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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 23, 2019

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 7700

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Had an absolute blast, ate way too much and overall had an u believable time. No cruise is perfect. A few issues but nothing too distract from a top notch vacation

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy got to port at 10:15 and on ship at 10:54

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
MDR was phenomenal. Did not have one bad meal and everything was hot a cooked perfectly. I was not very happy with the WindJammer the food was blah and the deserts blah, disappointed because it was the same food 6 days in a row. No variety. I should have eaten one day in MDR for lunch Cafe promenade and sorrentos were perfect. Pastries pizza and coffees all day long

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Trivia, all contests flow rider slides mini golf. We did it all. Was very worried about lines on a Christmas cruise but picked smart times and never waited more than 15 minutes for anything

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Excellent ice show, good comedians, grease was good but a little on the risqué side if you have kids. Would have loved to do a few more side activities but with late dining had too much overlap

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Had a new assistant waiter who was not good but the assistant maitre d stepped up to provide quality service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
No issues was extremely active and walked 16,000 steps a day. Bigger ship and nothing felt far away

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Typical cruise cabin, mild obstructed view even though rccl moved use and said it wasn’t. That is a long story Attendant was just ok

Ship tip

Be active and not shy with activities

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Excursion was great swam with dolphkns

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
This was a major cluster and my only true complaint. Drove to the port left out of terminal 18 and returned to terminal 29 nine. Had a shuttle but was chaotic and literally waited 30 minutes, didn’t move and then had to hop in a taxi to get my car.
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