our family also appreciated the chapel service.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Promenade

5 out of 5

Fun, loved the coffee shop, and the pizza place was awesome.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
It was a little shocking at first...I didn't take my own dishes to a window? I didn't pick my own trash up? No! Because they lived to serve. It was great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Bring a pedometer and comfy shoes :-)

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Adams, our room steward, kept that room in ship shape, no pun intended. The size and layout was good, it was fairly soundproof, and we didn't want for anything.

Ship tip

You can only get all the way down the ship on certain floors, so remember Decks 5 and 11 are your main thoroughfares.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
A little more rustic and not as built up. We liked it, but nothing to write home about.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Would have loved staying in the city itself, but we took the ferry to the Amazing Secret River. Too notch, life changing experience. The ferry was rough though.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Can't believe we were in our own car, with luggage, leaving the port, after a full breakfast in the main dining room at 845am. Fantastic.

Traveler Photos

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