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Not up to our expectations

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

14 Night Caribbean Transatlantic (Ft. Lauderdale To Southampton)

Sail date: May 04, 2019

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Having cruised on Independence on numerous occassions this has been the worst. Lacking staff,Quantity and Quality of meals greatly reduced. Cleanliness reduced. Passengers new before crew that the ship would be returning to USA after Summer and remaining there. Poor show.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Staff were excellent, very pleasant and catered for your needs.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
At our age N/A

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Not up to the usual Royal Caribbean standard.

Children's Programs

Over 70

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The majority of staff were excellent the reception desk staff were not up to the standard expected.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Not so well as we have seen in past cruises

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was satisfactory. But showing its age.

Ship tip

Do not bother but has gone right down on our estimation

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Excellent & No
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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5
No
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San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Did our own thing. Very friendly people.
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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Did our own thing. Again very friendly and helpful people.
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Southampton (London), England

4 out of 5
Arranged own transport back to Heathrow. A bit disorganised outside port.
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very good, very easy until outside port.Having cruised on Independance on numerous occassions
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2 Comments

Sarahs58    5 years ago

Sounded just like the Indy was last year too. Ship is now too crowded and lots of the nice touches are long gone. Nothing to do with being in a bad mood.
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Shh813    5 years ago

Doesn’t sound like the Indy. Maybe you were in a lousy mood and it ruined your trip
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