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Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
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Freedom of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 19, 2019

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7391

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Our cruise was the PERFECT 40th wedding anniversary gift. The ship was exceptional and immaculate. The staff could not have been more friendly and helpful. We are HIGHLY recommending this to everyone we speak with. Can't wait to go back.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Outstanding food, service and friendliness as well as an IMMACULATE ship.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Swimming, casino, mystery theatre, entertainment shows

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Comedian was excellent, the "Dancing in the Streets" night was fantastic with 70's disco music and fabulous entertainers.

Children's Programs

We had no children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our nightly waiters, DWI & Aries, were EXCEPTIONAL (20+ rating) helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. Our room steward, Davon was also EXCEPTIONAL, helpful and friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was beyond our expectation. So IMMACULATE in every area/ We would and have already HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Royal Caribbean "Freedom of the Seas" to everyone. What a marvelous trip and the price was right!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Bed was SO COMFORTABLE, room spotless, size a bit small but we weren't in the room very much. Next time I would like to have a balcony for the evenings.

Ship tip

Don't bring too many clothes. 2 formal nights and the rest is casual. Swimsuits definitely.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
I had been to PR 52 years ago and was not that impressed. I don't like PR food so dining was a challenge for me. The people were lovely but the prices were very high for food and any hotels on the beach. In comparison to the other islands, it could NOT compate.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
We explored on our own but I am in a wheelchair and it was not easy. Next time I would take a cruise exploration of the town. What we did see was beautiful.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
This was our favorite island. The water was so gorgeous in so many shades of blue. We took a village tour and loved it. The Curacao distillary was great. Would go back definitely.

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
The water was crystal clear even near the ship. We toured the town on our own and enjoyed the little shops. Next time will take a tour.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
This was our second favorite island. We took the water taxi to town and walked along the water. Great shops, many restaurants, friendly people, and would definitely go back.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We were on and off the ship with absolutely no problems. Staff couldn't have been better. Absolutely LOVED "Freedom of the Seas" and would definitely cruise with her again.
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2 Comments

wgammon1    4 years ago

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

LadyKilner    5 years ago

How lovely to read such a glowing review. We travel on Freedom of the Seas in August and we can’t wait! 😁

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