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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 11, 2023

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7268

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

I enjoyed Grease The Musical and The Ports Of Call

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Since we had The Key embarkation was a breeze. Made it from getting off the shuttle to onboard the ship in about 20 minutes or so. Never really stopped moving except when we went through security.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All of the food onboard was very good and they had a great selection.

Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Had the best waiter and assistant waiter. Food was great and at the right temperature for each dish.

Sorrento's Pizza

5 out of 5

Seemed to be the place lots of people went for a late night snack before bed. Pizza was very tasty.

Chop's Grille

5 out of 5

Had dinner here and the service was top notch. Had the best steak I have ever had and the side dishes were yummy, yummy, yummy. Would highly recommend for one night of your cruise vacation.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
All of the onboard activities we participated in were wonderful.

Center Ice Rink

5 out of 5

Saw the show Freeze Frame and it was awesome. Loved all of the music and the skaters were very talented. Would highly recommend this show. Did not participate in any of the open skate sessions.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All the onboard entertainment was wonderful. All of the shows and acts in the Royal Theatre were excellent and very well done. Loved all of the DJ’s as well as the 80’s and 70’s dance parties on the Royal Promenade. Cruise director really knew how to get everyone engaged.

Studio B

5 out of 5

Great place to watch the ice show Freeze Frame.

Alhambra Theater

5 out of 5

Wonderful place to see all of the showed and acts onboard. It’s now called the Royal Theatre.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All of the crew members went above and beyond to make sure we had an awesome cruise vacation. Cruise director was awesome.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Even though the cabins did show that the ship is a bit older everything was very clean. Loved the ship’s layout as it made it easy to find our way around the ship without getting lost. Loved the design of the Royal Promenade a lot.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was very clean and had plenty of storage for our 4 night cruise. Loved having a balcony also.

Ship tip

If you want to go to studio B to either see the eyeshadow or for the open skate. Remember, you must use the midship elevators which are towards the back of the ship, and that you need to go through the focus photo gallery in order to get the studio B.

Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
All I can say about perfect day at Coco Cay is that it truly lives up to its name. We did pay extra to have full day passes to the Coco Beach club and that was truly an amazing experience. Being able to lay in a comfy lounger and just feeling the breeze, the warm sun and sing out into the blue Caribbean waters. The water was just Wright and I could’ve stayed in there all day. The level of service you get with your all day pass to the Coco Beach club is top-notch, and food is included. so if you want to splurge a little bit, I highly recommend the Coco Beach club.

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
They had just recently completed phase 1 of a multimillion dollar renovation to their cruise board, and it was stunning. Did the excursion Nassau land and Sea one hour open bar. What highly recommend that excursion as our guide on the catamaran as well as the motorcoach were funny yet very knowledgeable about the area and the sites that they were pointing out. Got to see and do a few things that were not on the original description but were welcomed treat.

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy to get off the ship due to The Key. Since we had our passports customs was a breeze. I highly recommend using a passport for your cruise even if it is a closed loop cruise that starts and ends at the same US port.
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