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Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Freedom of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 12, 2015

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9598

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

This was our third time on Freedom of the Seas. The experience was just okay. Pros: ship is clean, staff in the dining room and shops are excellent. Entertainment headliners are excellent

Cons: We booked a junior suite- other than extra room there was no other difference than a regular balcony cabin. Never knew the steward's name, had to ask for ice, ask for an extra towel, not even a pen was in the room. Bed had huge sag on my side- ouch. Food was cafeteria level and very small portions. If you happen to order and extra entree or dessert your waiter is allowed only enough for the number of tables they have in their station. They must go around to other waiters to see if they had no shows in their station so they can use that allotted entree- RIDICULOUS! Rented a cabana on Labadee- they are very nice but NOT worth $250 for the day- oh well. They raised the prices to $35 a person in the specialty restaurants- noticed they were mostly empty- I can understand why. Largest steak in Chops is 12oz- not that we eat a lot, but that is higher than New York city prices (Wolfgang's Steakhouse- excellent 20 oz- you  could share!) Going back to Celebrity...

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Try the silent disco! Bring your own soft drinks on board- fairly expensive. AND most of all tip your servers- DO NOT let them add the automatically!! They are shared with EVERYONE, even people you never saw and your servers and stewards see a portion and it takes up to a month for them to get them!

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5
Water is not inviting

Falmouth, Jamaica

3 out of 5
Zipline tour at Rose Hall

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Go to see the beach! Beautiful water!!!

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Take a tour to the other side of the island! Wild and beautiful!
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glomarrone    9 years ago

Good to read that the food, staff and entertainment were good.,  Sounds like you only had a fair cruise, though.  How strange that you could not get a second dessert without a rigamarole.  I ordered several times not only extra desserts but also entrees on HAL & it was never a problem.  I hope that this is not another cut back.  I also notice that the fees on the specialty restaurants are going higher.  What a shame.  I rarely use them but like to know that they are an option for me.  Now I understand some cruise lines are eliminating soap in staterooms. 

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