Independence of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Prefer longer cruises for relaxation but this was a great cruise for the short amount of time we had.

We loved this cruise. We haven’t cruised since Covid and this definitely got us interested again. Lots to do on and off the ship. Amazing food, entertainment and activities.

This was my fourth cruise but first with Royal Caribbean. I had a wonderful time. Super fast embarkment. I've been to the Bahamas before and it was nice to see another side of Nassau. There was rain and lightening on our Perfect Day at Coco Cay but it was still a really nice day. All in all a great cruise that I would highly recommend.

This was my wife's first cruise, so we did a 3 night to see how she would like it. She enjoyed it very much and we are planning our next trip soon.

Will sail again with this ship. The staff and crew was very friendly and knowledgeable.

Cruise was amazing , the staff was absolutely amazing

Cruise was supposed to be fun and relaxing, but was stressful with all the issues & too over crowded.

Overall this was a good cruise for the first time. I expected a lot more...without all the extra fees. I truly did not like all the add on fees.

It was disappointing. One of the three shore days was cancelled. In addition, one of the nightly shows was also cancelled. Considering that it was only a 4 night cruise, it became even more expensive without the promised entertainment. If this had been our first cruise, I would probably not do it again.

The cruise was great and a perfect weekend getaway without using a lot of time off from work.

Great cruise, would do another with Royal Caribbean.

Much fun. My family and I enjoyed every minute of the cruise.

This was the best cruise I’ve ever been on. From the entertainment options, excursions and staff made this a wonderful girls trip. It was so relaxing.

Great cruise. Food in MDR was just average. My beef choice was overcooked on two nights and the quality of the filet was below average. Everything else was good. Suggest a Caribbean night in MDR. Service was amazing. My cabin steward was invisible and we never got to know him. He may have just been duper busy. The room was always in order. The bar staff was amazing.

Above all we loved Josie our room attendant. She made every moment special personal. What a beautiful human she is! We loved the art and took different stairs just to soak it all up. I wish there was a an art directory or something in print to direct us to the pieces we may have missed. The library puzzle sheets were fun too!

I ended up being directed to a third party criuses.com. They were not helpful for example I only had one transfer and I chatted/called several times prior. I had to purchase when I disembarked and was separated from my group traveling back to the airport. I did not like this at ALL!

Great first time and would do it again! Food was pretty good for being included. Never tried the specialty restaurants but probably would have loved those even more. Next time i would get the food package maybe. Staff and service made the trip exceptional.

We had really high hopes for this cruise as it was our first experience as a family with young children (4 and 2 y/o), but unfortunately it wasn't at all what we expected. All the activities are for older kids, which basically meant that our boys couldn't do anything on the ship during the entire cruise, aside from mini golf under the hot sun, or playing in the extremely crowded water park when we were allowed (Our 2 y/o wasn't allowed in the water park, it was made for around 20/30 kids but it constantly had around 50 kids). Aside from that. we were shocked with all the hidden costs of going in a cruise. For starters we wanted to get water for our kids and we were forced to buy a drinks package (Which was supposed to be part of the cruise), which was ridiculous! You are in the middle of nowhere and unless you pay extra, you can't get water?? And on top of that. after purchasing this so called drinks package, they charge you US$14 for every time they handle you a bottle of water as a "Service charge"! Which we only realized once they sent us the bill after we left the ship.. We most definitely won't go on a cruise like this ever again.

Love royal. Nice food service . Love loyality program.

A great break with great food, great service and great entertainment.