Unbiased & Honest Review, Royal Caribbean Cruise Independence of the Seas 2024 Pros & Cons

[@elise4230]

Pro tips: Ditch the kiddo & when you're drinking the food and beds aren't too bad! 💙

[@magicalmomlaura]

Great tip! Yes I can see how this would be a fun booze cruise!

[@Magnumdnice]

I was just on Independence of the Sea and the dinning food was great and the service was top notch. Also the Winjammer buffet was not bad at all

[@robbyrocksoo]

We just sailed on the Independence a few weeks ago. We loved the ship. The only thing that my wife didn't like was the ability to dine outside. We did go on another cruise years ago on the Norwegian Jade. On that ship we used to love having breakfast outside at the back of the ship. It was great just sipping coffee and watching the wake of the ship.

[@magicalmomlaura]

I do wish cruise ships had more restaurants and bars overlooking the wake. That's my favorite spot. Disney Dream has the best bar, The Meridan like that. Thanks for watching!

[@autobotdiva9268]

I like eating outside lunch

[@MrEllis2007]

I mean you complained a awful lot to be on vacation 😂

[@magicalmomlaura]

Well, I like to be honest. If you watched my pros we had a lot of fun with the areas of the ship we enjoyed. Thanks for watching!

[@LJLMETAL]

I'll be sailing on the Independence Of The Seas Ship during late January for the 2025 70,000 Tons Of Metal Cruise. This year, I had an AWESOME time. This year, it was on the Freedom Of The Seas Ship. Did you go to Johnny Rockets? Their burgers are great!

[@magicalmomlaura]

We did not go to Johnny Rockets. Maybe next time!

[@LJLMETAL]

@@magicalmomlaura You won't be disappointed. It is an additional charge.

[@TheTiffyb54]

I just sailed it last week, and the beds were soft. The main dining room was amazing. Windjammer was so gross

[@Mrree1078]

What was the age limit for Grease?

[@alexgonzalez-kc5lp]

No age limit, I guess they would rather their daughter not watch Grease as it might be a little inappropriate

[@magicalmomlaura]

I don’t think there’s an age limit but there’s a lot of sexual references so it’s not appropriate for a 6 yr old.

[@highlander69usa]

You knew this wasn’t a Disney cruise and you knew it’s not a new ship. Seems like your expectations were out of kilter with reality. FYI Odyssey is an awesome ship, much more modern and more likely to appeal to you

[@magicalmomlaura]

True. I did know these things and had the right expectations. So this is my honest review. I’m so glad to hear that about Odyssey.

[@shannon492]

I’m surprised you couldn’t see the shows! They always let us drop our daughter off a little early so we could catch the shows or you can set up my time dining and have the kids club staff pick up your children in the dining room at 6:45 so you can finish dinner or catch a show. They also do a late night show and the kids club is open until 2am if you pay per hour but I find the last night shows to be a little too late but you can watch a 9pm show and pick up your kids up by 10pm to avoid paying per hour if you don’t mind missing the ending of the shows!

[@magicalmomlaura]

The kids club wasn't open to drop her off and make it to the first show. We could have done the later show but that is too late for all of us. Seems like the kids club should be open for the beginning of the show.

[@venustan8288]

Odyssey of the Sea is pretty good

[@magicalmomlaura]

That’s good to hear! I’m a bit nervous because we didn’t like independence too much.

[@JCBelfat]

Disney would have more kids and therefore a longer kids club surely?

[@magicalmomlaura]

There were alot of kids on our sailing on Royal Caribbean so there may be more on Disney but I would guess not by much. Especially on a holiday weekend.

[@rollsorferrari]

I was just on Independence a few weeks ago - on the contrary, I thought the food was excellent! Can't speak to the kids club, but the main dining room was fantastic, Chops Grill was great, room service was great, only area that was ok-ish was Windjammer, but otherwise was definitely impressed!

[@magicalmomlaura]

Thanks for sharing! It’s crazy how different people’s tastes are. I’m glad you had a great time!

[@strawberry972c]

She wanted to dump her kid off at kid club