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Fantastic 14 night cruise

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

14 Night Canaries Adventure (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2018

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1330

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Just be aware that in the Canary Islands they take a siesta between 1 and 4 so most shops close

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

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

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Watch the show Grease as it was awesome

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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

3 out of 5
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Cadiz (Seville), Spain

4 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

3 out of 5
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Santa Cruz De La Palma, Canary Islands

4 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
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5 Comments

luckygem8    6 years ago

Been many times and the shops are open when ship is in
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Sarahs58    6 years ago

You also need to bear in mind any Sunday stops as you will get the same problem. Unless you are happy just to get off for a walk or stay on the ship it can be worth booking up excursions for thosecports. As for the afternoon closing when you are planning your days bear in mind that the ship may not change its time for Spanish stops when doing Canary cruises and so if you think you are arriving at 11, local time may well be 12 and already into Siesta time.
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IkeDeb    6 years ago

Fantastic
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mark71mark    6 years ago

I suggested to my boss about adopting a European/African work-life balance which includes a 3 hour mid-afternoon siesta, and he said “Uhhhhhhhhh, NO!!!”
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lrgd    6 years ago

Wow, with so much to be sold and they rest. Good to know.
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