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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Independence of the Seas

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 28, 2022

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3330

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We had embarkation issues, room issues, & shore excursion issues, but still managed to have a great cruise

Embarkation

3 out of 5
There was a major computer system issue, along with having to drop off spouse & luggage at one terminal, park at a different terminal & be shuttled back to board. The overall experience took several hours, but I believe the cruise line handled as best they knew how. But our embarkation experience has never been this slow or inconvenient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Ship was clean, food was good, activities were enjoyable, staff very helpful & courteous

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The live music & bands were great, parties led by the cruise director & staff were fun

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The comedian/juggler Pete Williams was hilarious! The Grease musical wasn't so much

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Every staff member on the ship was great, no exceptions

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean, decorated beautifully for Christmas, everything about the ship was great

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
When we arrived at our stateroom someone else's belongings were already in the room (they obviously had went to the wrong room), after several trips to guest services & one temporary room, hours later we were upgraded to a Balcony room, which we very much enjoyed, but we sure had to earn it.

Ship tip

Great cruise director, lots of activities, wonderful promenade, helpful staff

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

2 out of 5
Rated poor because of the extended, inconvenient embarkation process

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
We did a catamaran sail & reef snorkel trip that was enjoyable

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Beautiful island, much to do, pretty good food, had some rain

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Pretty smooth, took less than an hour
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4 Comments

sunme    1 year ago

Thank you for your review

KiylieCrisp    1 year ago

How did they get into your room if you have to use a key? 😳 And I'm glad you made the best of your cruise and got an upgrade.

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you made the best of your circumstances

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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