First cruise

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Freedom of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 03, 2019

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8308

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

First cruise. Very eye opening. A lot to see and do. Need about 3 weeks to do it and see it all.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Got on ship pretty quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was good in MDR and Windjammer. Did not do any specialty restaurants

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Spent a lot of time in the pool area. Went to Karioke at On Air. Spent a lot of time in the casino.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
A lot of music all across the ship. We did come back from port a little early on 2 port days. No music at all anywhere on the ship. There were a lot of people in the pool area. Just very quiet. Would have liked a little more noise for vacation.

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Waiters, servers, bartenders were excellent. Room steward was not. We paid gratuities in advance and also left 5.00 on the bed each day. I had to keep asking for ice in the room constantly. I asked on the first day for ice always. Room was clean for the most part. She always left empty pop cans or cups in room unless I put in the trash can. Maybe that was my fault. Nitre at the pool bar was my favorite.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was very well maintained and clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very nice. Was not very big but was plenty for the 2 of us. Closet had a lot of storage.

Ship tip

Enjoy!

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5
Stayed an extra day prior to cruise. A lot to see. Stayed in Old San Juan at Hotel Milano. Do not recommend this hotel. Very tiny rooms, outdated furniture, could hear through the walls, found a roach in the bathroom, elevator is very scary.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Just walked around port and bought souvenirs. Had a couple drinks.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Water was beautiful! Took a tour of the island and was dropped at Eagle Beach. Got a little worried about being picked back up, called driver to pick us up. No place to change into suits. I was unaware of this. Was told by the driver that there was and that there were a couple bars on beach. 1 bar. Could not get a drink or use restroom. Not very friendly so we went back to ship.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Walked all over the island and did a little shopping.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Walked around the island. Try to do skylift but they were closed. Iguanas everywhere which was pretty neat. ALOT of jewelry stores.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very fast. Got a porter. 10.00 and 5 minutes later, we were getting in a taxi.
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1 Comment

AndreJohn    5 years ago

Can't wait 6 days to go!

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