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Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 4.9
Author: Ellen413

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review

Ellen413

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 25, 2019

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9704

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The muster drill was the worst we've ever done. It was hot and humid and we were crammed in the back of the ship near the trash on the pier. Didn't let that ruin our trip though. We always have fun on our cruises. Love going on excursions during the day and the night life on the ship. Love the itineraries out of Puerto Rico.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy embarkation in San Juan.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The first couple of nights in the main dining room the food was cold but they stepped it up later in the cruise. The buffet had good selection.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The gym was nice. It'll be nice to see the new updates they'll be doing to the ship.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Enjoyed the nightly entertainment from the main theater to the ice skating show.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Aft view balcony was nice. It actually had 2 regular chairs and 2 lounge chairs.

Ports of call

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Took a $20 tour of island when we got off the ship and then it brought us to Mambo Beach. We ended up taking a taxi back to ship because we wanted more time at beautiful Mambo Beach.

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Did a tour of part of the island and ended up at Eagle Beach. Beach was beautiful but windy the sand gets everywhere with the wind.

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Very easy and affordable to take a water Taxi to Great Bay Beach. Lots of chairs with umbrellas, restaurants and shopping there.

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Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Did a tour and then went to Coco Beach. The beach is really rocky when getting in but it had awesome snorkeling.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Like to fly in the day before and spend a day in San Juan. We choose Caribe Hilton this time and it was beautiful

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Traveler Photos

5 Comments

Ellen413 5 years ago

Aggie it was 9704

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lumpy67 5 years ago

Mustard stations are easily my least favorite thing about cruising, but I quickly forget about it 3 seconds after it's over.

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Aggiewilso 5 years ago

What was your room number? That was a great view.

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murstim1 5 years ago

Even though it's mandatory, muster drills aren't the greatest thing to do on a cruise. It was pretty cool though.. I got to meet some really nice people from Scotland on our last muster drill, and I just found out recently that my ancestors are Scottish! A very cool experience.

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DerekMire 5 years ago

Yeah they r not great

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