Independence of the Seas Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Royally Mixed Feelings

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Independence of the Seas
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gmhohio
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Oct 2015
Cabin: Interior Stateroom

This was my fifteenth cruise overall, my second cruise with Royal Caribbean.

The ship was beautiful and appeared to be well kept. High points were many of the staff, particularly the bartending staff in the Champagne Lounge.

The dining week started off in the Main Dining Room. The first couple of nights the food was OK, but nothing exciting. Menu options were limited and as the week went on, the quality of the food in the main dining room decreased.

Cabin Review

Interior Stateroom

Cabin M

Cabin was good overall. My steward did a bang up job of keeping the cabin clean. Lots of storage in the cabin. It was nice to have a place to sit in the cabin other than the bed and I really liked the shelves hidden behind mirrors at the vanity.

The room was a bit narrow. When the beds are pushed together, there is very little room to squeeze past the mini-fridge and the loveseat on the other side.

For some reason, I had hot water in the sink and only lukewarm water in the shower. When the shower was turned on full blast, the pipes hummed. It would have been nice to have had a light in the closet.

Port Reviews

St. Kitts (Port Zante)

A very nice experience at a beautiful beach

St. Maarten

Had a nice day at Orient Beach. I Wish the women walking around with a wilted Aloe Leaf offering massage and selling trinkets would stop asking for business over and over and over and over again!

San Juan

While San Juan and Puerto Rico can be a fascinating place, the ship arrives much too late and has limited excursion offerings.

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