Brilliant Mediterranean cruise

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Freedom of the Seas

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 20, 2017

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8298

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Wonderful cruise . First time on freedom although have been on liberty twice . But after going on Anthem last year freedom feels a little behind , which is understandable . Great ship great cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We had a surprise as we didn't realise as gold members we could check in at a different desk . The queue was empty so we went straight to a desk .

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Isaacs main dining room was very nice , staff were helpful and wonderful . Chops grille steak was to die for . Wasn't too keen on Giovannas mostly because of the menu choices . Johnny rockets was brill and delicious

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Didn't have the time for these !! We did watch the belly flop competition !! Silent disco was hilarious !!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Ice show was amazing . Didn't have the time for shows. Loved the dreamworks parade

Children's Programs

Didn't take our children this time

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Waiters in isaacs were brill . Staff in johnny rockets were very entertaining . All of the staff on board were very approachable , happy and friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Love the layout specially the royal promemade .

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was spacious . Bed was very Comfortable , plenty of storage space .

Ship tip

Maybe try different eateries on the sea day as windjammers is very busy and packed out !!

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain Did not visit port

Beginning and end port

Marseille (Provence), France

3 out of 5
Didn't get chance to go into the city as an incident occurred and the city was on lockdown .

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5
Beautiful , breathtaking . Nice little market on the front . Easy to get to Monaco and Monte Carlo from

La Spezia, Italy

5 out of 5
Have to get free shuttle into port entrance . Nice port . We chose to go to Cinque Terre .

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Very commercial port .

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
Nice terminal with shops - we spent more there than in Naples. Nice view of the fort from the port . Easy to get ferries and trams from here

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Very very busy . Queues everywhere but eventually opened another gangway up . We took our own cases off which was easy to do .
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2 Comments

jackstaff    7 years ago

I'm sure you won't be !! It's just a little behind in the technology !! But still great ship and cruise

Ellem1    7 years ago

I went on anthem and going on freedom soon hope I'm not disappointed!

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