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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Independence of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 13, 2018

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7330

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall we had a great time on this cruise. Our biggest issue was the uncooperative weather. It was unseasonably cool and cloudy. It definitely didn't feel like a tropical vacation. However we enjoyed every other aspect of this trip. Or, great food, plentiful fruity drinks lively entertainment and beautiful surroundings.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Our sale away experience was so smooth we didn't even know we were leaving port!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was exceptional, especially the main dining room during dinner. Our waiters, Praveen and Mario went above and beyond to keep us happy and we'll fed.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We enjoyed the trivia and interactive games we played in the different bars and lounges but would like to see more interaction with the activities personnel when on the pool deck area. It seemed kinda blah at the pool. Too many people staring at the movie screen and not interacting.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The performance of Grease on our last night was fantastic! Loved it! Also Amy Hendrickson who sang Dailey in the dog and badger pub was the best. Very slanted young woman.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We had wonderful service throughout the ship. We felt like everyone was there to cater only to us. As I mentioned before, Mario and Praveen who are part of the waitstaff, were especially personable and kind. Our room was kept immaculately.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful ship, easy design super clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Our room was very clean and comfortable but a bit smaller than expected. My only criticism would be the mattress was quite hard.

Ship tip

Explore the whole ship early on. At the end of 5 days we actually discovered there were places we never even knew about. It's a very big ship!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Long and drawn out. But I believe this is not a fault of Arita law Caribbean. It seemed to be s US immigration and customs issue.
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3 Comments

dabba1980    6 years ago

Plumma63...on same cruise

plumma63    6 years ago

Thanks leaving 28days

LadyR    6 years ago

Thanks for the review. We leave in 20 Days and can’t wait!

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