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Review title Western Med 09
Review by cotman
Cruise line Royal Caribbean International
Cruise ship Independence
Cruise month & year May/2009
Deck name 8
Cabin number 6528
Cabin type Balcony
Cabin position Forward/Port
Number of views 133
 
  
Cabin
Cabin size Good
Wardrobe space Good
General cabin storage Very Good
Cabin size and storage comments Cabin good size with lots of hidden storage. We took lots of cases and found room for them and all the stuff that came with it.
Was there any noise in the cabin Noise day and night
Cabin noise comments Funny knocking sound in bumpy seas. This did get really annoying at night and by day we kept thinking that someone was knocking on the door!
UK power socket No
US power socket Yes
EU power socket Don't know
Hair dryer Yes
Cabin view Balcony
Would you stay in this cabin again? Maybe
Other cabin comments Would prefer not to stay in this again but will not be sailing on this ship again- see later.
Cabin rating 3*** Stars = Good
  
Bathroom
Bath or shower Shower
Shower head Hose
Bathroom storage Very Good
Electric razor point Don't know
Bathroom comments Tiny but well appointed for storage space again.
Bathroom rating 3*** Stars = Good
  
Balcony
Balcony size Excellent
View Clear view
Privacy Yes
Balcony furniture Comfortable
Balcony comments This was the best bit about the cabin. It seemed more spacious than PO cruises ships we have travelled on.
Balcony rating 4**** Stars = Very Good
  
Cruise ship
Have you sailed before on this ship? No
Would you sail On this ship again? No
Comments about the cruise ship This ship is huge and too big for our tastes. Embarkation and disembarkation seemed to take forever with lengthy queues.There were also queues for on board activities too. The ship did felt overcrowded at times.
Cruise ship rating 2** Stars = Adequate
   
Cruise line
How many cruises have you had? 8
How many cruises with this cruise line? 1
Would you sail with this cruise line again? No
Comments about the cruise line The style did not suit us as we prefer a less brash attitude to cruising.
We found the quality of the food to be poor and it was served lukewarm. The charges for tips were high compared to other cruise lines although service on the whole was good.
Drinks seemed expensive and RCL seem to want to relieve you of cash at every opportunity.You will have to pay out for some onboard activities. Beware the Art auction which was tacky and seemed to be a rip off.
The ship is probably suited to families where we heard good things about the kids clubs.
The ship also suffers from the old cruisers problem of there not being enough sunbeds.
On the whole would not sail again.
Cruise line rating 2** Stars = Adequate
   
  


 

 

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