Not a fan of RCI thus far.

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

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review

CruisingBs

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 111

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 13, 2018

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2562

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall it was eh. I cruise for peace and quiet and the food/dining. Not my type of cruising.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

The washy washy thing gets real old. That said, I must say these guys try hard singing same thing over and over. So...Bravo! I can say I did Not enjoy any of the food on this ship. None. I was going to try specialty and was warned it was no better than main dining. The buffet was not ok but at least I could pick the food and didn't throw away as much food. I hate waste unlike some.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Most of the staff were friendly and helpful. Our cabin steward was fantastic!

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Needs the renovation it is getting. Very sad they are getting rid if the most gorgeous stairs in a really cool club for more rooms.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

3 Comments

tomika75 5 years ago

Independence was just updated last year, but I guess that you didn't see any renovations...

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CruisingBs 5 years ago

I was being kind about the food on Independence. There is no comparing it to NCL or Celebrity food. Food is subjective if what you crave is a variety of cold, tasteless, tough, and overcooked. Everyone finds their way to 🛳. Our best experiences have been on the smaller ships with less activities for children.

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

Food is very subjective, but we have cruised several times with Royal Caribbean and have always thought the food had a wide variety of choices and excellent quality. Banquet or buffet quality is about all you can expect when they are feeding thousands of people three meals a day for weeks at a time.

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