Fantastic but expensive

Item: Independence of the Seas
Rating: 4.2
Author: doveyy04

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review

doveyy04

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

3 Night Royal Sampler (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 30, 2019

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6294

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Needed more then 3 days on this ship as there’s plenty to do. We’ve booked Crown Princess next August as Indy was cancelled and Anthem way to expensive but I think going on Indy now has spoilt it for us and my 11yr old child as Crown will never live up to it. Has a great time but it’s way too expensive.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Really quick, although we arrived about 10:45am so maybe it’s busier later, took about 10-15 minutes to get onto the ship with SetSailPass

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Didn’t do main dining room, ate mainly from the buffet as we could come and go as we please. No issues with food at all at buffet, lots of choice.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Plenty to do on the ship for my 11 yr old and that’s without enrolling in any of the children’s clubs.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Found our room steward really nice but a bit bossy in which direction we walked, sometimes we wanted to walk through the promenade to the lift for top decks but she insisted we go the quicker way. Found the bar staff had trouble understanding me and 1 time he put my cocktail into my sons souvenir cup!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean throughout

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Surprised at how spacious it was as I was thinking it would be cramped, we never felt cluttered. Balcony helped a lot with that.