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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Independence of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 04, 2024

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Overall a wonderful cruise. Not happy about the drink package offering and the ship should have offered bottled water to its cruisers. The excursions are too expensive and too cumbersome. Still, an awesome experience. Coco Cay was our favorite but we loved Mexico too. A free tour would have been nice though. Cruise ships need to improve the rooms, especially the interior staterooms, which are too small for people.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Flawless

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The WindJammer buffet was awesome and had everything we needed re food.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Hot tub, massages, movies, comedy, we did all that plus exploring the ship, shopping, and relaxing on the decks.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The Love & Marriage show was hilarious. The music throughout the ship, DJs, etc. were all nice.

Children's Programs

Our kids are grown.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All excellent. Our room attendant, Jose, was awesome. The buffet folks were great too. The massage staff was awesome.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Yes! Easy layout and very clean!

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Very clean. Too small. Bed was not comfortable. TV control and channels were awful. Bathroom was nice but super small even for small people.

Ship tip

Get a balcony room, not an interior cabin.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Nice port. Super busy and well organized.
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Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
This port is a must visit! Beautiful beaches, scenery and overall awesome!! We did not do an excursion, we stayed at the beach.
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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Hot and beautiful. We did not do an excursion, too pricey.
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Flawless.
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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AuntPinkie     6 months ago

Appreciate your details. Sorry you felt cramped by the size of your cabin. Glad you still managed to enjoy your cruise.
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HeavySeas     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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cruising2004     6 months ago

Thanks or the review.
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J60406     6 months ago

Is this your first cruise? It will help you in the future to do some research to better set your expectations. Hopefully, your next experience will be more satisfactory.
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