Caribbean Cruise
Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 18, 2017
Ship: Freedom of the Seas
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 6680
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
The cruise was good...as expected. Food in the Windjammer (buffet) was plentiful and with good variety. Dining room dinners were good, but not outstanding. Dining room food quality has been slipping over the past few years. RC is obviously cutting their cost % on food there. Smoking in the casino was a BIG negative. I can't believe they let less than 5% of the passengers blow sticky smoke on the 95% (non smokers). A non smoking ship, or at least a non-smoking casino, will be a requirement for us next time we cruise. The continued ''extras'' offered are a pain...this includes ''specialty'' dining rooms (that even have their own ''extras'' once you've already paid extra to get it!), high daily internet service charge, on board tour charges and shore excursion pricing. Overall, the service was very good...attention to detail and passenger comfort was obvious. This excludes the casino staff however. The dependence on Eastern Europeans in the casinos these days is baffling. Their culture is not one of customer service or friendliness. Theirs appears to be more cold and towards making money for the casino.
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Ship tip
The coffee shop on the main deck has a good sandwich selection w/ expanded hours daily. The pizza on the main deck had cardboard crust. ''Formal night'' isn't formal any more for most of the passengers. Biz casual is fine w/o coat & tie. The Windjammer, deck 11 is great for breakfast & lunch.
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)
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USFFrank 7 years ago