Cabin 1102 · Independence of the Seas

Cabin 1102 is a Junior Suite (category J3/J4) on Independence of the Seas, 299 square feet plus a private balcony of 65 square feet. Two twin beds convert to a Royal King. There is a double sofa bed. It sleeps up to 3. The bathroom has a tub.

Cabin 1102 is a Junior Suite on Deck 11 of Independence of the Seas, and it sits far forward. You are at the top of the passenger decks, so the pools and the open air are just up the stairs, and you feel the ship move more than anyone below you. Out at this end you feel the sea. In rough water the movement here is noticeably stronger. Right up in the bow, a head sea can send a shudder through the hull that midship guests never feel at all. We score it 5 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 7 cabins along the corridor to Spa and Fitness Center. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. Vitality at Sea, split across decks 11 and 12 forward. Treatment rooms, salon, thermal suite, sauna and steam and a mud room on one side, and a gym with cardio, weights, a spin area and a class studio on the other. Worth knowing: the gym is free, treatments and classes are not. It opens around six in the morning, and treadmills overhead are the usual complaint from the forward cabins directly below on deck 10. Quiet scores 5 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about, 8 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 2nd cabin position of 6 along Deck 11. That puts you right at the forward end of the run, where the corridor stops and the footfall dies away. Deck 11 also has Spa and Fitness Center, Solarium, Whirlpool and Pool Bar on it. There are 6 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is short and rarely busy.

A Junior Suite gives you 299 square feet. The balcony adds another 65 on top of that. At suite level you are buying more than square feet. Suites almost always carry priority boarding and priority disembarkation, and the higher grades on most lines add a restaurant, a lounge or a sun deck of their own. Junior and entry level suites often get none of that, so it is worth checking what this particular grade includes rather than assuming the whole list comes with the word.

Grade changes what you earn here, which is easy to miss. Crown and Anchor pays one cruise point a night in a standard room and two a night in a suite, so a seven night sailing out of this cabin banks fourteen points rather than seven. Sail it on your own on a double occupancy fare and it is three a night, twenty one for the week. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

It suits families running back to the cabin several times a day. It is a poor fit for anyone who wakes when a door closes.

Scored by Cruise Ship Wiki using model v1.8, from the position of this cabin relative to every public space on the ship. Each part is out of 10.