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Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Freedom of the Seas

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 28, 2017

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin number: 1808

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

this was my first cruise, didnt know what to expect. was very thankful the waters were calm. the food was good, not great. the service was excellent. we did wish there was a better drink package available. 1. we do not drink sugary soft drinks, and 2. we are are not heavy alcohol drinkers. it would have been nice if there was lite wine package, one or two glasses with dinner. bottled water should be included at all times. Most of our excursions where good. at least one we thought should have left the ship earlier. we barely made it back on time. all in all it was a good first time experience.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
we did "my-time-dinning", enjoyed the food for the most part. went to the buffet once, what a mistake, mobbed....

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Jake and Maria did a great job serving us. very pleasant individuals.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

loved the views.. had no issues

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
must must go back

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
this is Rome what can one not say

La Spezia, Italy

5 out of 5
great quiet port. a definite go back

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

3 out of 5
enjoyed St Paul, but would have liked some free time in Nice.

Marseille (Provence), France

1 out of 5
spent way to much time in an overrated town, would have preferred to have free time in Marseille
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3 Comments

JohnsonL    7 years ago

Thank you for the details in your review and kudos to you for one heck of a first cruise :-) I also think you were balanced in your review and in your ability to enjoy the enjoyable things and not let the minor disappointments ruin the experience. My question for you is what day did you try the Windjammer Buffet? It is usually pretty crowded on embarkation day, but in my experience, it's a lot more reasonable for the remainder of the cruise.

cece1951    7 years ago

Oh I forgot to mention the main dining room will hold your leftover wine for you.

cece1951    7 years ago

I buy 2 or 3 bottles of wine per cruise and quart bottles of water. I bring an empty water bottle from home. I have a few mixed drinks. It comes to less than 200 bucks.