Royal Caribbean - Independence of the Seas Reviews

It's been too long and the return to cruising did not disappoint! Even though we had to be diverted past one of our ports of call due to Hurricane Grace, the Captain of the Independence and his crew (all of them!) kept us safe and made sure we were well entertained onboard! The safety and health guidelines put in place made the ship more comfortable for guests in all areas. If I were able, I would have walked off the ship and quickly gone through the line to get right back on!

My only problem was when I went to the dining room for breakfast and lunch they were serving a buffet. I look forward to being served a quite meal.

If you are taking children there are really two lines to use, Disney the upscale line and RCL the more modest line. Lots of kids and lots of things for kids to do. The food is just okay. They are a little sloppy in keeping things shipshape with all those kids running around. Independence of the Seas is a big boat but they handle getting you on and off well. The internet was awful. Served my needs well, the grandkids were happy, my kids were happy, so I was happy.

Booked this cruise with our son, daughter-in-law and their 2 girls, age 17 and 11. Lots to do for everyone. Pool could be crowded in the morning, but there were always sun chairs on upper decks. Dining room and specialty restaurant and slower service (considering 2 very exhausted girls), but food was good - and buffet and Johnny Rockets were always available for a quicker bite.

If you want to be nickled and dimed to death, this is the line to take! Service was okay but don't count on anyone coming to fill or refill your cup with coffee. Moving about the deck for food was next to impossible, let alone juggling a coffee cup. I guess I prefer a smaller ship, with a more amicable crew.

We enjoyed our royal Caribbean cruise the food was probably an eight out of 10 entertainment was seven out of 10 and the service was eight out of 10 overall we had a great time and look forward to our next Royal Caribbean cruise

Love the ship and all the activities on board will definitely book it again

will go again soon

Had a WONDERFUL time. My parents really enjoy Royal Caribbean Cruises and I can see why.

The only downside was that we were disappointed in Jamaica.

Perfect weather. Everyone was so pleasing. Loved it.

We had a awesome trip. Thank You Marc Mcray for everything. We'll be talking soon for our upcoming trip in april

Very nice ship, clean, staff was wonderful. Negative: food in Windjammer was never hot, and disembarking was very poorly organized

First time visits to all ports on this cruise. La Coruna was an unexpected treat. Easy walk and beautiful scenic views of port and old town. Madeira was next and outstanding for it's beauty and the Hop On Hop Off bus gave us outstanding views of the Island. Tenerife offered a bit of a change but RCI excursion provided us a well rounded look at the island. On Grand Canary we again used the Hop On Hop Off bus. For us, our interest was in the Old Town toward the end of the HOHO route. Very interesting touring the Cathedral square and side street and enjoyed a quite lunch on the square before returning the ship. Lisbon was beautiful and interesting from start to finish on our small group tour through Shore Excursions with Around Lisbon tours. A full day that covered many, many sites. Lisbon will remain on our wish list to visit again. The final stop was Vigo, Spain. This port was another surprise and we had another RCI excursion that took us to the Terras Guada Winery for an interesting tour and than south to cross the Portugal border to an old fort that was well preserved and a city within with shops, churches and restaurants - Fortaleza, Portugal. Thoroughly enjoyed the outstanding crew and service on the ship and obviously impressed with ports of call on this cruise. Tom C

Crew was friendly, ship was very pretty, the rooms were a nice size, food was very good, service was very good- the places we visited had some fun excursions Great vacation!

great service and lots to do

All was well and Royal Caribbean did a great job.