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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

4 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 15, 2018

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8495

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Fun for a first timer! I want to do it again and experience a true cruise and not the chartered Rock Legends Cruise. (Although, I'd totally do that again too!)

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Embarkation seemed fairly organized. It went quicker than I thought it would. We were probably on the ship in under an hour.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We only went to the buffet and the main dining room. The buffet was decent as far as buffet food goes. Not the best but by far not the worst! Everything was fairly palatable. Deserts were good. The main dining room felt like a fancy restaurant. The service was fantastic.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Unfortunately, our cruise had the main pool closed and there were so many concerts I didn't really get to experience the Solarium pool. I did, however, get to enjoy one of the hot tubs. Not too hot and great water flow.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We were on the Rock Legends cruise so the entertainment which included Sammy Hagar and Bad Co was awesome!! I didn't experience and Royal Caribbean entertainment.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Inside cabins are tight, but with 2 people it was fine. I can't imagine 4 people in a room this size. My biggest knock is I found the bed to be kind of hard.

Ship tip

This ship is getting refitted, so whatever advise I might have may not be applicable! I'll just have to sail again on a regular cruise and not a charter to let you know.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
Ft. Lauderdale is a cool location. Lots to do and see. No excursion.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
I loved the shopping at the port and we went to sit on the beach for a short while. Very nice. No excursions, wish we had more time at this port. our charter was only in port for 5 hours or so.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
It was super laid back. I did get a little confused with going to our waiting location, but we didn't have to wait long and were able to disembark early.
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