My return to cruising (Pandemic)

Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 3.1
Author: CuriouzTravels

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review

CuriouzTravels

Contributor Level: First Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 20

Helpful Votes: 218

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5

3 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 14, 2022

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9392

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I’m happy to have returned to cruising during “the pandemic,” so I’m very appreciative to be back. It was a bit of a ghost ship as the ship was only operating at 30% (which is good and bad). Look forward to my next cruise next month. I do like the staff serving the food because I’ve seen over the years people being totally disgusting and grabbing food with bare hands…. 😒

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fastest embarking I’ve ever experienced.

Ship experiences

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

With the pandemic in place, it feels a bit lacking…

Entertainment

2 out of 5

I was underwhelmed with the entertainment on this ship. The club “Olive or Twist” played old (classic) music, which was boring at some point. I understand while in a pandemic, some other ships have cancelled their shows. The ice show on this cruise was a bit boring and I decided not to go see once upon a time.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The stateroom itself is ok, what I didn’t like is the water pressure in the sink is very low. Shower is fine but sink is low. These ships could always use a facelift like Quantum and ultra class.