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Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Freedom of the Seas

8 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 20, 2018

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The experience in the Main Dining Room was not good at all. The menu and menu options have shrunk tremendously. There were not many selections for my wife who is GF. The MDR staff, when I could finally talk to someone in charge after 3 days, could not accommodate a change to my dining time so we ended up eating in all Specialty Dining, which was excellent (both food and service). The Windjammer was over-crowded and horrendous! We did a few breakfasts and 1 lunch. The food options were again limited compared to other RCI cruises we have been on and not very appetizing. Our cabin attendant was virtually unknown/unseen until Day 3 and even then did not catch her name. She was attentive to our needs, but not very friendly. The photo staff was great and friendly. Shore excursions were conducted smoothly (however we were saddened by the change from Bonaire to St. Kitts). Getting off every day in port was very timely and efficient. The ship was very clean and in good appearance. This was the largest of the ships we have been on and will probably stay on the smaller ships in the future.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5
Took a trip to Nevis. Beautiful but everything was closed as it was Sunday.

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Beautiful and walkable from ship.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
The island is improving after the storms.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
The island is improving nicely after the storms.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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1 Comment

lrgd    6 years ago

awww, will be my first on this one too.

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