Great Birthday Cruise With Friends

Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 4.4
Author: Bobby3869

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Bobby3869

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 18, 2024

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin number: 9278

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Pretty good weather for August, very full ship, lots of kids and families. This is our favorite class of RC ship and we loved being back on Freedom after a 10 year gap. Best overall service we've had on any recent sailing, especially the Main DR, pool bar service and cabin attendant. Not the best Cruise Director or entertainment staff we've experienced of late, but they were all rookies and need a lot more experience. They really pushed the specialty dining options on you almost every day for some reason. They were selling hard. Not sure why. Overall, a wonderful week on Freedom of the Seas and no really terrible hurricane season weather to deal with. I think we lucked out with the weather!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main DR was generally pretty good but some of the meals were pretty bland. Service was outstanding! Windjammer was very good for breakfast and lunch on most days, and once for dinner was also very good with a ton of variety. Chops was excellent and Izumi was a terrific meal but was extremely loud which made it one I would skip in the future.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Mostly just hung at the adult pool and skipped the pool games. It was overly crowded most days but had a pretty good vibe.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Stage shows were good but not great like on Oasis class ships, the headliner acts were very good, and the ice show was excellent!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Could not have been any better all the way around.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Everything was very clean and well maintained, but the ship is going in for a full dry dock upgrade in February, which is much needed.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Standard balcony room, normal size, good storage and closet space, quiet and comfortable, although we did have to request a bed topper.

Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Incredibly fast and easy.

6 Comments

VAcruisenut 2 months ago

Happy Birthday and thanks for sharing your positive review of a great ship and crew!

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Gwbigdog 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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HeavySeas 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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TiffyTaffy 2 months ago

Thanks the review. Sounds like a Happy Birthday!

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cruising2004 2 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful birthday cruise! Thank you for your review.

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AuntPinkie 2 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your birthday cruise.

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