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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 8
Helpful Votes: 119

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 20, 2021

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Nice little getaway. Cruise seemed a little rushed as crew drills happened a lot. Food was good, nothing exceptional. Also the ship was quite crowded at times. Was told 2,872 were on board. Shows were lacking but still nice. CocoCay was great as usual.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Had 1:30 slot to go on ship. Arrived shortly after 10:30. They let everyone on at 11:15. Was on the ship at that time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Dining room was excellent. Tiramisu had lots of alcohol taste to it. Windjammer was better than usual but still just good. Cafe Promenade was weak with putting coffee in specialty drinks. Sorrentos was excellent. Playmakers was ok, took forever for food to come.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Activities were good. Lacking on the last day as they cancelled the first 8pm farewell show. Pool was excellent, though very crowded. Trivia, our Captain Gus did a Q&A and nautical trivia. Cruise Director Rickey had lots of energy. B Grade.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Ice show was great. Nate Weatherup our comedian was good. But overall, shows were lacking in last day cancellation, we couldn’t watch the Gator game too.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Said theteen club was e open 2-5 on Nassau day, but they weren’t. Staff was ok, not too happy.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Good but didn’t seem too happy to be on ship during holidays.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Beautiful junior suite.

Ship tip

Aft room has vibrations. Try midship.

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Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Under construction.
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy, 5 minutes.

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6 Comments

crumcrushers    2 years ago

Thanjs for sharing your opinion. Its appreciated since I have a cruise booked for this ship.
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Laborde    2 years ago

Thank you for your feedback.
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javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the update
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izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.
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AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.
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cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.
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