We are frequent cruisers and have done RCCL many times.Never being on the Independence before ,we thought we would try it.
Embarkation was pretty confusing the left hand did not know what the right hand was doing.
had to show our paperwork to 5 different people and each time being told "just go on and board" only to be stopped a little further down the line.
basic OV balcony mid ship . very noisy at night due to an exterior squeak.