Most enjoyable, however both my partner and myself picked up Bronchitis and have been ill since. We believe it may been due to the poor air conditioning in the room

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

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Asumpta

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

12 Night Mediterranean Cities (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 26, 2019

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Because I and my partner are still sick it's hard to be positive at the moment. Ask me again, when I'm better.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Acceptable

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Very good

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pub quizzes were good. Was not impressed with the musical show, Grease.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Not impressed

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Very good

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

The stateroom was clean, however the decor was old and dated. The toilet brush was scary..... to say the least!

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Very average

Ship tip

Try and get the aircon turned off. We asked to have it turned off but we were told that wasn't an option.

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Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

1 out of 5

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Malaga, Spain Did not visit port

Been there before

Thumbs Up 0

Cannes, France

4 out of 5

No excursion but really enjoyed Cannes

Thumbs Up 2

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

No, made my own way around Barcelona on a Tuk Tuk. Fabulous experience. My driver was called Medi. Beautiful city.

Thumbs Up 2

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands Did not visit port

I've been to Palma many times

Thumbs Up 0

Lisbon, Portugal

4 out of 5

No excursion but really enjoyed the local food.

Thumbs Up 0

Vigo, Spain

4 out of 5

Fabulous little city. Had the local oysters but I wasn't impressed. I love oysters but I'm not sure if the ones I got were very fresh.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Pain free.

3 Comments

Fiesta83 4 years ago

Better luck at Disneyland

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Besty1 5 years ago

I think you may have had our room re the toilet brush 😳😳😳

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shopaholic6 5 years ago

Didn’t ask you in the first place 🤔🤔

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