It was a good cruise. Not even time in France. Should be overnight in Paris.

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

7 Night France Spain & Portugal (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 19, 2019

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8328

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

This is a really good cruise. The staff overall is very nice. My family and I had a good time. Some of the guest on the ship were a little aggressive. My family and I were dissappointed when the Parade of the Flags did not take place or the big t-shrt sale on the last day of the the cruise. I would recommend this cruise to anyone. To RCI, I would recommend, staying overnight in France since you spend 6 hours on the road doing an excursion and add more accessible excursions. Match the accessble excursion with the other excursions.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
That was easy. There was no there. Got on the ship very early.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was good in the main dining room. The drinks were good. I got tired of the food in the windjammer. It seemed like it was the same ol' food everyday. Not enough coconut cookies, need to serve those each days. More late night choices.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
N/a

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Trivia, silent party (twice), quest, Love and Marriage, Ice show and a lot more.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Everyone was friendly. Room steward threw my ranger/coconut cookies away. I was not happy about that.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship was okay. It was complicated to get Studio B depending on which part of the ship you were on. But overall the ship layout was good.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was a good size and overall it was clean. We never recieved turn down service and on the last day the room was not cleaned at all.

Ship tip

Go to every deck

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

4 out of 5
It was okay.

Le Havre (Paris), France

1 out of 5
The excursion didn't go as planned.

Vigo, Spain

4 out of 5
It was nice. A long walk with someone with disablitlies. Should have a wheelchair or be allowed to bring scooter to get off ship. The excursion was nice.

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5
It was GREAT. A long walk with someone with disablitlies. Should have a wheelchair or be allowed to bring scooter to get off ship. The long ramps make it hard for people with disabilities to walk. But the port was great and the excursion was even better.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
very confusion. I was all set to leave to the ship. Was not allowed to take my scooter. Had to go back in the ship to the Bolero and get in a wheelchair instead in them coming to me, which I was on the about to check out of the ship. When I mentioned to the leader of the excursion regarding a wheelchair she had no idea what I was talking about and kept telling me that I would walked down the ramp and then get on the bus. I just gave up.
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