Royal Caribbean International, Independence of the Seas Review

Independence of the Seas

This was the first cruise for myself and my wife. It was also in recognition of several occasions for us e.g. birthdays, wedding anniversary, etc. We were a little wary of it initially but we had no need to as it turned out. We both thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and my wife in particular was like a little girl in a sweetshop throughout. We have never enjoyed a holiday as much as this before. There was so much to do throughout the two weeks or we could literally just chill and watch the world go by. The range of activities onboard the ship each day was fantastic and we were never bored at any time. Everyone, and I mean everyone, from other guests to porters, shop staff, waiters etc were all so friendly. We spoke to so many people it was untrue and still keep in contact with some of these now. The idea of literally waking up each day in a different port was very pleasing for us and of course the consequences of bad weather did not have the same effect on the day that it would have if we had been staying in a hotel or park etc. There being no limit on baggage allowance was literally taken to heart by my wife and I ended up most of the time as the "donkey" to carry the vast majority of her purchases away. I honestly believe that we could not have improved on this, our first cruise. Indeed, not long after arriving home we were booking our second cruise away but unfortunately Covid scuppered this. At the moment we are waiting with baited breath that there are no further restrictions in cruising as we are due to go on our delayed second cruise in a couple of month's time - if we enjoy it half as much as our first we will be well pleased and on our way to becoming seasoned cruise addicts.