My least favorite of the Freedom Class

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review

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Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
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Independence of the Seas

3 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 11, 2022

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7362

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Indy of the seas is my least favorite of the freedom class (Liberty being my favorite). I had a blast in the Diamond Lounge with the concierge and some of the snack options were great. This Vintages doesn’t have same offer that Freedom had a month ago. The food was ok, I wasn’t wowed by anything. I think the only way I’d be on Indy again would be depending on the itinerary.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Due to their modification with dealing with Covid, this time of cruising has been the best regarding embarking for me.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
I’ll start by saying I love the fact that they are serving guest vs guest serving themselves. I’ve seen guest be nasty when handling food. The food on this cruise was just ok. I wasn’t impressed by no means. Drinks were ok…. first time I didn’t find a “go to” bartender.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Due to Covid, I’m sure this has limited group settings…. Which I’m sure modifies operations.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
I tend to not have a interest in the comedy shows cause they are usually one sided “my wife thus, my kids this, can you relate”? Well, not really…. I didn’t go to the production in the royal theater and the ice show was meh

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service was great, MDR and room attendant did a great job.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
This ship has to be my least favorite of the freedom class. With me just getting off of Freedom a month prior, I really noticed the differences between the two. The ship was clean but dated compared to the other two ships.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The cabin was nothing amazing… sliding door would make noise if the ship was shaking. Room attendant was attentive.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Again, due to Covid, I’m really enjoying the way Royal is dealing with this subject. Got off very quickly.

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7 Comments

GerryBCruisin    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your review.

Laborde    2 years ago

Thank you for your feedback.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your views.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing this.

crumcrushers    2 years ago

I love Indy but havent been on her in quite a while. Im scheduled to go on her in May

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