We went on Independence of the Seas in 2026. Was it worth it?
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Usually the boarding process for Royal Caribbean is pretty smooth, but utilizing a new terminal, we have no idea how it's going to be.
As soon as you board the ship, I recommend heading straight to your muster station and getting your muster checked off.
The Saila away party is actually over. It started at 4:30 and is now over. So, independent sail away party. Yeah, it's not all that in a bag of chips.
I appreciated the amount of costumes these people had. The the singing. They did have live singing and they had the live orchestra.
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