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Item: Independence of the Seas
Rating: 3.2
Author: euskadi39

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

euskadi39

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

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4 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 03, 2019

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin number: 8216

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I won't be taking cruises anymore and will post my outrageous bill on FB to help my friends.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

I bought a balcony room with 2 queen beds, I got 1 king bed and sofa.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

15 dollar tips were charged per person. 60 dollars per meal in tips for waiting tables. Same rate in buffets that makes the bus boy tips at 60 dollars. This is open season on the tourists, except that you can't run and hide in the forest.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

12 Comments

craigford 5 years ago

Did you cancel tips when you first got onto the Ship? You have to cancel them or they will charge so it is an option to not pay tips. Also, none of the balcony rooms state/come with 2 queen beds. They state two beds that can be pushed together to make king size bed, and for a higher price tag a sofa bed. You have to get a suite with separate rooms within one cabin for two or more king sized beds. This is why research and reading is key.

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2dogs2cats 5 years ago

Hmmm why would someone make a fake cruise review?

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GaryW 5 years ago

The gratuity was clearly shown when booking every cruise (5) I have ever been on.

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Radish 5 years ago

I might be a little bit naive here but I didn't realise that people put fake reviews on!!! What's the point in that, a waste of everybody's time including their own !!!

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Shh813 5 years ago

I didn’t see the review when I posted before. Now I see it. Can you imagine a cabin having 2 queen beds!!!! Now I know it’s a fake review

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Shh813 5 years ago

@BASSON61, I was going up say the same thing. Fake review. No cruises listed for euskadi39.

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RustyGee 5 years ago

Your tips are distributed amoung the crew not just to the wait staff. Part of the tips also goes to your steward. You could have stopped the auto payment prior to the end of the cruise and tipped your steward separately.

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Yaya2778 5 years ago

Post it on here!! I wanna see

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BASSON61 5 years ago

Another five star fake review enjoy your cruise if you really do cruise I love to cruise

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TXatsea 5 years ago

Thanks for the incredibly detailed review

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Dadm 5 years ago

Small print on the Cruise Contract ...gets,em every time.

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exl3 5 years ago

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