Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas Cruise Reviews

We chose this cruise ship because we cruised same ship in mid December. Then ship went into dry dock. It certainly did not make any improvements. If anything maintenance was lacking. Service in the Main dining room was very slow. Food brought luke warm. And they cut the menu in half. Asked for a paper cup to bring 2 coffees to our room and was told that I had to get them from bar on deck ...

We had to use a COVID credit before it expired so we chose this 3-night cruise on Royal Caribbean to Coco Cay which we love. We got to the port just after 11:00 a.m. and the check-in was very quick and easy. There was no need to explore the ship since we are Diamond Club members and have been on many RCCL cruises before so we headed to the Windjammer Buffet. This was the beginning of the worst ...

My wife and I took a last minutes 4 day Cruise on the Independence primarily due to price and proximity. It was our 25th overall cruise and 10th on RCCL. There is an adage you get what you pay for and this sailing was a perfect example. It really represented the worst of cruising and was certainly the low point of our many awesome Cruises. In fact, other than the cabin/cabin attendant and day at ...

Overall this was a good cruise. We have traveled RC several times and some things on this boat just missed the mark. Not terrible, but not what we have experienced on other RC cruises. Cabin- we had an inside cabin since it was just a weekend. It was small but clean and comfortable. Dining - unfortunately this was not good at all. From the main dining room service and food to the windjammer ...

Just traveled the third time on the same ship.We traveled in April on The Independence ,with a Junior Suite,,I understand in April the ship was probably 60% full,and it was great..Great service,,cabin was good and had a good time.We went back on the same ship in late August,rented a Grand Suite..also was very good,,great srvice and the cabin was very nice.The suite lounge was a nice perk also..So ...

First off let me say, the ship is beautiful and there are lots of fun things to do. With that being said, we are usually carnival cruisers and decided to try a more "Classy" cruise line, or so we were told. From the moment we arrived at port we were completely thrown off by the dismissive behavior of the bag valets. The next faces we encountered were people yelling telling us we needed to walk ...

We took our children and grandchildren so they could enjoy the amenities of the ship and private island. Instead they spent most of their time in the pool which they did enjoy but the water slides, etc were so crowded they really didn't get a chance to enjoy them. And the prices at the private island were so expensive that the young families didn't think it was worth it. There were two ships in ...

My family just returned from our first RC cruise. A little about us - we are a family of 2 adults and 4 kids (plus another college student kid who couldn’t join us). The children are 3,5,14, and 16. We chose this cruise because it worked with our fall break and sports schedules. We don’t go to many shows or bars on cruises. My husband and I prefer to hang out on the balcony and read. My teens ...

Needed to get away for a few days. This seemed like a good choice as the port was only 2 1/2 away and it was a short 4 night break. In all fairness to RCL I knew it was a “family oriented cruise line” but I foolishly believed that children would be in school this early in the school year. Boy was I wrong! I would estimate that there were at 500-700 screaming, crying, running, jumping, coughing ...

Our cruise was lovely. We have been on Independence of the Seas before. We are quite fond of this ship. Our stops were the usual suspects...Coco Cay and Nassau. Good stops for a weekend cruise. Food was great in Dining room and Windjammer. Entertainment was good. Cabin steward was amazing. Key was worth every penny . We enjoyed our Key Lunch. All in all the cruise was restful ...