A little disappointed

Item: Independence of the Seas
Rating: 3.9
Author: Fastcat08

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Fastcat08

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

3 Night Taste Of Paris & Bruges (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 25, 2018

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Felt that the ship was overcrowded but maybe because it was a bank holiday. More geared up to suit families and groups than couples. Prices were expensive.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The quality of the food was very good but on w occasions we were unable to find a seat in the Windjammer buffet

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Theatre and ice skating shows were excellent. Didn’t use anything else

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Very spacious but the decor was very old fashioned and tired : 1970/80s style

Ship tip

Don’t book when it’s a bank holiday. Also, bear in mind that this is obviously a family / group oriented ship

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Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

4 out of 5

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

4 out of 5

Le Havre (Paris), France

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

5 Comments

lrgd 6 years ago

If they keep adding rooms there will eventually be less guest.

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Sarahs58 6 years ago

Think part of the trouble with the mini cruises is that you get a lot more people sharing cabins, ie three or four friends in one cabin. You get lots of hen and stag groups who don't mind being squashed into one room if it's only for three or four days. Looks like RC are stopping the drinks packages for the short cruises, don't know if you were efffected by this, which could add to the expense.

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onlysail 6 years ago

A ship will always sail with every cabin full. You know how many ppl the ship holds when booking

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lrgd 6 years ago

The airlines are doing the same thing.overcrowding.

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Shh813 6 years ago

Prices for what?

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Other reviews of this sailing

Cannot fault this cruise whatsoever!