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best ports of call but ship desperately needs to be refurbished.

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
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Freedom of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 12, 2019

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6526

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

great ports of call. super old ship. musty smelling. room gave me a constant migraine with the smell. main dining room staff incredible but food needs some spicing up and flavour. desserts good. ship needs a major overhaul

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
buffet and main dining had horrible food. completely tasteless and bland. thank goodness for our dining staff - rooma, wilfred and chris. they brought my parents wonderful items not on the menu and my parents loved the indian food!!! **exception - desserts were good

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
great

Children's Programs

not with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
the ship had the most horrible smell throughout. many passengers commented on it. it is an OLD ship which needs a major overhaul

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
good size but the room had a musty smell. it is old. stains on carper and in bathroom. very worn and dated. divider on balcony was flimsy. you could hear through bedroom walls. i had severe migraines if i spent more than an hour in the room and my eyes were bloodshot. something wrong with the room and i suffered. a terrible thing for the money we paid.

Ship tip

OVERHAUL THE SHIP so passengers dont get sick. another traveler we spoke to basically had to have her room fumigated and everything taken out because they were so sick within the cabin. there was some sort of mold issue or something

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5
yes. did a jeep tour but the destruction was sad to see and not much to sightsee bexause of the damage
Thumbs Up

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
yes did a tour to an old home. BEST beaches of the whole trip. friendly people. great food.
Thumbs Up

Castries, St. Lucia

3 out of 5
no excursion. not very friendly.
Thumbs Up

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5
yes the underground cave was phenomenal
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Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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4 Comments

coalmindgh2    5 years ago

Sailed in February and the beginning of March. No such issues and enjoyed every minute. The reverb will be done by February 2020.
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SREstrada216    5 years ago

I sailed on december 23-30 and no room issues, everything was fine. Thanks for the info. This ship is going to be fully renewed on february or march 2020 I think.
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missnotanlines    5 years ago

We went on her in March no such issues at all,☺️
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Emo507    5 years ago

Thanks for the info
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