Speciality Dining Review | Independence of the Seas 2025
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We've been to Chops many times over the years. I don't think we've ever had one that's sort of disappointed us really.
The beef was overcooked. I thought it was expensive for what we paid for it.
I can't imagine going back to Giovani ever again.
It was just a really enjoyable meal.
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We love a speciality dining experience on a cruise (or on land) and in our Speciality Dining Review for Royal Caribbeans Independence of the Seas we look at three of their favourites, Chops Grille, Izumi & Giovanni's Table, and one of these was our worst speciality dining experience on a cruise in the past 25 years. We've visited all of these speciality dining venues on other Royal Caribbeans ships in the past, but it was our first time doing the Sushi & Sake experience at Izumi, and a return to Chops Grille and Giovanni's Table. We never want to give a negative review, after all, we are Suite Natured :) but this really was so bad, it made our previous worst ever seem great. You can find more of our Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas series via our dedicated Playlist, including cabin tours, food reviews, full cruise reviews and more right here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdXgNvKdJkt7Us3gfeY6xRXax1MPEHIyf Have you eaten at any of these speciality dining venues on Independence of the Seas? Let us know your experiences in the COMMENTS! If you enjoyed this episode please consider supporting the channel via our YouTube Membership https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNaAHapT85jdtLYwrJhFsCw/join And please consider subscribing to the channel to keep up to date with all our latest videos, podcasts and live streams and it would be great if you could give the video a like too 😀 Subscribing and Liking doesn't cost you a penny, but means so much to us and our channel. Cheers, and have a lovely day Linzi & Mark CHAPTERS 00:00 - Speciality Dining on Independence of the Seas 00:48 - Chops Grille Review 05:50 - Izumi Sushi & Sake Review 09:15 - Giovanni's Table Review