After taking a Thanksgiving cruise to avoid the family politics in this 2016 election year something was once again noticed. The lack of berries on the cruise. Did it matter that we paid $5000? Did it matter that this trip we had a suite? Did it matter we even had access to the dated lounge on the Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas?
The answer to all is no! There were no berries to be found and for a foodie like me, the berry test is the tell all sign of the cruise and the quality of the food. No berries means the food will be, well, fruitless. Sorry Royal but the voyage served some less than ideal food. Even the Thanksgiving ham was just too bland.