A great 4 day cruise!

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 9
Helpful Votes: 226

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Independence of the Seas

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 31, 2022

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This cruise exceeded our expectations which hasn’t happened recently. Royal is definitely our cruise line of choice and this cruise was a reminder of why that is! I hated to ruin the ratings on this but the debarkation was one of the worse ever!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth and rapid process!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We were very pleased with all meals, especially the MDR!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The pools were great. Activities were amazing with so much available on this ship!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Grease was a great production, the entire crew was so talented.

Children's Programs

Not traveling with children, but their areas were very impressive! Kids were well behaved around the ship.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our cabin attendant, Julie was one of our best ever out of 65 cruises. Our waiters, Ariel and Anak were great! So attentive and knowledgeable! All ship personnel impressed us with their attentive attitudes, a very positive experience!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We loved the ship! We were surprised , not expecting a four day cruise to give us such a positive experience!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
A beautiful cabin! We did the king size layout and loved the large round window at the head of our bed. We could look at the stars as we fell asleep in our comfortable, cloud like bed! The room was spacious with a comfy loveseat and nice dressing table and chair. Storage was very adequate. Bathroom was typical and adequate.

Ship tip

Enjoy a beautiful experience! Having always cruised 7 day itineraries, we were surprised that we could be so pleased with the shorter experience!

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
Our favorite embarkation port as we live close to it and love that it isn’t so very large.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
It’s nice to see Nassau is building up and cleaning up their look. At this time still not a pleasant port to go into. Plenty to do when you get away from the dock area.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
A beautiful day on a gorgeous island. Do everything or nothing and it’s just as great. Enjoyed the many food stations so they weren’t overcrowded. Enjoyed being able to use my diamond drinks on the island!

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Terrible, what can I say when the line circled the entire ship. When will all of the cruise lines realize that too many people carry too many bags when they aren’t capable! This is totally out of hand! It is no faster! Please go back to luggage outside the doors!
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Ricdalek    2 years ago

People are __________ and do what they do. The fact that people choose not to put their luggage outside isn't in control of the cruise line. Just like telling people to get a passport, yet the line with the CBP is also pretty long upon return to the US, while those with passports can get out the terminal pretty quickly. I don't know what the answer is but any answer that requires passenger cooperation is doomed to failure.

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

COCOATHICK    2 years ago

Thank you for the review. I'm excited about sailing on her in December.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad this cruise exceeded your expectations!

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