Wonderful, great cruise with the family.

Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: Janicemjones

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Janicemjones

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 31, 2018

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1582

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Please tell someone to consider Charleston, SC as a port. There is no way I would cruise on another line .

Embarkation

5 out of 5

It was very smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Dining room server was absolutely the best. Great food in the Windjammer.

Main Dining Rooms (Galileo, Isaac & Leonardo)

5 out of 5

We had the best waiter on this cruise. He was so thoughtful and every night he knew what we liked and he had my grand babies fruit there when we came. Can not say enough about our waiter.

Pool Bar

5 out of 5

Great. The drinks were perfect

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Casino Royale

5 out of 5

A lot of different games to play. So glad you have kept part of it for smoking. I would not gamble if I could not smoke.

Dunes Mini Golf

5 out of 5

Lots of fun. Great playing.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Library

5 out of 5

Good selection of books. So enjoy reading on a cruise.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward for the Grand Suite was excellent. He was so helpful and always there to help us.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

lways go with Royal and the Freedom is the best. Sailed on it three times.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

So wish you would go out of Charleston, SC. I know a lot of people who would book more cruises if you did. It is such a long drive to Florida and I don't fly.

Thumbs Up 1

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

This was my third time at Labadee. It has changed so much and now it is one of my favorite islands.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

2 Comments

jcmcbcec 6 years ago

They say the Charleston port is too small for the bigger boats. The city is responsible for making the port larger to allow the bigger boats. At least this is what we were told on our last cruise out of Charleston.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

capttrips 6 years ago

I agree, I think they " miss the boat " sometimes by not cruising from there, or doing regular Panama Canal cruises from Florida. I guess their research suggests otherwise.☹️

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

Great time. Remember fondly from last time on her.

Relaxing

Wonderful Caribbean Cruise