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Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

lovetotravel123

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 22, 2015

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1388

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

After cruising on "Carnival" for the past several years, we made the decision to check out "Royal Caribbean" and so glad we did! The 2 companies are so different from each other and our experience on Royal Caribbean was so much more enjoyable. From the people/Staff on the ship to the food/entertainment and cleanliness - Royal Caribbean is the only way to go from now on! You may have to pay a little more, but you get what you pay for.

Thank you Royal Caribbean for the best cruise vacation ever!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Everyday was the same food. The food was good but would have liked to have had more variety in the Jade and the windjammer food areas

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Lots to do and things to watch. Loved the Ice Skating show!!

Children's Programs

N/A

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Awesome service and staff - very friendly!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Was always cleaned at times that worked for our schedule. Never interrupted and very pleasant staff.

Ship tip

The pool deck was very enjoyable, great music and the games were fun to watch. Would like to have had more choices of sandwiches and pizza's. Johnny rockets would be more inviting if you didn't have to pay for the items. Overall a great ship!

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Beautiful island, just relaxing on the beach and watching others on the zip line was enough

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Falmouth, Jamaica

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

We went to the Dolphin Discovery Center, swam with the dolphins (awesome time) and then visited the Turtle Farm. Great Day!!

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Took the snorkeling and Playa Mia shore excursion. Very friendly and helpful for those that have not snorkeled very many times. Very Enjoyable day, would do it all over again!

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4 Comments

lovetotravel123 7 years ago

We will definitely go back to Royal Caribbean cruise line. We went on Freedom of the Seas (great ship) last year and LOVED IT!! We made the mistake on going on the Norwegian Escape for this Thanksgiving and will never go on that cruise line again! No comparison to Royal Caribbean!

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jssykes 8 years ago

Couldn't agree more, we have cruised with both and RC is the best

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ttprodr 8 years ago

I went on RC after cruising many Carnival even though was a nicer ship and awesome staff but I kind of like more carnival when it comes to the party feeling from the time you board, it was more quieter on RC,waitress tdidn't make the crazy dances carnival does at the dining rooms,from the time you board in carnival they got music going on they do the late night Mexican food frst which RC didn't do, RC it just make me feel not so much like the partying ambient carnival has,also RC has only one pizza place open 24 hrs and tiny little slices offered not good pizza either, carnival offer better pizza and they aslso offer sandwiches and many areas around the ship to get coffee at anytime for those late night munchies which RC pretty much don't, one coffee joint and one pizza joint

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mookie0517 8 years ago

Loyal to Royal!!! ⚓⚓

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