Brilliant Canaries Cruise

Item: Independence of the Seas
Rating: 4.7
Author: matt1965

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

matt1965

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

14 Night Canaries Adventure (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2018

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3628

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Fantastic cruise, brilliant weather, great staff, superb food but a little let down buy Royal Caribbeans greed regarding the price of drinks.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food fantastic however the price of drinks was outrageous. I think $8.50 for a bottle of beer and $14.00 for a cocktail is terrible.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

A little tired.

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

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Vigo, Spain

5 out of 5

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Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

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Cadiz (Seville), Spain

5 out of 5

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Lanzarote, Canary Islands

5 out of 5

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Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

5 out of 5

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Tenerife, Canary Islands

5 out of 5

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Santa Cruz De La Palma, Canary Islands

5 out of 5

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Funchal, Madeira

5 out of 5

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La Coruna, Spain

5 out of 5

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

helenbeb 6 years ago

The drinks package on RCI are $55per day but we always book our cruises with a free deluxe drinks package this includes coffees, teas, soda, cocktails, spirits, etc. I always book with cruise 1st, good company good prices

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Shh813 6 years ago

Glad the cruise was great. All the ships charge a lit for drinks, but really, do you need to have a drink to have a good time?

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med19 6 years ago

Really? Can you explain more as I know they changed the packages just not sure the effect? We don't go until next August

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Dadm 6 years ago

If they lower the prices maybe they could hit that number quicker.

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lrgd 6 years ago

Glad you had a good time. I think their prices are going up because they make ajustments and HAVE to sell a certain amount at each place on the ship, if they don't meet that ajustment it's a loss to them, so, they up the prices.

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canalview 6 years ago

Thank you for posting,I am so pleased you had a good time,I agree that the drinks prices are on the high side,but overall you hopefully have lasting memories that you can carry forward,happy Cruising xxxx

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