Independence of the Seas: The Best $25 Upgrade You Can Buy
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My verdict? Well, for around $25 per person, I think this is one of the best value upgrades on the ship and a fantastic way to start your cruise.
But be warned, it can get really crowded on embarcation day.
The real stars, though, were the side dishes.
It created an incredible energy for the sailway.
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In this guide for Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas, I share my #1 embarkation day tip for a perfect start to your cruise. Find out why skipping the crowded Windjammer buffet is a game-changer. 0:00 - The #1 Question on Boarding Day 0:22 - The Buffet Option: Windjammer 0:36 - Our Pro Tip: The Smart Alternative! 0:45 - Chops Grille: The Full Lunch Review 1:21 - Independence of the Seas: Deck Tour 1:54 - The Sail Away Party Begins! 2:16 - Final Thoughts & Your Turn 🎬 *WATCH MORE / PLAYLISTS* 🆕 *LATEST VIDEO* If you’re new here, start with my main content below: Royal Caribbean: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHbXMnxyLMTesTjbbSX7rSLsD9ruNn7S Celebrity Cruises: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHbXMnxyLMR2O9vlFfGIWx0Dur4VFfu9 MSC Cruises: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHbXMnxyLMTeM1e4ESPLxjObtVl-qP2r Cunard: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHbXMnxyLMQ9WYHkpHLMrGm0XspduSut Hotels: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHbXMnxyLMQYq6ASoesNgp9aAtbuqmQV Flights: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHbXMnxyLMR0k9pWbof7TLUOufNNXfIb Hacks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHbXMnxyLMRwM_9BIiPxbzKjuNwPVlCk Experiences: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHbXMnxyLMTqo9_CpybPnKHJ-DCGULHc 👍 *LIKE • COMMENT • SUBSCRIBE* Enjoyed this video? Hit that 👍 and drop a comment below! 🔔 Click the bell to get notified every time I go live or drop a new vid. ┏━ 📱 *FOLLOW ME ON SOCIALS* ━━━━━━━━━━━━ ┃ • Instagram: * / john.and.austin ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Affiliate Links: My Travel Kit - https://amzn.to/44mA08p