Independence of the Seas Review
Pirates of the Caribbean (in the Western Med)
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First cruise - and probably last one. First the good things: the organisation (apart from embarkation at S'hampton which was how I imagine arrivals at Ellis Island were handled)was excellent (excursions, disembarkation).
The crew were without exception excellent in every way - special mention to Joao and Teresa in Macbeth dining room; to Selvin the cabin steward and Salvio in Boleros bar (great band there incidentally). There is a real sense that all of them care for you and care as to how you think about them and the service they provide. A sense they are proud of their ship - Independence of the Seas.
The ship (boat) is pretty smart, and biggggg. Nice design throughout and clean.
Cabin Review
Spacious Ocean View Balcony
So-called superior deluxe suite with balcony or some such description. Offence under Trade Descriptions Acts of most EU countries, I imagine. It was a very nice cabin, with a decent balcony, shower etc; a suite it was not; superior I suppose to ones that were lower on the price rung. If your neighbour smokes and you are down wind - (or is it 'aft' of them) then you get free lungfuls of the stuff on the balcony - gives a new meaning to 'thar she blows'.I expect Royal Caribbean to start charging non-smokers for this freebie once they cotton-on to it. And why not if they can charge without blushing $40 for a bottle of Wolf Blass!!??We were on Deck 9, Port, towards the back end (stern, me hearties).Great cabin steward - Selvin from Honduras.