I loved the Deck Six location of our cabin on Independence of the Seas. A short walk down the corridor and down one flight of stairs led us right to the main attraction of the ship: the Royal Promenade.
From the stairs we would walk between the two sets of glass elevators and cross over...
the beautiful glass bridge which leads to the four-deck tall Royal Promenade...
To the left of the bridge is the Champagne Bar where glasses of bubbly await...
To the right of the bridge is the Guest Services and Shore Excursion desk which you can see in the background of the photo below...
There are so many duty-free shops (like an exclusive Michael Kors shop), restaurants and stores featuring jewelry and clothing located along this beautiful floating mall...let's take a stroll! Our first stop is to check out what's new in Royal Caribbean cruising at Adventures and perhaps book our next Royal Caribbean vacation.
Awake and hungry at 3:00 a.m.? We had just enjoyed solitude in a whirlpool on the pool deck (yes, at 3:00 a.m.), so afterwards we headed down to Cafe Promanade for some coffee and pastry before heading back to our cabin for a few hours of sleep. Cafe Promanade is open 24 hours.
Wine lover? You need to check out Vintages, the first-ever wine bar on a cruise ship. Not only do they offer glasses or bottles of red or white wine, wine-tasting events are held so passengers can try new wines or indulge in favorites.
There is even a vintage Morgan automobile parked outside the wine bar.
Opposite of Vintages is the English-themed Dog and Badger pub for those who prefer beer to wine. The pub features authentic Irish, British and European beers on tap.
In addition to Ben & Jerry's ice cream and the Cupcake Cupboard (both cost extra $$), another complimentary eatery is the Sorrento's Pizza which serves not only pretty good slices of pizza, but sandwiches and pastries 24 hours a day. In the photo below, Sorrento's is shown on the left.
A view of the interior of Sorrento's.
Finally at the aft-end of Deck 5 is the Pyramid Lounge. Here we saw comedians perform and played silly audience-participation games.
In my next post, we'll continue the tour by visiting the upper decks of the ship.
Thank you for visiting,
A Great Europe Trip Planner
All photos in this post were taken by my husband and me during our Caribbean cruise in May, 2014.
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