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Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Freedom of the Seas

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

Sail date: September 01, 2024

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin number: 8388

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

This is our first cruise in 27 yeas of marriage. The overall expereince was great. Aside from the things I've mentioned for improvement we would definitely do it again and we plan to. What stood out most was the service from the staff. Excellent!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Seamless

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The main dining service was impeccable. Our wait staff, Giovanni and Joseph were awesome in creating a very enjoyable evening night after night! However the food overall was not as appetizing as on paper. Some items were great, many items we good, most items were okay.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I most enjoyed the sports tournaments (volleyball and mini golf in particular); the evening shows were good, the music, especially the "Funk It Up" band was great. The Marriage Game was absolutely funny and a wonderful experience; the activities director did an excellent job hosting! My least favorite games were trivia (not as exciting or engaging as I hoped) and the mystery group game was not as fun as hoped. Our group thought it was too dificult so that took the fun out of it and the directions were not clear.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
See comments above as I mentioned these items.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Impeccable service especially from the wait staff overall!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
For an older ship I thought it was still well kept. I was impressed with the cleaning from the staff, especially after hours. I particularly was glad to see that the hot tub was drained and cleaned each evening. One thing I did not like is the fact that you can bring drinks into the pool and hot tub area. It made those areas appear nasty, messy and unsafe. The thought the bars areas did not have a pleasant smell and could have been more neat and clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Comfort was great! The balcony was very roomy. My only complaint about the balcony was the glass was very dirty and never cleaned so the view through the glass was not good at all. The hot water and shower pressure were great.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
All the ports were nice. We did 1 excursion. I thoguht the time to explore at the ports was sufficient.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Good beach and the set up was great. Plenty of chairs - food was good.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
I enjoyed San Juan; it was much nicer than I expected.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
The cabs were a bit pricey but the beach was great.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Seamless
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7 Comments

Gwbigdog     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

TiffyTaffy     2 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful first time cruise. Thank you for sharing your cruise with us.

VAcruisenut     2 months ago

Glad you discovered cruising. Hope many more are in your future. Alaska is our favorite!

javawoody     2 months ago

Appreciate the feedback

cruising2004     2 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise!

AuntPinkie     2 months ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise and plan to sail again.

HeavySeas     2 months ago

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

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