Independence of the Seas Review
Late Spring Break on Independence of the Seas
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Please keep in mind that the following are MY opinions and comparisons to other ships/lines are made based on MY experiences.
We are frequent cruisers, hubby and I have taken 27+ cruises(40 for me) and our kids are seasoned cruisers as well, both at around the 10 cruises each mark. After many years of taking the kids on Carnival and a few times on Norwegian we decided to splurge and take them on a RCCL cruise for this past spring break.
We drove down from Georgia the day before and stayed in Ft. Pierce that night, driving the rest of the way down the next day. Pier 29 was the pain that others have posted, with hubby dropping us off then having to go park at the other end of the world and get a shuttle back. They really need to improve that part of the port and build some parking somehow. This was very time consuming and a bit of a pain upon return as well. Embarkation was pretty quick after that, although being Platinum on Carnival helped us get through their embarkations even more quickly.
Cabin Review
Independence of the Seas Cabin #7226All the way forward so be prepared to walk. If you like to hear the waves there is no better cabin. The balcony is very deep, about twice as deep as normal. I like the sliding balcony doors. Cabin is also large, a lot wider than the standard balcony cabin. More storage space than we could fill. Nice shower door rather than curtain. Showerhead sprayed a lot, making it hard to keep hair dry. Tried three times to get it fixed, finally just figured that's the way they are.