Independence of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

This was a short 3 day but one of the better cruises we have been on. Weather was perfect and water was beautiful.

We love cruising. Yes, some things could be better. But we're still aboard and loving our time. Can't wait to plan another.

While it was a short cruise, any cruise itenerary that includes CocoCay is a win. That place truly encompasses the “Perfect Day”, as they tout. The weather was perfect for us as well. Early to mid June is a great time to go.

This cruise was scheduled for March 2020. Finally got to go June 2022. It was a nice trip with family. It was ridiculously crowded but managed to avoid the crowds and enjoy our time together.

Overall we were very satisfied. We can't find much to complain about. However, we believe RCCL is still in the recovery mode for example no stock in RCCL store, unpredictable meals in MDR and mass confusion getting off the ship on the last day. Hopefully with time they will be up to snuff. We will see in our August sailing.

Cruise ship and personnel were outstanding! Coco Cay was really perfect!

We had some highs and lows on this trip. We learned a thing or two about cruising. Wish I would have brought more dress up clothes and nicer shoes as the last night people dressed nicely and I had to wear the same dress twice. My daughter turned 21 on this trip. She was a minor after we embarked and she needed to change her status in the middle of cruise, which was a hassle. She was upset when no one believed she was old enough to buy drinks even after her status was changed. She had to prove her age with her military ID over and over. There was nothing special offered for milestone birthdays. The karaoke bar was so small and they didn’t have more recent songs on the menu. Not even a great staging area for karaoke. We also learned that the restaurant’s close up early so be prepared if you want a late night snack. The drink station was out of ice in both machines. We thought Royal Caribbean was an upgrade but Carnival is just as good if not better. Maybe it depends on the ship? Coco Cay was the best experience but maybe we have to do more cruising before we decide on loyalty.

If you are looking a nice, quiet relaxing cruise this is it.

A 5 night cruise down to Mexico, first time back since the pandemic. Very relaxing and the crew were fantastic. Would not let me review ports, but highly recommend Maya Chan beach club in Costa Maya.

All three ports are pretty. We had never been to Costa Maya and were surprised the water was not blue like it is in most ports in the Caribbean.

We sailed at half capacity since a lot of people canceled or rescheduled. The staff kept the ship clean. No lines....it was great. Will sail on the Indy again. Very nice ship and friendly staff.

Amazing , Royal Caribbean always does it the best , waiting for my next cruise on May, the best entertainment on every ship.

It was great.We really enjoyed ourselves.The food was very good and we were treated like royalty.We are newlyweds and got the opportunity to play the Love and Marriage game. We really enjoyed the game.

Wonderful cruise and wonderful staff so friendly and very pro and attentive to our needs.

This was the BEST experience ever. All of the staff were friendly, helpful, and very informative.

It was amazing cruise! Highly recommended to everyone who haven’t been there yet

this was my 18 sailing with RCL the independence is the worst run ship on the sea.my suit was so dirty it was like a sleazy motel. the food in main dinning room was cold and gross.payed extra to eat in chops but if you want a good steak you need to pay even more .also went to Italian restaurant and sat for an hour before the first appetizer showed and after 3 hours with no main coarse I walked out .A dealer in casino was begging for tips .rcl is all about profit they under staff ships and don't care. you have lost a long term customer diamond member and the next generation of my family.

To start we have already booked our next cruise.  The kids had so much fun and didn't want to get off the cruise was absolutely amazing.  That being said there were some noticeable differences with the service on the ship.  When we cruised in the past the service was amazing, this time the service was just mediocre with the exception of one of our dining room servers, she was amazing.  But that was not the norm throughout the ship.  They need to expand the Latin area, the one small bar they had with a band was always packed and the bar there is small and the bartenders were swamped, there were many agitated people there.  Also tons of people love to dance to Latin music so if they were to expand this it would be a huge hit.  I would recommend to everyone to get the drink package, it was defiantly worth the money.  We thoroughly enjoyed RC and will go back again.  Also people who complain about the spring breakers are naïve to the fact that its "SPRING BREAK"  there are going to be tons of kids partying there is no way around that.

This was our first cruise. It far exceeded our expectations and we are looking forward to our next one.

We enjoyed this cruise very much. The weather was perfect. We met a lot of great people and made lots of memories!