Very disappointing,due mainly to ship refit

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

14 Night Mediterranean Cities (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 30, 2018

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Having been on this ship in 2012 ,we were disappointed this time ,refit has been a disaster ,not enough seating in bars etc ,many unsavoury ,badly behaved guests spoilt this cruise for us ,found ourselves having to retreat to cabin after shows as it was impossible to get anywhere to sit in any of bars etc . Although rules set ,no saving sun beds or seating anywhere ,this was not policed ,staff seemed very scarce at these times . Certain guests seemed unable to control there children ,there were incidents of small children in the ladies toilets ,crawling under the cubicles whilst occupied .I know the company have no way of knowing the character of guests ,but I feel the the type of some of the guests leave a lot to be desired ,I don’t think we would cruise on this particular ship again .Having said all this ,the staff ,food ,shows ,cabins were excellent .

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Ship has become to big after refit ,more cabins ,no extra facilities,,avoid Windjammer ,stick to dining room ,much more relaxing .You will need to get up very early to get a sunbed ,and you will need to be quite agile to get on and off ,as there is no room between them ,again due to extra cabins ,and I believe an extra 400 guests

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

4 out of 5

Gibraltar (U.K.)

5 out of 5

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5

Cannes, France

5 out of 5

Barcelona, Spain

4 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

Vigo, Spain

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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