Enjoyed our trip.

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Reviews: 3
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Freedom of the Seas

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 09, 2017

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8295

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We loved our cruise. Just a couple things we would like changed but hey nothings perfect. We love RCCL.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
The check in process went smooth. It takes around half an hour if it's not slammed with people.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food in the main dining room was not spectacular but good. There was at least one thing a night that I really enjoyed. We ate at Chops Grille 2 times and it's excellent. Check before you go on the dining options and prepay 2 nights for $60.00 a person ( it's a BOGO). The promo says you have to use it the 1st two nights of the cruise. We went to the restaurant when we got on ship and they made reservations for any night we wanted. The buffet had many choices and we enjoyed our selections.

Chop's Grille

5 out of 5

Excellent and well worth the extra charge. I hope the charge stays at this rate.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
My husband really enjoyed the flow rider. The fitness center is very nice. All you need to work out. It was nice the ship had a pool kid friendly area. We enjoyed seeing the 3D movies.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We enjoyed the Elvis show, Beatlemania, comedian, and performers. The negative- there wasn't a good selection of music/dance venues. The one nightly comedian/music entertainer was put is such a small area it wasn't comfortable to watch. There were other larger areas that would of held more people comfortably. My 2nd negative- the movies under the stars were terrible. Mostly for children or so old you already saw them. The last night they finally had a last years movie.

Children's Programs

Don't have kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We enjoyed everyone we encountered.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We felt very comfortable in all the areas of the ship. The ship is easy to get around.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This is an inside room but with a nice bay window to look out over the promenade area. Just remember to close your drapes when you need privacy. Inside rooms are small, but the window made it feel larger. At first we thought there wasn't enough places for our stuff, but it worked out. We did not have any trouble with noise coming from the promenade area

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Just flew in and cruised.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5
We did a 6 hr tour. Took us to Caribelle Batik-beautiful. Brimstone Hill Fortress-beautiful. Rode to other side of island which is beautiful. The beach we were shown was disappointing only because the beach was not wide and the black sand really stuck to your feet. A lunch there will cost you close to $50.00. But you get to see many monkeys in their habitat.

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
We went to Darkwood Beach ? Just beautiful.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Old San Juan is coming back. Very clean and fresh looking. Lots of police around the area.

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5
We have been here twice. It's nice to walk off and be where you need to be. They have added on and it's very pretty. Water is beautiful and warm. You would think that you didn't need money but there is some tipping going on.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We carried off our luggage as we had an early flight. This was done between 6:30- 8:00a. This was so easy. Airport shuttles are waiting outside. As of now, it's $11.00 per person. Don't go with the first people you see. They wanted $17.00 per person.
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4 Comments

AngieM8807    6 years ago

LetsTryThisPlac    6 years ago

Awesome we are going to be on the same deck. Wasn't sure if it made a difference. Thank you for your review.

AngieM8807    6 years ago

We've stayed deck 6 promenade, loved it 😁

LetsTryThisPlac    6 years ago

We are going with a promenade Room as well which deck were you on?

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