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Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: Grammiewuwu

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Grammiewuwu

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 15, 2018

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Not a Party Cruise. Mature guest. Staff was not upbeat for the most part friendly. Rian and Aliston BEST Royal Caribbean

Embarkation

5 out of 5

It was so smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was good. However the temperature of the food was not.

Café Promenade

4 out of 5

Hardest working Staff.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

We enjoyed the pools, hot tubs, spa and fitness area.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

More catered to teens and kids. The show was nice. The entertainment for Adults was ok. The staff over seeing the games appeared to have been thrown in the position at minutes notice. The "CLUB" was like a LIBRARY even though a very small group was there. Recorded music was NOT dance music. If you enjoy ELEVATOR MUSIC you would enjoy.

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

My dinning room waiters was GREAT. STAFF around the ship in bars, towel and pool area and especially the PIZZA Cafe work extra hard and friendly.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship dated but nice. Stateroom clean. Ship was clean and well-maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Stateroom was clean and comfortable. However the A/C would cut off in the middle of the night. Complained no results. Just happened to talk with other guest and they mentioned the A/C problems as well.

Ship tip

Hope you are Ok with the pools, hot tubs and quite time. This is not a Party Ship unless you bring create your own.

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

We arrived a day early and took a ATV excursion at Campo Rico. PR still needs assistance.

Thumbs Up 2

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

Too many people harassing to buy stuff. Nice to get off ship.

Thumbs Up 1

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

We enjoyed the beautiful island. This is a place to go to with more than a few hours.

Thumbs Up 5

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Excursion with Royal to beach. Beautiful. The excursion included lunch and Cocktails.

Thumbs Up 1

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Nice island.

Thumbs Up 3

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Beach Excursion with Royal. Love the island.

Thumbs Up 3

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

3 Comments

DottieDiehl 6 years ago

We’re cruising on FOS for the 2nd time in February out of San Juan. 1st time was out of Port Canaveral. I’ll be disappointed if they’ve made negative changes. Bringing 5 others couples with us that have never cruised RC before.

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luv2bcruzn 6 years ago

It was a great ship when it was home based in Port Canaveral but I’ve been seeing lots of “just ok” reviews since it moved to San Juan. I hope you fill out the review that RCI emails you so they’ll fix the problems. We’re looking forward to cruising on Freedom again doing the southern Caribbean. I’ve heard the ports are great! Happy cruising!!!

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lrgd 6 years ago

Oh oh hope it gets better

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