Southern Caribbean Itinerary was our favorite yet!

Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 4.2
Author: 4ShipsNGiggles

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review

4ShipsNGiggles

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 20, 2019

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1348

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

Great itinerary for water activities! We snorkeled EVERYWHERE! Felt very safe traveling with younger kids at all of these islands. Ship was nice but ready “to be amped”, which was planned for a few months after our trip.

Ship experiences

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was showing its age and due to be “amped”

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Great room and amenities, but scheduled for a refresh!

Ship tip

Ship was nice but this trip selected for itinerary.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

We stayed 2 nights at Hilton Caribe in advance of our cruise. We snorkeled right at the hotel in the “bay” and took a trip to El Yunque. We walked to El Moro and had lunch downtown. We can’t wait to go back!

Thumbs Up 0

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Snorkeling here is one we still talk about. It was our first experience with Truely wild sea turtles and HUGE wild angel fish. Take some bread or cereal to feed the fishies!

Thumbs Up 1

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

We were supposed to take a semi-sub tour but it was cancelled and nothing else was really available to us due to age restrictions. We ended up taking the water taxi and enjoying a day at the beach. Chairs and water taxi were very reasonable. The number of people as we were getting off the water taxi to sell us things was rather overwhelming. Just be prepared. Overall - Great Beach Day.

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

We did a tour booked outside of the cruise line as it was the best way to try to “do It all” in one trip. It was nice.

Thumbs Up 1

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

The snorkeling was great!

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Unclear directions for unassisted suites debarkation. We planned to walk off with our own luggage and we’re given incorrect instructions for meeting place and breakfast times.

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