If you are a smoker, you will love the Casino, one side of the outdoor pool area or outside on 1/2 of the ship (on the level walkers walks their miles daily) as smoking is allowed. I am not a smoker therefore I didn't like it.

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Atemilesnorth

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 63

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 17, 2020

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin number: 8666

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

If you are a heavy drinker, the drink package is for you. Without it, light drinkers will pay $10 per beer and $11 per glass of house wine. If you are a smoker, you will love the Casino, one side of the outdoor pool area or outside on 1/2 of the ship (on the level walkers walks their miles daily) as smoking is allowed. I am not a smoker therefore I didn't like it.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

If you are a smoker, you will love this ship.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

8 Comments

wgammon1 4 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

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Shh813 4 years ago

I agree with everything you said grandmarnnurse. Smoking should not be allowed on cruise ships. The smoke travels and it’s not fair for us to have to breathe it. The ships would still do good business without it so I don’t understand what’s stopping them from doing away with it.

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review

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portofrome 4 years ago

Thanks for your review

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grandmarnnurse 4 years ago

I am all for banning smoking entirely in casinos. My wish is to have totally smoke free ships, but that’s not likely to happen soon. There are now more non smokers than smokers because most of the public realizes how dangerous it is, and is smart enough to quit. It’s time that cruise lines wake up to the fact and take appropriate measures. And, please, no shouts of “but it’s my right to smoke.” No. It is not a right. It is an addiction that harms others around you. It’s time the majority speaks up, and that is us non smokers. As for beer costing $10—😱. It’s only $6.25-6.50 on Carnival.

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willwork4cruz 4 years ago

I'm not against smokers - my mom smoked till she died of cancer at 49. But why do cruise lines dedicate half of their public places, which means most all areas are affected, to a small percentage of the guests. Less than 15 percent of American adults smoke. I'm sure a higher percent of cruisers but not 50%. Yet cruise lines continue to put smoking areas where it affects the entire ship.

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CruzeFan 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Great review!!

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