Wonderful Family Vacation

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

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

lindsaybethut

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

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4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 16, 2023

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6522

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall 5/5. My family was excited about the formal night in the main dining area but was disappointed to see very few people dressed up on the night at sea. Most nights the dress in the main dining room was less than casual.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very impressed by the process. quick, organized and seamless

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

we thoroughly enjoyed the main dining room. Our wait staff Zoilo and Vadly at table 220 were wonderful! They delivered excellent service and were so much fun! I was especially impressed when on our last day my daughter saw Vadly as we were leaving and he called her by name. Top notch staff! Overall the food at the WindJammer and other locations was also very good

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Pools, Teen Club, Basketball, Surfing, Theatre

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

My kids loved the junior and teen clubs. I felt very safe for my kids to visit the various areas by themselves and enjoy all the ship had to offer

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward (I can't remember his name but I had 2 rooms, 6522 & 6523) and he was wonderful! his smiling face and extraordinary service was much appreciated during our stay

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I give the cabin 5 stars however the bathroom could use an update

Ship tip

Buy the drink package ahead of time. the price increase once onboard was substantial.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5

enjoyed the beach

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and organized

12 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ruby13 1 year ago

Glad you had a beautiful family cruise

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sadly, people don’t dress up (or even nicely) anymore. Your family probably looked great and hopefully made others wish they had dressed better. Your family photos will be better for it, even if they are just cellphone snaps. Glad you and your family enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Glad you and your family had a wonderful time on your cruise. Thanks for the review.

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Bertfish 1 year ago

I think the glory days of Titantic (movie) dressing for dinner are over. I like dressing up but I think the trend these days for most is less formal.

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windy2day 1 year ago

Glad you and your family had a great cruise and thanks for taking the time to review it.

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kdlady 1 year ago

I am disappointed with how people dress in general on cruises now.

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sunme 1 year ago

Thank you for your review

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JimOhio 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Glad you had a wonderful time. I find it ironic that you were disappointed that attire was more casual than you expected on a ship named "Freedom of the Seas".

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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