Disappointing ship

Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 3.4
Author: ericrnbsn

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review

ericrnbsn

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 24, 2019

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9708

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall the ports and excursions were good. The ship itself was embarrassing. The carpet in the halls smelled. A railing literally came off in my wife’s hand and then was repaired the next day with duct tape. Paint was flecking off the ship onto our balcony each day. Really surprised that Royal Caribbean would allow a ship out in this condition.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Wait till the ship has been refurbished

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Ports of call

Castries, St. Lucia

3 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

4 Comments

hncebs1403 4 years ago

We loved this ship!! But, the carpet was pretty bad. There were many stains on deck 7 that resembled a water leak or something like that. However, we didn't notice any bad smells.

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ThatGirlSteph 4 years ago

You sniffed the carpet???

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Ally57 4 years ago

We loved it in April. It really wasn't in such bad condition that it couldn't sail, at least not in our experience

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regulator4201 4 years ago

Freedom goes into dry dock in early 2020

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Other reviews of this sailing

Wonderfull

We had a nice experience onboard. The Cabins needed a little bit of work, and there weren't a lot of Family activities. Everything was spread out, and I found myself getting a workout from just walking to the other side of the ship.

Wonderful!