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Average Ratings for Royal Caribbean, Independence of the Seas

  • Food - quality & variety4.5 stars
  • Entertainment on board4.3 stars
  • Value for Money4.1 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings4.3 stars
  • Overall Rating4.3 stars

37 Reviews For Royal Caribbean, Independence of the Seas

  • Guest 26th Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    What a fabulous and vast ship! We have cruised several times in the caribbean before with Princess and the service, dining and entertainment was as good, if not better, than our past experiences.

    The Independence as a ship is just elegant and beautifully designed with so much to do! The promenade of shops is amazing and you can easily forget you are on a ship! There is always so much to do that sometimes you have to force yourself to take it easy for the day and just relax by the pool! We will absolutely go back on this ship.

    If there was a negative it would be that the Windjammer buffet/casual restaurant was very busy on sea days, it took 20 mins some days to find a table. Also, the variety of food wasn't that great. Otherwise, it was a fantastic holiday!

  • neiljlee 22nd Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I have just got back from the cruise, and it was the most amazing holiday I have ever been on. I want to go back, and to be honest will be booking again shorlty to cruise yet again. The food was fantastic, and you had all sorts of food for everyone. The windjammer food was great, and the food and service from Macbeth was great !! Joe and Stellion was brilliant, and had great company on the table also.
    Entertainment.. Well i thought on the whole was great.. All except one night, where the comedi ...

  • Guest 21st Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    This was our third cruise with Royal Caribbean, previously having sailed on Voyager and Splendour. The staff were extremely friendly and we could not fault the service in all areas of the trip. However, the ship was full and it was difficult to find a seat in any of the bars after dinner if you were on the second sitting. The entertainement was patchy; ice show very good, 2 funny comedians and 1 who was universally considered to be awful. Mid week production show was poor however the others we ...

  • Guest 4th Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    It was fantastic - a great wonder as everything was so clean and so colourful.This was the Independence of the Seas. The staff were so helpful and cheerful. We tipped as we went along as they do go ashore too at times and are so pleased to get some extra.We loved the fabulous different things so huge like the ice rink and theatre. and superb choice of prints on wall etc. There was something for everyone.In spite of such a huge number of passengers we found no trouble finding a secluded spot to s ...

  • Hannahjadex 3rd Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    In the same breath that I booked the cruise in June 2008, I started to read through the reviews online and couldn't believe how positive people were being about this cruise. I automatically knew this was going to be an experience of a lifetime.
    18th July finally came around and I jumped in the car for a long 4 hour drive to Southampton. We got through passport control in 15 minutes and climbed aboard in no time at all! The first thing that came to my mind when I stepped onto the ship was 'Wow!' ...

  • Guest 24th Sep 2009

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    everythng was perfect down to last detail stateroom was kpt beautiful food was 1st class all staff on board were so atttentive. drinks value for money gin@tonic 6.50 but its at least a treble. the whole ship is so clean. plenty of places to have a smoke. we have been on 4 cruises before this was the best .dont miss the ice show amazing...well done royal carribean

  • matthewb1 20th Sep 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    When the roayl caribbean, independence of the sea cruise was booked I began researching issues like food posioning, sea sickness, sinking,etc (I think I am nuts). I also read lots of reviews about the ship and cruise experiences of others and began to think oh dear what have I paid for..........IGNORE ALL REVIEWS EVEN THIS ONE, well don't ignore this one I am telling it how it felt for us...
    Day one.
    Got through the pass port and security checks in 15 minutes and was stood on board the ship simp ...

  • janeandray 19th Sep 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Thoroughly enjoyed our holiday. Cabin was better than expected. As usual, we were looked after to a very high standard. Food superb. Windjammer could get very busy at times, especially when all the onshore trips arrived back at lunch time. Empty tables were a little hard to find. Shows excellent in the main, only one entertainer did not come up to the usual standard but the ice shows were fantastic. We thought the party under the stars and the England street party were also not up to standar ...

