Great cruise on a lovely ship!

Item: Independence of the Seas
Rating: 4.2
Author: MrsHFQ

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review

MrsHFQ

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

14 Night Spanish Mediterranean (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 10, 2019

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Disappointed at cancelled excursions but great cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Parked at Southampton. Embarkation very quick and well organised

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Excellent service in the Dining Room. Head Waiter was checking in with all his tables every night to make sure all was ok. Menu did become a little monotonous by the end of 2 weeks. Generally good choice in Windjammers, not too hard to find a table. Room Service breakfast was poor- dried out bacon, forgot part of order

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Didn’t do any activities but found there were too many quizzes in our favourite bar- Schooner

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Some good music including great reggae band and incredible guitarist doing a late night Legends of Guitar

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Really good service. Bar staff made real effort to address us by name and were always attentive. Excellent service in Dining Room. Always staff clearing tables, keeping the place clean etc and always with a smile. Our only issues were with Excursions who were not very sympathetic or helpful when 3 of our excursions were cancelled

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Kept very clean. Obvious signs of wear as older ship. Well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Standard balcony cabin- really love having a balcony. Shower quite small but adequate. Lots of storage space. Cabin attendant really looked after us and the cabin well.