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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 13, 2018

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We had a great time on the cruise. The ship was really nice and the room was great. Big balcony and very private. My only complaint was the food. The windjammer buffet was closed from 3 to 6 and then closed for the night at 9pm. The only other place we could get food was the Cafe Promanade pizza/sandwiches which was awful! Room service was an extra charge for $8, when we did try to call they never answered and then it just disconnected and recording said to try again. We ate once at the Italian Specialty dining and twice at the main dining room, food was good, not great, but the desserts had no flavor to them. How is that possible ??? At Costa Maya we did a great tour that I booked with Native Choice, to the Mayan Ruins. They were great, small tour of 8 to 10 people and they even stopped on the way back to buy pineapple from the lady's selling on the side of the road. Loved it!! In cozumel we took another private tour that took us to 5 different local resturauants, we experience the real Cozumel and the culture of those that live there. It was awesome.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
MDR was good, dinner did take over 2 hours, desserts had no flavor... How is that possible? My main complaint was that the Windjammer was closed from 3pm to 6pm and then closed for the night at 9pm. The only other place to get food was the Cafe Promenade pizza and sandwiches, which were awful!! Room service was non existant, the phone rang forever and then it hung up on you.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Cruise director was great!! Bing Bong!!!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Ice Skating show was amazing.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship is beautiful and clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
aft cabin, big balcony

Ports of call

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
Book a tour with Native Choice to Mayan Ruins, great tour.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
a little slow will do the passport app the next time.
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5 Comments

latinadamaris    6 years ago

Well, I guess that’s why there are so many different cruise lines...different strokes for different folks. I have no complaints about RC. Hope everyone enjoys their respective cruises! 😁

bubba12    6 years ago

I agree with CD blues the pizza n pre made sandwiches are gross on carnival they had guys burgers, burritos n tacos, fresh made deli sandwiches ,guys pig n anchor barbecue and good pizza I like Royal Caribbean but they do more free good food options

Wubanger    6 years ago

I'm cruising in march on Indy as well ! Hope to see you around 😁

latinadamaris    6 years ago

I’ve been on two cruises with RC in the last 15 months and have found the food to be quite good and the desserts were all tasty? I’m booked for another cruise this March.

Tmac320    6 years ago

I don't hear of too many good reviews regarding Royal desserts unless maybe in a specialty restaurant. They have good cookies though at the sandwich place on the Promenade.

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