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Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 4.9
Author: pp77gg

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 64

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 10, 2017

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9591

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This was my 5th cruise on Royal Caribbean. The Freedom of the Seas ship was a big improvement over my other ships. I chose this cruise for the destinations and was not disappointed. The WaveRunner was amazing to watch. Very nice to have a basketball/soccer court plus the min-golf.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Magician was great and so was Ukraine dance team. Rest were so-so.

Children's Programs

No children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Direction signs could be improved. Cabin areas only showed your deck while Promenade showed all decks. Add more Fore/Aft signs.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Bathroom design was great. Had more shower room and the closing doors were much better that the curtains.

Ship tip

Airline lost my luggage and it took 6 days to catch up, Split your packing so you can survive with just your carry-on bag.

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Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5

La Spezia, Italy

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

10 Comments

familiaperr 7 years ago

We just got off Freedom of Seas in Barcelona. Was our first cruise and was very impressed. So many things to do and such a beautiful ship inside and out!

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Marilynbrazil 7 years ago

I'm going with two friends to make a crossing from Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale in Oct / 22, I'm counting down, there are 28 days left. I love meeting people and traveling by ship.

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Cruzin2Sunsets 7 years ago

March 31st will be our 3rd time on Freedom!

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LynnaL 7 years ago

jan 28 ...first time on RC

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rick24 7 years ago

will be in her Nov 25th

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MrBill 7 years ago

Sailed Jan/17...FOS is a wonderful ship.

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walker6 7 years ago

Going this November!!! This will be our 2 time on the freedom of the sea!!!

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karenanddonnie 7 years ago

Going next March...first time cruiser!

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hoosierfan 7 years ago

it's an awesome boat

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Grammie3 7 years ago

We are on freedom of the seas next Feb! First time on this ship!

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