Great return to cruising after COVID

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 8
Helpful Votes: 85

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 07, 2022

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6226

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was a great overall cruise and has rekindled my desire to do more cruising after COVID

Embarkation

5 out of 5
New streamlined embarkation process using app was fantastic and very efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Policy and process of requiring hand washing before entering buffets was great and probably should have been in place before COVID. Same goes for policy of staff serving guests at buffet. The food in buffet and MDR was excellent. Didn’t do a specialty restaurant

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Table tennis equipment was in excellent shape unlike some other cruises where equipment was tired. Also enjoyed shuffle board and mini golf. All equipment in excellent condition

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Production of Grease was excellent

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room steward “Clever” on deck 6 was especially efficient and friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was showing its age but was maintained very well. Very clean!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Size was adequate, enjoyed balcony, Plenty of storage, showed it’s age, but kept very clean!

Ship tip

Book excursions and dinner reservations early

Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Great number of options here for how you can spend your day. Just chillin’ if you like that or try the water park for thrills… nice to have food included and so convenient

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5
It’s a little inconvenient having the port so far from the nearest airport as compared to Ft. Lauderdale for example but it’s workable

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
One of the most efficient disembarkation processes in my 16 cruises!
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5 Comments

Cruise1st    2 years ago

That would be the beer and not the Virus I hope

GerryBCruisin    2 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to share your review. Welcome back to cruising!

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

johnny059qn    2 years ago

Good tip!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed yourselves. Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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