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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

6 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 25, 2019

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7467

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great cruise for a six day cruise. Nice experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food in the main dining room was excellent. Didn't eat in any of the specialty restaurants (have done that on prior cruises). Although the food in the Windjammer was of good quality, the variety became tiring after a few days with the same foods served each day.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Wife and I are more sedate due to being older and found activities like bingo and the spas to be fun. All other physical activities if younger would have been fun.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were top notch especially Grease and the Ice Skating show.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service went out of their way to please and insure a great time especially room stewards and wait staff. A member of our party did have one issue with a bartender in one of the bars which was reported to Guest Services and promptly dealt with to his satisfaction.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Great ship. Will gladly sail on this ship again.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had the staff split the beds into two single beds which afforded more usable space in the cabin.

Ship tip

None that I can think of off-hand.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Live in Ft. Lauderdale.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Been here many times. Mostly shopping area immediately surrounding the port.

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5
Plenty of things to do for sun worshippers. The food for the on-shore lunch was plain, hamburgers and hotdogs with sides. Could have been a little more exciting like BBQ.

Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5
Did not take any excursions but shopped in the shopping area. Port consists of mainly jewelry shops and touristy items.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy, waited a bit to let the crowd die down. No long lines when going through Customs.
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1 Comment

Shh813    5 years ago

Loved everything on the ship and Grease was my favorite show ever

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