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RCL Independence of the Seas
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4 Night - Canada Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
5 Night - Bermuda Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda, Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
5 Night - Bermuda Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda, Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
2026 Sails: May 16, May 21, May 30, Jun 13, Jun 18, Jun 27, Jul 11, Jul 16, Jul 25, Aug 8, Aug 13, Aug 22, Sep 12, Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 24, 2027: May 27, Jun 5, Jun 19, Jun 24, Jul 3, Jul 17, Jul 22, More...
5 Night - Western Caribbean & Perfect Day
Starting in Miami, Florida, Cozumel, Mexico, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, Miami, Florida
2027 Sails: Feb 25
5 Night - Western Caribbean Cruise
Starting in Miami, Florida, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Mexico, Miami, Florida
2027 Sails: Mar 2
7 Night - Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day
Starting in Miami, Florida, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, Miami, Florida
7 Night - Western Caribbean & Perfect Day
Starting in Miami, Florida, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Mexico, Miami, Florida
2025 Sails: Dec 7
7 Night - Western Caribbean Holiday
Starting in Miami, Florida, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Mexico, Miami, Florida
2025 Sails: Dec 21
7 Night - Eastern Caribbean Holiday
Starting in Miami, Florida, Nassau, Bahamas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, Miami, Florida
2025 Sails: Dec 28
7 Night - Western Caribbean & Perfect Day
Starting in Miami, Florida, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, Falmouth, Jamaica, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Mexico, Miami, Florida
7 Night - Bermuda Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda, Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
2026 Sails: Aug 27
7 Night - Western Caribbean & Perfect Day
Starting in Miami, Florida, Falmouth, Jamaica, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Mexico, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, Miami, Florida
2026 Sails: Nov 8
7 Night - Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day
Starting in Miami, Florida, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, Miami, Florida
7 Night - Western Caribbean Cruise
Starting in Miami, Florida, Nassau, Bahamas, Cozumel, Mexico, George Town, Grand Cayman, Falmouth, Jamaica, Miami, Florida
2026 Sails: Nov 22
7 Night - Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day
Starting in Miami, Florida, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Miami, Florida
2026 Sails: Nov 29
7 Night - Western Caribbean & Perfect Day
Starting in Miami, Florida, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, George Town, Grand Cayman, Falmouth, Jamaica, Labadee, Haiti, Miami, Florida
2026 Sails: Dec 6
7 Night - Western Caribbean Holiday
Starting in Miami, Florida, Bimini, Bahamas, George Town, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Falmouth, Jamaica, Miami, Florida
2026 Sails: Dec 20
7 Night - Western Carib & Perfect Day Holiday
Starting in Miami, Florida, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas, Falmouth, Jamaica, George Town, Grand Cayman, Miami, Florida
2026 Sails: Dec 27
7 Night - Western Caribbean Cruise
Starting in Miami, Florida, Nassau, Bahamas, Bimini, Bahamas, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Mexico, Miami, Florida
2027 Sails: Jan 3
7 Night - Western Caribbean Cruise
Starting in Miami, Florida, Bimini, Bahamas, Cozumel, Mexico, George Town, Grand Cayman, Falmouth, Jamaica, Miami, Florida
2027 Sails: Jan 17
7 Night - Eastern Caribbean Cruise
Starting in Miami, Florida, Nassau, Bahamas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, Miami, Florida
2027 Sails: Jan 24
7 Night - Western Caribbean & Perfect Day
Starting in Miami, Florida, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, Bimini, Bahamas, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Mexico, Miami, Florida
7 Night - Western Caribbean Cruise
Starting in Miami, Florida, Nassau, Bahamas, George Town, Grand Cayman, Falmouth, Jamaica, Labadee, Haiti, Miami, Florida
2027 Sails: Feb 14
7 Night - Western Caribbean Cruise
Starting in Miami, Florida, Labadee, Haiti, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, George Town, Grand Cayman, Miami, Florida
2027 Sails: Mar 14
7 Night - Eastern Caribbean Cruise
Starting in Miami, Florida, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Miami, Florida
2027 Sails: Mar 21
7 Night - Western Caribbean & Perfect Day
Starting in Miami, Florida, Nassau, Bahamas, Perfect Day Cococay, Bahamas, Puerto Costa Maya, Mexico, Cozumel, Mexico, Miami, Florida
2027 Sails: Apr 11
7 Night - Western Caribbean
Starting in Miami, Florida, Nassau, Bahamas, George Town, Grand Cayman, Falmouth, Jamaica, Labadee, Haiti, Miami, Florida
2027 Sails: Apr 25
8 Night - Southern Caribbean
Starting in Miami, Florida, Willemstad AN, Curacao, Oranjestad, Aruba, Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic, Nassau, Bahamas, Miami, Florida
2027 Sails: May 2
8 Night - Bermuda & Eastern Caribbean
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos, Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda, Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
2027 Sails: May 19
9 Night - Bermuda & Eastern Caribbean
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda, Philipsburg, St Maarten, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Labadee, Haiti, Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
9 Night - Canada & New England Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Boston, Massachusetts, Portland ME, Saint John NB (Bay of Fundy), Sydney NS, Nova Scotia, Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
2026 Sails: Sep 3
9 Night - Canada & New England Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Boston, Massachusetts, Portland ME, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saint John NB (Bay of Fundy), Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
