Terrible experience. Would not ever recommend

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

2.4 out of 5
Freedom of the Seas

3 Night Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 05, 2024

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8307

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Overall just a terrible experience, especially for the kids and the drink packages. The alcohol drinks are all basically just juice and the food which is usually pretty good was disgusting, but especially the main dining dinners.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
It was a smooth as chaos can allow

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The food was terrible. The buffet was a nightmare to find seating and to get your food and the food was all disgusting. The main dining food was actually even worse when it was supposed to be better.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
The kiddie pool hours are ridiculous. It was always closed and my toddler never got a chance to use it and she was kicked out of the main pool. The ship was so overcrowded, we couldn’t do anything.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The live music and promenade entertainment was decent if you could squeeze into a spot to listen to it.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
This was the most ridiculous. The kiddie pool was always closed. The indoor play area is tiny and only for ages 4-12 when it’s designed for toddlers for how small it was.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Staff was good. No issues with staff.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
It was clean, if it wasn’t so over crowded maybe it would’ve been navigable.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
We got an inside promenade room for 5 people and it was very spacious. Even had a bathtub. It was just very loud at night from the promenade.

Ship tip

I’d advice to skip this cruise all together and not waste your time and money.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

1 out of 5

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

3 out of 5
A bit too spread out and you cannot easily catch the little tram. The water slide park is incredibly overpriced. Food was gross.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Just pure chaos. You need to stand in a huge line to catch a crowded bus to get back to the parking garage and nothing is clearly marked on where to go.
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