Great ship and staff, but had bad weather and couldnt enjoy the islands.

Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 4.1
Author: trippin01

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

trippin01

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 17, 2018

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8519

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The ship was nice, however due to weather and for some reason having to leave San Juan at 1:30 we were not able to enjoy any of our stops. I went on an 8 day cruise and didn't touch the ocean once.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room was great and buffet offered lots of options

Pub

5 out of 5

Henry Hood was a fantastic singer and entertainer

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

my daughter (9 years old) loved Ice Skating and Rock-climbing

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

the cleanliness of the cabin was good, but needs updated

Ship tip

Read the daily agenda or you will miss out on a lot of activates. Must visit the Pub!

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten Did not visit port

RAIN!!

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Wish we would have had more time to explore San Juan we had to be back on the ship at 1:30. Huge Bummer

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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island) Did not visit port

Weather! The ship left Labadee before we could explore the island..............another huge bummer

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

5 Comments

JohnsonL 6 years ago

There are great Island destinations in Eastern Caribbean cruises but actually these itineraries crisscross the border between the Caribbean and the Atlantic so you get some Atlantic Ocean weather mixed into the expected Caribbean weather. Unpleasant weather is another reason why picking a ship with great service entertainment food and Recreation is so important.

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dreamer1949 6 years ago

Too bad...no beach.

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lrgd 6 years ago

Wow, what a shame not to be able to go to a beach.

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mistybleu17 6 years ago

Thanks for the review. I must be a big kid because I enjoyed the ice skating and rock climbing too.

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Oh no, that's not good. 🤔

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