Excellent first time cruiser

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

14 Night Mediterranean Highlights (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 14, 2018

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9316

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Cruise was a fantastic experience. Food, service, entertainment and cabin were excellent. However, make sure you get a cabin w/out a connecting door (locked or not). We had the family from Hell next door and it took security and the customer services 6 days to get the matter under control, so we could get some sleep! Many excursions far too expensive (we did Rome and Pisa), with a little research Barcelona, Gibraltar, Nice / Monaco, Lisbon & Vigo all fully accessible from the port and easy to do on your own. But DON`T be late back as the ship won`t wait !!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Queue was a lot longer than expected due to people not sticking to allotted boarding times!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
My Time Dining, Sorrento`s (for a snack) & Windjammer food is excellent, no need to dine anywhere else! Chops Grill over-priced and poor service!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We did deck quoits, mini-golf and went to the pool. All good. Also did the gym but the air-con was very poor, if fitted at all!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Music, shows, ice-show, Grease, comedians, hypnotist show etc etc all EXCELLENT!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Table waiting staff, cabin attendant absolutely made our holiday!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Make sure you DO NOT have a connecting door with the next cabin as you won`t get much sleep

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

4 out of 5

Gibraltar (U.K.)

5 out of 5

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Toulon, France

4 out of 5

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

Vigo, Spain

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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