  • Guest 17th Sep 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Independence of the Seas - enterainment in the pyramid was not very good as we like to dance, the music that was on earlier in the evening was ok to listen to, no good to dance to unless you were in your sixty's (tropical jam).The other group (rock the boat) was very good but listning to them nearly every night for a fortnight got very boring we love to disco dance and rock an roll, even though they did have a rock and roll and disco music,they soon turned it to rock, our ages are from 48 upto ...

  • Guest 14th Sep 2009

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    thankyou Independence of the Seas for a wonderful cruise my first and won't be my last enjoyed every single moment,the staff and food was the best will tell everybody about it and hoping to go again next year many thanks to all on board . xx

  • Guest 9th Sep 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Can I just say if you are going to book a cruise don't read half of these reviews and just see for yourself. We have been with RCCL 3 times now and every cruise was fantastic. The food, entertainment and staff were are excellent and I must agree with what someone has just wrote about it being the people who are letting the ship down and not the company itself.

    This was the first cruise out of Southampton, we normally go from America although we are british, us English spend too much time comp ...

  • CRUISEFAN 5th Aug 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Our cruise on Independence of the Seas was superb, the staff excellent, cabin great. I am surprised to find people moaning about the standards dropping!.We are both experienced `cruisers` for many years and it never fails to amaze me what the `Public` moan about. "being asked if you want a drink too many times" well I guess if the staff did`nt ask you would moan that it took to long to get served. I met people who moaned about restaurant food only to find that they had`nt actually been in the re ...

  • Obanand 9th Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    Was on the Independance from 20th June for 2 weeks. Having been on 7 other cruise holidays was disappointed with the lowering of standards by Royal Carribean.
    The food is normally excellent,however on 3 occasions i had to send back meals in the Dining Room,the quality is definetely down.
    The entertainment was also disappointing,we even had 2 nights where a movie was deemed sufficent,the dancers & singers do there best,and the 'guest' entertainers were lower budget.

  • markheinsen 4th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    Cruised with Royal caribbean, May 2009 on the Independence of the seas. We unfortunately will not be cruising again with them.With have cruised before but with different companies.

    On the whole the staff as you would expect was fantastic,and food was excellent in the main dining room, with some decent entertainment.

    Cabin small compared with other cruise ships we have been on with no sunbeds for your balcony just 2 very uncomfortable chairs. All drinks ridiculously over priced!! including bot ...

  • Guest 27th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Just got back from two weeks on the Independence of the Seas. Must say it was the best Holiday our Family have been on. So much too do but not enough time to cram it all in.

  • Guest 24th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    this Independence of the Seas cruise was amazing there was so much to do a.k.a florider the first onboard surf simulator a rock climbing wall and an ice rink plus lots of bars and places to eat it is the cruise of a lifetime!

  • Guest 18th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Beautful ship with the WOW factor. Staff and service very good. Food mostly good, if a bit repetitive, and well-presented. The cabin was big and we appreciated the kettle, Everywhere is kept immaculately clean.

    Travelled on Royal Caribbean, Independence of the Seas on the 25th April sailing from Southampton to the Med. and enjoyed ourselves. Our view is that it's a great ship for families, but had a few reservations for mature couples who want a relaxing holiday and to visit on-shore sights..

  • sheila lawson 13th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    enjoyable holiday through royal caribbean, rooms comfortable, food excellent,
    however, it was spoilt, by the excessive drink prices, everything on board was totally a money making machine, fun did not come into it, it was all about how much they could make gross profit. For this reason I would not use this cruise line again.

  • Guest 25th Jan 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Royal Caribbean, Independence of the Seas. Very good service, best holiday ever been on, 5 star!!! I would recommend.

  • Guest 4th Dec 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    The ship, as any new ship should be, was very nice but the service in the Macbeth restaurant was poor. Two and a half hours for the evening meal, with luke warm food, lacking in flavour. They will need to improve on this and rate well behind Princess & Cunard on this occasion. No toiletries or stationery in the cabin leaves a poor impression also.