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Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Independence of the Seas

4 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 10, 2024

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9600

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

I think royal caribbean tried their best to make up for the lost day of the cruise, but you can't fight mother nature and the rain was just too much.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was great. Dining was super nice. Specialty restaurants excellent!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
It rained all 3 days of our cruise, so activities were limited. Our 4 day cruise became a 3 day one, because of hurricane Milton, sadly. We skipped labradee, and went to CocoCay, but it was raining too hard to get of the ship. The whole experience felt like staying in a nice hotel. I would hope that royal caribbean would have offered a discounted future cruise. And PLEASE put back the cigar lounge!!

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Average talent.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Stewards were helpful. Bartenders exceptional !

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
She's an aging ship, but I loved the size of her.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our steward was wonderful and kept everything clean and tidy. We were portside, which I would choose starboard on the next cruise.

Ship tip

Be ready for changes!

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
No excursion. Just managing traffic was harrowing enough.
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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island) Did not visit port

Our cruise was shortened to 3 days. We never got more than 40 mi away from Miami
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Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Delayed by an hr. But porters were good in the baggage area.
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Cruisers4Lyfe     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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cruising2004     2 months ago

Thank you for your review.
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HeavySeas     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience
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Gwbigdog     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us
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