Independence of the Seas Review

Christmas & New Year cruise 2010

Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Independence of the Seas

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Sail Date: Dec 2010
Cabin: Superior Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

arrived at Southampton Dock at approx. 10-30am and was quite expecting to get told we were to early, we queued for 20 minutes and were let in to the unloading compound,and we were unloaded by a porter and the bags taken away.We parked the car and walked back to the terminal & went through the security check.Got on the ship & were told to go to Windjammer & get something to eat.All in all the total time was about 1 hour.We went to our cabin at about 2-00pm.So far so good.We were booked into the Romeo & Juliet for dinner & found it very well presented but was a bit short on fresh veg.The Christmas evening dinner was nothing to write home about & I think Bernard Matthews may have enjoyed it.We kept going to dinner a few more times but,after I found the head waiter very rude we decided to eat at the Windjammer.This may also be due to quite a bit of English football on telly.Found the food in the Windjammer very good,but watch out for the olduns,they'll barge in & if they dont get you that way they'll trip you with their sticks.If one of them or you are heading for a window table let them have it as you may come off worse.

The cleanliness on the ship is second to none,but I did notice one or two guests not bothering with the alcohol gel.The cabin attendant was excellent & the cabin was kept immaculate.There was staff cleaning handrails etc.the whole time

I heard a lot of moaning on all things possible from the speed of the ship to why weren't we going to Sardinia.

Cabin Review

Superior Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin D2

Lovely cabin no vibrations from ship and very quiet

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