Independence of the Seas: The Best $25 Upgrade You Can Buy
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Book a lunch at Chopped Grill for a small upcharge.
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.
Beware, at this point you're right by the fog horns, and it gets very loud.
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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