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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 01, 2022

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1386

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise and we really enjoyed it! Good service, good food and drinks. The stateroom we had was a spacious ocean view balcony, clean and comfortable. Facilities, shows, por of call, excursions, crew, the whole experience was great, maybe few rocks on the road, but in average we had a good time- I’d rather count my blessings.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation day was easy and fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We loved the food, refreshment package was just right for us. My only “complain” is the time you spend on the main dinning room, takes too long for the food to be served. One night my son ordered ice cream and it was left just sitting there, when finally he got served the ice cream was half melted. I think The main dinning is a nice experience but we would rather something faster.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
I personally loved the ice skating show and Grease. The dance show, juggler were good. Silence disco is not something that I personally enjoy, but I saw a lot of families having fun.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
My son is 12 y/o and had so much fun with the teen group, and at the living room enjoyed the activities.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The whole staff were so nice and polite and we felt so welcomed by our stateroom attendant Earl.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I have read about the bathrooms being too small. I am more a plus size person and personally I had no problem with the size of the bathroom at all. The mirror in the bathroom has a space to place your toiletries. The size of the closet was good enough for our clothes and suitcases.

Ship tip

If you are flying to port try to arrive one day before. Just in case of any delays or cancellation with the flight.

Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Just like the name the Perfect Day a Coco Cay was Perfect-ly fun! We ate at Chill Island and food was good. Just Be aware of the pesky seagulls- they will do their best to steal your food!

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
We loved Atlantis! Beautiful beach, so much fun for the kids-including the little kid in you-

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
We arrived a day before.Nice port and friendly people.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
The process was so fast! We carry out our luggage, going through customs using your passport was so easy and fast!

Traveler Photos

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7 Comments

kylady2199    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

GSpringer    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

sunme    2 years ago

Sounds like a great first cruise experience! Thanks for the review!

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you enjoyed your first cruise! Appreciate your detailed review!

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

kef2016    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Great ship tip!

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