I no longer like cruises

Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 2.8
Author: jblaiser413

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

jblaiser413

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day Holiday (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 24, 2023

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8280

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Decided to bring myself and 7 others of my family for a Holiday cruise. I though spending a ridiculous15k on a cruise would be a good way to bring us all together. While it did bring us together, it was definitely not worth 15k...or 5 k for that matter. Royal Caribbean Freedom Of The Seas is very basic. I would compare it to floating on a Motel 6. Average continental breakfasts, main dining was gross, the paid dining was average and weird at times. The ship was old, thee entertainment was embarrassing, and the pools sucked. Then comes the Islands it sent us too. 1st island was Nassau, they canceled most of the activities due to wind, which there was very little wind, so the only option waw visit the Atlantis resort. Why would I want to go to a resort? Basically we just went and sat at a pool, pair for expensive resort drinks, and rode a few slides. Needless to say I was not happy. 2nd stop was their own Royal Island called Coco Cay. This was strange because it was just their own resort Island. No town, no shops, no culture...just water slides and a beach. finally we sailed home on the lame boat.....never going on a cruise again.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

They had one good restaurant, Izumi Hibachi, the rest were horrible. The Chop House was an embarrassing waste of money

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

My kids enjoyed rock climbing and the basketball courts. They said the slides were horrible, as were the pools.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Most of the exertainment was a joke, you had to get really drunk to enjoy them. we mostly did Karaoke, just to watch other people perform.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Staff was decent, our room steward was great, the rest were just okay.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship was pretty clean, we had blood in our room, which was gross, but other areas were okay.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Other than the blood in our room it was clean, but very out dated. The shower was wonderful.

Ship tip

Maybe try someone else other than Royal Caribbean? I don't know if they are all like this, but I'll definitely never spend this amount to float on the ocean again. This was the worst 15k I've ever spent.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Port was fine

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Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Horrible, they canceled most activities due to wind, yet there wasn't any wind. I think it was just a way to send everyone to Atlantis resort. If I want to go to a resort, I won't take a cruise to go there for 6 hours. Now we were stuck sitting at a cheesy resort pool, drinking expensive resort drinks. We did not get to experience any of the Bahamas. wtf!

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Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Again, did not get to experience the Bahamas. This is just a private island set up like a theme park....no town, it was very lame.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

I wanted off the boat quickly, and they did that well.

10 Comments

Gwbigdog 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Bertfish 10 months ago

I bet you’re a joy to be around on a daily basis lol. We love Freedom. And if you didn’t know what coco cay was or what to expect in Nassau I’m gonna blame you for booking that cruise. No research equals a bad experience. But if I’m being honest, I’d bet you complain about everything every day anyway. Royal will be fine without your money. Find another vacation

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Ruby13 10 months ago

Freedom is a great ship but older. Sorry for your experience.

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mckey70hotmailcom 10 months ago

??????? We did 5 cruises last year including a transatlantic on the new NCL ship and didn’t spend 15k. You might want to get a new travel agent….

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Ally57 10 months ago

Freedom of the seas is a great ship! We were in a grand suite when we sailed her and loved it!

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RoyalCruzer 10 months ago

Freedom of the Seas is a beautiful ship. Everyone raves about the entertainment, except you. Specialty dining rimes arebthe ones YOU choose and agree too. Perhaps you just like to complain and that gives you pleasure. All of the other Freedom of the Seas reviews were positive.

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javawoody 10 months ago

Sorry but cruising may not be for you

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cruising2004 10 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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ericbran 10 months ago

Sorry about your cruise. I would definitely try another cruise line because all are not the same.

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karlgrgurich 10 months ago

That is a lot of money to be so disappointed!

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