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Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Freedom of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 10, 2019

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9264

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall we had an excellent time. We are an older couple and not interested in rock climbing or riding the waves. I believe the Freedom offers sufficient attractions and comforts to satisfy a diverse group of customers.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Our boarding was delayed due to a Coast Guard inspection. This was not Royal Caribbean’s fault. Boarding went fairly smoothly but we were not given our Key IDs and documentation. We had to visit guest services to get these added to our sea pass cards.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Main dining room on deck 4 served good food and our serving teams were excellent. We had memorable meals at Chops and Giovanni’s Table. Wonderful food and excellent service.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We attended nearly all the shows and enjoyed them all. The skaters, dancers, singers, comedians, and acrobats were excellent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service from all. We did not have any complaints about any of the ship’s personnel.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was well designed comfort and very clean.

Ship tip

plan your shore excursions well before depart. Read the daily Compass to fine tune your onboard activities.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Spent 2 days prior and 2 days after the cruise in San Juan. We went on a private tour of the rainforest and old San Juan. A frat place to relax and shop

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
We had an excursion to St John’s which we enjoyed. Therefore don’t have much to say about Charlotte Amalie.

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Had a vary good tour of this island. Excursion was through a 3rd party, and not Royal Caribbean.

Bridgetown, Barbados

2 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
Our first choice for an was cancelled so we settled for a cruise around harbor and airport area.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Easy to get off the ship and through customs using our Key credentials. However the line for taxi service was very long.
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3 Comments

wgammon1    4 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

PRTraveler    5 years ago

Excellent review, next time try using UBER, faster and less expensive.

AndreJohn    5 years ago

I agree!

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