Pretty much as expected.

Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: mermaid1025

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

mermaid1025

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 10, 2019

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9520

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I felt that we got exactly what we paid for. The staff were pleasant although there was some discontent obvious. NEED TO BE MORE AWARE OF PROPER HEALTH PRECAUTIONS.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Somewhat hectic, but luggage did arrive.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The dining room, although tight was pretty good for dinner, not so for breakfast and lunch.There was not enough attention paid to keeping the areas sanitary. It is easy to see how norovirus outbreaks occur.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Amazingly, there were always available lounges at the pool.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Excellent entertainment!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our waiter and assistant were terrific. Comment limited to the 2 who we interacted with.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Layout good, easy to find your way around. Maintenance and cleanliness good except for lack of Purell.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice cabin, great water pressure in shower.

Ship tip

Lots of people.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Resorts for a Day - very nice day

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Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Nice, just walked around. Very convenient.

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Kralendijk, Bonaire

3 out of 5

Disappointing. Did an excursion - very old bus, tour guide didn’t show up, so driver did the tour. He was nice but not knowledgeable. Not my idea of an excursion to look at goats!

Thumbs Up 0

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

1 out of 5

Nice, easily accessible. Too much shopping!

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