had an amazing time

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

12 Night Mediterranean Cities (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 26, 2019

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9320

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

would most certainly cruise with royal Caribbean again , already planning next cruise

Embarkation

5 out of 5
we arrived at southampton about 1.15 pm and we was on the ship in less than 10 mins. so simple

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
main dining room food and service excellent nothing was too much trouble for the staff. The windjammer serves a wide variety of food all day long, was always able to find a seat and we like to sit by the window and watch the sea, food was tasty and some thing for everyone

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
n/a

Entertainment

5 out of 5
some thing for all ages , sadly a lot of the main theatre things are at the same time as main dining room dining

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
room steward Cazy was excellent , main dining room staff are friendly and attentive to your needs even when really busy , by the end of cruise you are remembered and greeted by all staff

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
easy to find you way around ship and always find staff cleaning common areas so never any problems there

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
loved our cabin , plenty of space , plenty of storage space and a roomy balcony , kept clean daily.

Ship tip

we sailed in late september and it seems this is a great time to travel has our cabin was quiet, always room in the windjammer, lots of space on the sun decks , weather was in the 25 to 30 degrees zone , had read reviews saying noise and eating places being too busy was a problem , we had none of those problems

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5
We couldn't wait to get off the ship after first two days at sea ,malaga first port of call, the sun was shining easy walk out of port and map in hand we walked up to alcazaba then got amazing views down to the town. Took a walk through the many streets and shops then walked down by the market along the harbour. For us a perfect day

Cannes, France

3 out of 5
was very busy here has there was thousands of people attending a conference and it was difficult to walk down the streets, lot of building work being done on the sea front ,so our least liked port

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
did coach excursion here and it was really good way to see has much as possible , huge city so much to see and enjoy

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5
my fav port so pretty .walked to the cathedral and well worth the walk , wandered around the amazing back streets and shops

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5
wandered the streets to find hidden gems lots of steep streets so take your time. was very busy had there was a special festival on

Vigo, Spain

5 out of 5
last port of call was on a sunday so a lot of the high street shops closed, but streets close to port had lots of things going on

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
very easy left ship at 7.15 picked up our luggage very easy, was off ship and onto coach in less than ten mins

Traveler Photos

view from ship part of catheral view from coach view from alcazab
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2 Comments

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Sounds fantastic.

Fiesta83    4 years ago

So glad you guys enjoyed your cruise

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