Wash hands before entering buffet please

Item: Independence of the Seas
Rating: 2.5
Author: samt1969

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review

samt1969

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

2.5 out of 5

3 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 12, 2022

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Bad. Go on a different cruise. Dirty, smelly, and gross.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

This was fairly smooth and we were hopeful the cruise would be okay. Then we made it onto the ship and there was no one to help with the safety drill.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Not good. The food on the island was better than anything on the ship.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Eh, the only good thing was the escape room. The inside of the ship smelled like a smoked cigar and cigarettes so it was unpleasant to be inside the ship.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The ice skaters were great.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

They were trying but they were over worked. My biggest complaint is the staff at the buffet didn’t care if people washed their hands or not.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Yuck. The ship was so dirty. There was so much dust on the floor in our cabin that I’m fairly certain no vacuum had ever been used in the room. The rest of the ship smelled like an ashtray. One morning we got up to get coffee and found clumps of hair in the adult pool area just lying on the ground.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

It was fairly dirty.