Excellent Mediterranean cruise.

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Freedom of the Seas

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 15, 2017

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1836

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Excursions were a little expensive on top of the entire trip. The trip was great. It was our first European cruise and it afforded us the opportunity to see the seaside towns of France and Italy.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Great

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Specialty restaurants and ship's main dining rooms were excellent. The two times we ate at the Windjammer it was very crowded and we had a hard time finding seating.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pools were great. Did not use fitness center however spa services were good, however a little expensive.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Musician's were excellent.

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Wait staff was excellent in Galileo.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Great room on 12th floor.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was great.

Ship tip

Do your homework on the excursions, they sell out fast.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
In Barcelona two days prior. No excursions. Great city w/lots to do. Hop on/Hop off bus for 2 days.

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5
Visited Cassis, beautiful little town.

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

3 out of 5
Excursion to Monte Carlo and Monaco was okay. Loved the port.

La Spezia, Italy

4 out of 5
Wanted to do excursion to Cinq Terre but was sold out. Went to Ramalho, Santa Marguerita and Portafino (most beautiful town).

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5
The port was very far from Rome? Would have liked to have gotten to Rome on my own however that was not possible. Did not realize when planning excursions the distance.

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
Great day on the Amalfi Coast. Our guide Vincenzo was the best. Super knowledgeable.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We needed to be off the boat first thing as we had an early flight. Used the bus service to the airport and it worked out great.
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