Great family trip

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

3 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2023

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9602

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

This was a family trip to celebrate my 50th birthday. It was the first cruise for my children (17 & 28). They thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and simple

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The areas were clean and the food was regularly refreshed. It did lack variety though. There were a lot of the same foods every day and it was just ok.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I enjoyed trivia. I also did line dancing, although the songs were not the ones I'm used to line dancing to (it was a lot of older disco/beach songs). Even when I just wanted to relax, there was always something to do if I chose to. This was my daughter's first cruise and the constant availability of activities is what she loved.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The DJs were good and karaoke was fun as well as the game shows. I didn't attend any shows this cruise.

Children's Programs

My son, who is 17, didn't participate in the teen activities and I didn't have a small child with me.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff was great, especially Maggie, Harshal and his assistant waiter (can't remember the name)

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

3 out of 5
It was free to relax and eat, but the rental items were quite expensive. It would have been nice to have more smaller cabanas at a lower cost.

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Nassau was good. The next time I go, I would like to go beyond the main area of shopping and visit more of the city.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
This was easy and convenient. We did self-assist with early debarkation and were able to easily exit.
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