Another fun week with Royal!

Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: Bertfish

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review

Bertfish

Contributor Level: First Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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

Sail date: October 20, 2024

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9554

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

Overall Royal delivers what we’ve come to expect. We will continue to cruise with them.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Super fast and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main Dining Rooms (Galileo, Isaac & Leonardo)

3 out of 5

MDR food is good, not great. Not a fan of the newer menu rolled out a couple years ago but ya can’t fight it so we roll with it. Overall it’s a pleasant experience.

Windjammer Marketplace

4 out of 5

Seating was easier than on some cruises, food was the same as expected.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Plenty to do and easy to follow on the app

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Arcadia Theater

5 out of 5

Went to the Adult comedian and he was very funny. Went to the headliner (juggler and comedian) enjoyed the performance very much.

Studio B

5 out of 5

Ice show was fun and we enjoyed it

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Overall outstanding from everyone. One consistently grumpy bar tender at the pool bar, I simply avoided using him.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Showing her age in some areas but overall things were as expected

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Overall fine but the slider was a son of a gun to get out to the balcony. Shower shelves and racks for shampoo etc very awkwardly laid out. Nothing you couldn’t live with.

Ship tip

Bring a positive attitude

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Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Only three stars because I only did the port area shopping. Went into town but not far. Not sure about beaches and such so 3 stars not meant as a knock, just don’t have any experience to give it more.

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Falmouth, Jamaica

4 out of 5

Did the Blue Water beach day with food and drink. Good selection on drinks although all were super strong. (Too strong) shallow water and warm but a fair amount of seaweed to walk around. Overall though a nice day.

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Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

4 out of 5

No excursion. Spent the day in the Adults only area. Hideaway bay. Very nice and pool was great, music and drinks and had a blast.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Facial recognition makes it a breeze

6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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javawoody 1 month ago

Thanks for the review

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missnotanlines 1 month ago

Glad you had a great Cruise

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cruising2004 1 month ago

Glad you had another wonderful cruise! Thank you for the detailed review.

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HeavySeas 1 month ago

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

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