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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.5 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: Inside

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Royal is always an exceptional Cruise. I prefer warmer temperatures, so I wouldn’t do another Cruise out of South Hampton.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and painless

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was great. Service was even better

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Too cold to make use of a lot of the on board features. The Escape room was fun

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Ice show was great. Performers from Grease were just ok

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Kids loved adventure Ocean

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All Staff just top shelf

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Always clean. Not very large but exactly as expected.

Ship tip

Make sure you eat early. Most options shut down by 9

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5
London was what we visited
Thumbs Up

Le Havre (Paris), France

3 out of 5
Too short of a stay for Paris. Not much to do in Le Havre
Thumbs Up

Vigo, Spain

2 out of 5
Very hilly, and limited tourist area
Thumbs Up

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5
Fantastic City!
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy
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Fiesta83    4 years ago

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