I would do it again in a heartbeat! We are actually in the planning stages of taking our entire family. I was a little stressed the first couple of days because it seemed we were on such a schedule and all I wanted to do was relax. The third and fourth days were much better after I realized that I was stressed about scheduling and we took our time and relaxed.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
We purchased the Faster to the Fun "excursion". If given the opportunity, I'll do it every time. After passing through security, we were taken straight to the front to check in past the long, long, long line. Then, once the Coast Guard had cleared the ship, we were among the first to go on board and our room was ready and waiting. My suggestion... get there as early as possible! You don't want to be in that line backed up outside the door in the heat.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
Food and Drink were amazing! We only had one complication at one dinner. Our waiter was particularly slow, rarely checked on us and seemed a little spaced out. Other than that, the dining experience was amazing!
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
We utilized the fitness center. It was very packed and quite a few of the cardio machines didn't work. I was grateful to have a place to work out at all so I can't really complain. :-)
Entertainment
3 out of 5
I attended the comedy show which wasn't really that great. We also attended a production the last night which was a show about 70's and 80's rock. That was absolutely amazing! I could go for more shows like that!
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Our room steward was absolutely amazing! Our cruise director, Peter, was awesome as well. He was so involved with all of the guests and he made every event enjoyable!
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Our cabin was quite roomy and very clean! It was at the back of the ship so we woke up every morning looking out at the ocean and went to bed every evening with the moon shining across the water.
Very industrial port. We didn't do any excursions but I hear it was much better on the other side of the island. If you don't take an excursion and you aren't interested in drinking or buying nick nacks then I suggest just staying on the boat (unless you just want to step foot on the Freeport to say you did it). :-)
We did the two reef excursion. We were right there next to Gilligan's Island! :-) Kind of nostalgic since we grew up watching the show :-) The first reef we spent quite a bit of time and it was awesome following all the fish around and checking out the reef. The second stop, the just took us closer to the island and there wasn't much to see. My suggestion, if you're that close to the beach and you don't see anything that interests you right off... go to the beach! The beach was gorgeous. We were making our way there and got called back to the boat so we didn't get to hang out on the beach. Overall, a great time! Our guides were awesome! Pointed out all the celebrity houses on our way back to the port. Then we walked around town and had some lunch (expensive!). It was so hot, we should have just went back on board after our excursion.
Again, we had the Faster to the Fun pass and it allowed us to be among the first to Disembark. It was so smooth, we were at our vehicle and in Georgia before the rest of the boat was even scheduled to debark.
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