did ANYONE have a good experience on independence of the seas?

[princesszjackie]

This upcoming Monday, December 14th, I will be setting sail on the Independence of the Seas ship. After reading many reviews, I am a bit concerned. This will be my 10th cruise and I am 23 years old. I have sailed TWICE on the Explorer of the Seas and it was the best experience I have had thusfar. The food was incredible as well as the service and staff. The ship was overwhelmingly amazing and did not remotely compare to the other 8 carnival ships I have been on. Yet, online, many people are complaining about service, drink prices and entertainment. Has anyone had a positive experience on this ship?

 

In addition, this is the first time I will be docking in Falmouth. I've recently been to Ocho Rios where I went to the Blue hole and had an AMAZING time. However, I am considering going to the Hilton and paying $85 for an all inclusive day in Montego bay. Has anyone done this before? I'd appreciate comments

 

Thank you,

Jackie

[The Fun Researcher]

We LOVE the Independence. Sailed her twice. Both awesome trips. ...we love the Freedom Class in general. Food in the main dining room and buffet was on par with the Freedom and Oasis. Service was very good.

 

We've done larger (Oasis) and didn't like feel of being disconnected from the ocean, the excess of people, and the distance to everything. An awesome ship no doubt, but not for us. Having gone larger, we learned that we don't need that big of a ship. Freedom class is plenty. We haven't done smaller than the Freedom class, but will in April with the Navigator.

 

Drink prices are too high on all RCI ships now IMO.

 

Enjoy your cruise!

 

Dan

[cb at sea]

You will have a fine time..no worries!

[Goodtime Cruizin]

Great ship. Go in eyes wide open and enjoy!

[dcgrumpy]

Had a wonderful time this past September. I'm planning on doing a 5 night next year.

 

We had MTD and service was a bit slow in the dining room. That's really my only complaint.

[Clarea]

Had two excellent cruises on Indy.:)

[sdear]

Just got off her today, and you will have a great time. The staff and service were great.

 

We don't do shows so can't answer on that except for the Ice show which was very good !

 

 

Have a great cruise !

[princesszjackie]

Thanks everyone! This was comforting and I cant wait to set sail :)

[Mark-Sheffield]

We loved Indy, back on her in the UK next May :D

[Luckynana]

We loved the Indy! No complaints whatsoever! We had MTD and service was excellent...have a wonderful time on your cruise!:D

[Great 2 B at Sea]

We've also sailed the Indy two times and we love this ship! You will have a wonderful time!

[1ParticularHbr]

We sailed on Indy in October and had a great cruise. If you loved Explorer, you'll LOVE Indy. As for the day trip to Hilton Rose Hall, we did that a couple of years ago and thought it was a nice excursion. We spent most of the day there in the lazy river area...nice swim up bar in that area and.

[Fastback89]

My family of 3 were on Indy this past July, We had the best time with no issues whatsoever. Don't miss the ice show!

[Paulette3028]

We had a terrific time on Indy this past February. My only disappointment was that she does not have an Izumi restaurant. But that in NO WAY detracted from us having a fun time. We ate in the MDR all cruise, and loved it.

 

Fun time had with the entertainment staff, loved Karaoke in the On-Air lounge. Just good times.

 

We enjoyed Liberty a few years ago, now looking to book Freedom if we can find what we want.

[MommaBear55]

DD2 and I were on the Indy last month. We had a great cruise, everything was perfect except disembarkation which is port issue, not a ship issue. We would go on her again without hesitation.

[Indymann99]

We had a great time on Indy back in 4/2014.

 

 

[brenderlou]

We were on Indy for Thanksgiving. Had a great time!

[Big_G]

Thankfully Cruise Critic wasn't around when we started cruising otherwise I probably would never have stepped one foot on a ship. :D

[The Fun Researcher]

Thankfully Cruise Critic wasn't around when we started cruising otherwise I probably would never have stepped one foot on a ship. :D

 

True that!

 

I haven't looked around on these boards for long, but holy cow, I agree! Critic is right! As in super critical! I thought people like to complain on the Disney board that I frequent, but they are only in step one of a seven step program compared to this board!

 

O.k... off my soapbox.

 

Did I already say that I love the Indy?

 

Dan

[crusinot]

I had read the bad reviews before we sailed on Indy this past June. I think that some people can find fault with anything. Someone reminded me that people tend to complain more than they are willing to pay a compliment. Our family had a wonderful time. Booked another cruise before we got off the ship.

[JessandLevi]

We sailed Indy for Thanksgiving and it was great! Service was good, food was amazing, the ice show was the best! Even our 3 year old loved it. I try not to let negative reviews get to me. I treat each cruise like my first.

[The Fun Researcher]

I treat each cruise like my first.

 

I like that!

 

Dan

[Pencruise]

We also just disembarked this morning. Wonderful ship, excellent food and service. Cannot wait to sail on Indy again.

[molsonschooner]

We had a great time in September, no complaints at all

[Cruzin Carol]

Was just on over Halloween. It was a great cruise and ship. Enjoyed it a lot more than Freedom.