Loved the ports, hated the rampant smoking on this ship. Had balcony neighbor smoking even after warning, smelled smoke eating at Cafe Promanade coming from stairway to casino.

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

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

MABlake

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 03, 2018

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9280

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Loved the ports this ship provided but never had the irritating smokers on the Oasis class ships. Do not understant that the smoking rules were not engorced?!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was great! Fast & efficient.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Solarium was really nice & the fitness center had Good equipment

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Performances were not bad, just the same. Hypnotist was very entertaining.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Had incident on the balcony of my stateroom which in my opinion was not addressed properly!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Clean but smoke ridden in other areas.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We loved the Jr Suite, it provided that extra room so that everything had a place. It was a pleasant atmosphere.

Ship tip

Smoking is rampant with no penalties!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

I enjoyed St. Kitts. It is filled with history & pride. The beaches were just beautiful.

Thumbs Up 9

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

We did a snorkeling trip.

Thumbs Up 0

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 out of 5

Never enjoyed this port even before the horrible distruction. Always found it dirty. Did again visit the forts.

Thumbs Up 2

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Loved, loved this beautiful place. Those selling their wares we pushy but one has to understand that they need our economic support to survive.

Thumbs Up 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick & efficient!!!

Traveler Photos

3 Comments

JJulie 6 years ago

I was on Enchantment of the Seas a few months ago and I couldn't spend any time at the main pool because the smoking section was separated by a sign, yes, a sign. No filtration system, no wall, no glass. It was disgusting having to smell the stench and equally irritating watching people just hanging out, chain-smoking like chimneys as they were drinking nonstop--may have well just spent my vacation in a bar. The deck that the casino was on also stunk. I'm hoping cruise ships will eventually be 100% non-smoking soon 🤞

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DottieDiehl 6 years ago

What was the incident?

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lrgd 6 years ago

Supposed to be smoking on one side and non-smoking on other.

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