After much research we booked our very first cruise on the Indepedence of the seas cruise sailing on 2nd Febuary 2012 from Southampton. Itinerary below.
Day Port *** Arrive Depart Activity
02-Feb Southampton, England 16:30
03-Feb Cruising
04-Feb Vigo, Spain 10:00 16:00 Docked
05-Feb Lisbon, Portugal 08:00 18:00 Docked
06-Feb Cruising
07-Feb Las Palmas, Gran Canaria 10:00 19:00 Docked
08-Feb Tenerife, Canary Islands 07:00 16:00 Docked
09-Feb Funchal (Madeira), Portugal 08:30 15:00 Docked
10-Feb Cruising
11-Feb La Coruña, Spain 12:00 19:00 Docked
12-Feb Cruising
13-Feb Southampton, England 05:30
I did most of my research on the www.cruisecritic.com very good for all the info you need, I originally booked cabin 9200 family ocean view but again after reading reviews I soon found cabin 8200 was much bigger for the same price! I will coment on this when I see it.
Cost details.
Total including prepaid tips £2990 for 5
OBC $600
Free car parking at Southampton.
So now I am reading all the reviews to get as much info as possible like drinks packages what free and what's not!