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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 05, 2023

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin number: 1100

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Great cruise, will do it again, no complaints, tons of food and so many things to do that we were actually tired when we got home. Never noticed it on the ship. Lol. The old saying that we need a vacation after our vacation is so true. Hopefully you enjoy your cruise as much as we did.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
No issues

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Very happy with this ship and cruise, had dinner in Main Dining Room first night, but had windjammers buffet after that due to family members meeting up. Good food all over ship with no complaints. Fish and chips and Sorrento pizza and cafe Promenade for afternoon coffee and teas and a snack. Very nice !!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Adult solarium pool and hot tub, very nice

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Wonderful guitar player deck 5 in a pub and Broadway musical Grease, The 80’s show and the 70’s show were full of energy with great music

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We had a very good room attendant so left extra tips last day. Had good wait staff and all personnel were pleasant.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
I give 4 stars because I can’t describe ship layout and design. We walked about 5 miles daily and climbed about 50 sets of stairs to avoid elevators. Ship was full so we didn’t want to wait for one. Ship was clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Had ocean view balcony that was comfortable and clean. View was hampered by the colored glass on the balcony glass railing area. The remaining balcony’s had clear glass , ours was tinted.. Prefer clear.. Will remember next time.

Ship tip

Don’t take tons of clothes, don’t need them.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
We don’t care for Nassau so opted to get a RCCL excursion to Blue Lagoon island and had Dolphin encounter which was fantastic. The ferry boat ride to the island was so much fun. It was 30 minutes each way with music playing and some people singing or standing up dancing. Wonderful excursion that we will do again.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Coco Cay is always nice. We love the humongous fresh water pool with built in concrete seating and swim up bar. We took Tram to view island. We don’t do the rides. We did all the free stuff, but we couldn’t snorkel due to weather. Lightning in area. Plenty to do on island. The buffet on the island is extraordinarily good. The snack shacks had funnel cakes too , so yummy.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Perfect arrangement…we had passports so had shorter lines to go through customs
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