2026 Sails: Sep 17
9 Night - Canada & New England Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Boston, Massachusetts, Portland ME, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saint John NB (Bay of Fundy), Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
2026 Sails: Oct 1
9 Night - Canada & New England Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Boston, Massachusetts, Portland ME, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saint John NB (Bay of Fundy), Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
2026 Sails: Oct 15
9 Night - Miami to Cape Liberty Cruise
Starting in Miami, Florida, Oranjestad, Aruba, Willemstad AN, Curacao, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos, Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
2027 Sails: May 10
9 Night - Canada & New England Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Boston, Massachusetts, Portland ME, Saint John NB (Bay of Fundy), Sydney NS, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
2027 Sails: Sep 2
9 Night - Canada & New England Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Boston, Massachusetts, Portland ME, Saint John NB (Bay of Fundy), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sydney NS, Nova Scotia, Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
9 Night - Canada & New England Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Boston, Massachusetts, Portland ME, Saint John NB (Bay of Fundy), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sydney NS, Nova Scotia, Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro)
2027 Sails: Oct 14
10 Night - Southern Caribbean Cruise
Starting in Cape Liberty, Nj (Ny Metro), Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic, Oranjestad, Aruba, Kralendijk, Bonaire, Labadee, Haiti, Miami, Florida
2026 Sails: Oct 29
About RCL Independence of the Seas
Independence of the Seas
The Ship. The Independence of the Seas is a member of the Freedom class of cruise ships. At about 160,000 tons, she carries approximately 3,600 passengers and offers a large variety of amenities and entertainment options. On Independence of the Seas, cruisers can expect a modern, mega-cruise-ship experience.
Dining. The Independence of the Seas offers a satisfying selection of eateries. The main dining room offers both traditional assigned times and seatings, as well My Time Dining where cruisers can pick tehir dining time and change their reservations daily. In addition to the Lido Deck buffets, diners can also make reservations for Giovani's Table (which serves family-style Italian food), and the Chops Grille steakhouse. Both restaurants charge extra fees. Other options include Johnny Rockets for burgers, a pizzeria, a coffee bar, Cupcake Cupboard (a vintage-style gourmet bakery) and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. Free room service is also available most of the day (with a small charge during the wee hours).
Daytime Activities. The Independence of the Seas offers an wide range of activities to keep voyagers entertained:
Flowrider surfing simulators,
Ice rink
Miniature golf
Giant outdoor movie screen
Rock-climbing wall
The four salt water pools include one pool reserved for adults and the H20 Zone water park reserved for kids. It also has six hot tubs - two of them cantilevered over the water for spectacular views.
Duty-free shopping is available onboard, as are other entertaining activities and get-togethers throughout the day. An Internet cafe and Wi-Fi are available as well.
Spa and Fitness. The full-service, Vitality at Sea Spa features saunas and steam rooms, and a fine selection of spa treatments, including couples massage suites and individual treatment rooms. All of the basic massages and treatments are offered, plus more-exotic procedures including 24-karat gold facials, Botox injections, acupuncture and teeth whitening.
For all of the relaxation to be found on board, it's also easy to stay fit. The Freedom of the Sea's fitness offerings include:
full-sized basketball court,
regulation boxing ring
running track.
fitness center with cardio and weight-training equipment
fitness classes, including cycling, kickboxing, yoga and Pilates.
Nighttime Entertainment. Independence of the Seas has an abundance of nightlife. There are ice skating extravaganzas, standup comedy shows and Broadway-style theater. Numerous bars, lounges and dance clubs feature varied musical styles for every generation. Voyagers can try their luck at the ship's large casino when the ship is at sea. Poker games and tournaments are also staged throughout each voyage.
Kids
Royal Caribbean's kids programs provide fun and learning for children from babies to teens.
Royal Babies and Royal Tots are 45-minute interactive playgroup sessions developed by early childhood experts at Fisher-Price.
The complimentary, award-winning Adventure Ocean Youth Program is let led by accredited, experienced counselors with four-year degrees in education, recreation or a related field. Onboard Independence of the Seas, kids aren't just kids. They're inquisitive scientists exploring the insect world, eye-patched pirates, or the next great athlete to take the gold at the Wacky Olympics. With interactive programs and activities designed just for their age group, Adventure Ocean gives kids the chance to imagine themselves embarking on a whole new adventure.
Teens and Tweens
The teen and tween program (12-14 and 14-17) isn't a structured set of classes or rules - these almost adults deserve a vacation all their own. Kids can join pre-planned events throughout the day or simply hang out in teen-only spaces - with Adventure Ocean staff who keep the good times coming. Activities include rock climbing, dodgeball, video game tournaments, barbecues, movie nights, talent shows and even a DJ Academy.
Kids and teens can enjoy activities into the late evening with extended hours in the Adventure Ocean and teen-only spaces. An hourly rate applies after 10 p.m.