Just got off the Independence of the Seas and had a great time. We were a group of 8 and we only played table games. The host Cosmin was fantastic, very energetic and made us feel welcome. It was my birthday cruise and he had the entire casino singing happy birthday for me at midnight which was really cool of him to do.
Casino was big and had a good amount of tables open. The casino bartenders were great too and always took care of us with Prime. I normally sail Carnival and almost always get a balcony room offer at the end but with Royal I received an interior offer gambling the same way that I normally do. Not thrilled with the offer but it was my first time with them so now I know what to do next time. Pit bosses were a little standoffish at first but opened up to us more as the cruise progressed. I played Blackjack, Craps and Roulette. I played Craps all night one night with a pretty big average and only got a few hundred points that night. Next couple nights I switched to blackjack and roulette and saw my numbers go up significantly. So I would skip craps if you’re looking for points on Royal. Overall the trip was a blast and looking forward for more to come.
The only complaint I had were the beds were hard and indented. They even switched the mattress out for me and still the new one they put in I felt like I was sinking in the middle of the bed. It was really weird and I never experienced anything like that before. Assuming it was just a one off situation, maybe I just had a bad frame or something.
Thank you again Tyler!!! Such a seamless process from start to finish when booking up until the cruise.