Royal Caribbean Independence Of The

Excellent Cruise, Excellent Ship.	9 of 11 people found this review informative
Reviewed By: Myers, Northern England on 22nd Jan 2012
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Cruises	Times cruised before: 10+
Cruise Ship: Independence of the Seas	Sailed: January, 2012
Destination: Canaries	Age: 26-35
Cabin: Balcony	Occasion: Family holiday
My family had an excellent time overall on this ship, I do hope RCI replace her once she relocates to Florida later this year. Our balcony cabin on deck six was superb and we were again served by some great friendly staff. Live English Soccer is a plus & I bizarrely found more ‘offers’ on alcohol on this sailing than I did 14 months ago (although the flat rate on booze is still borderline-exorbitant) with various one-off promotions on red wine, carafes of wine @ lunch, low-key happy hours and other discounts occasionally available. I even found the cruise director somewhat endearing. The aft lifts are still a real pain to use at times (I witnessed a gang of gypsy kids misusing them at one point). Food was good overall but I was surprised the ship seems to operate with the same menus on the same nights of each cruise. It’s a shame RCI don’t provide a free shuttle in places where the ship docks so far away from any kind of town centre (IE Lanzarote, Madeira).
Quality of Food
Windjammer can still get very busy at times with a lot of people seemingly wandering around aimlessly empty handed at times. Brasserie 30 is enjoyable although the same menu's are repeated both sea days. Ate in the MDR on an evening.
Entertainment
Actually found Joff & Rob to be quite endearing in a cheesy way.
Shore Excursions	n/a
NB: Lanzarote's dock is in the middle of nowhere with the ship wanting $12 for a shuttle to town.
Staff
Our waiter was excellent, our assistant waiter good as was our cabin attendant although I was disappointed omy request for a sofa instead of just a single chair in our cabin was ignored three times before I gave up.
Children's Facilities	n/a
Onboard Activities
Cabins
Nice cabin in a perfect location on deck six.
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