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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review

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Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Independence of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 28, 2023

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Staff awesome, spa mediocre as no dedicated spa shower, sauna! Entertainment in bars awful, need more activities! Nicole and fined to death with up charges!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Lines so long!! Took forever to get through customs

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Chops was phenomenal!! Our dining room staff were excellent! The food however in dining room, windjammer and fish and shops was okay!! No flavors, greasy and not enough selections!! Same thing over and over in dining room! Izumi full of smoke!!! Awful smelling and only way to order sushi is in the middle of the small hibachi area! We couldn’t take the smoke and smell!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Not enough activities on this ship! Pool OVERCROWDED not enough room and no one enforcing hoarding of chairs, lounge chairs stuffed like sardines and pools too small, hottubs full of children! ( I was on the cruise ship with my grandchildren and my children) young children, do not belong in the hot tubs! Library boring, no games, cards , puzzles etc… The olive and twist was lovely! The promenade was quiet and dreary! All they were pushing was boom internet and jewelry etc..

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Ice show and Grease were great!!! Comedy was awful! Music bands were terrible and piano player in schooner bar was only one night!!!

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Aquanots great for my 3yr old grand daughter, older program for my 10 year old grandson boring!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Thank goodness for the hardworking wonderful staff!! They tried their best!!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Book specialty restaurants early!

Ports of call

Falmouth, Jamaica

1 out of 5
Shore excursion was 45 minute drive to discovery bay and back! It was awful! Advertised a sailing trip with live music and drinks and snorkeling a reef and beach visit! Reef was destroyed and no tropical fish and catamaran took us in a little circle never left resort area! Haggled by locals from the moment we arrived!

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Atlantis excursion was awesome!! Worth every penny!!!

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Lines so long!! Took forever to get through customs!!
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