Disappointment continues

Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 2
Author: printer54

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

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Eastern Caribbean

Sail date: September 18, 2016

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9622

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Having spent over 200 nights on Royal Caribbean cruises I have watched a once fun and exciting vacation turn into a ho-hum vacation. You just spent $2300 to go on a 7-night Caribbean vacation. First stop: Cocoa Cay, their private island. $20.00 for a beach umbrella. Next stop, St.Thomas. They stop at a port away from the large downtown shopping area. $18.00 cab fare if you want to go downtown. St. Marteen, decent beach,worth the $7.00 ferry ride. Windjammer, loud hip-hop music at breakfast. Food selection and quality, average. Dinner: mediocre selections, smaller proportions. Solarium: if you don't reserve a seat by 7:30 you're not going to get one. Evening entertainment: good if you're between 20-35. Personally considering another cruise line.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Excellent, as always.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

1 out of 5

Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

3 out of 5

Get there early to find a beach chair in the shade,

Thumbs Up 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

1 out of 5

Downtown shopping s where the great deals are.

Thumbs Up 0

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

Good beach, convenient to ship and local shopping. Better prices than St. Thomas.

Thumbs Up 6

4 Comments

stephmcginnis 8 years ago

Just got off this ship sunday sept 25 - in St Thomas if you would have taken the bus taxi to downtown it was only $4 pp. We did that and paradise point and spent $36 in taxis for those two stops plus back to terminal. We always go where the crowd is we don't really venture off by ourselves.

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chadley77 8 years ago

We cruised Freedom of the Seas last year and loved it. Loved the Windjammer for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We have also cruised Carnival Liberty in 2014 and loved it, and Norwegian Star this year. Older ship, and smaller. The Ultimate dining package was very good. The Market Place buffet wasn't good. Food ok and it reminded me of high school cafeteria. The pool area was small and deck chairs were hard to find. Going on Carnival Magic in May and can't wait!!

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jimnkathy 8 years ago

My wife and I have been cruising on Royal Caribbean for 12 years. Most recently on the FOS in April. We love Royal Carribean and had no issues with the ship, the food or the entertainment. All were to our liking. I think it might not be fair to complain about prices charged by vendors in the ports. Royal Caribbean does charge extra for some things but they are in business to make money. Overall I think the fare charged is a good value for what you get. We are currently booked for the Oasis in late February and can't wait.

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mstrong2015 8 years ago

I'm sorry you had a bad experience. My husband and I cruised Freedom the week of 9/11, and didn't experience any of what you described. We are in our 40's and are definitely not party people, but we always found something to do in the evenings. We went to the Western Caribbean so I can't comment on your ports, but the ship was fantastic.

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