Freedom of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

This was a great trip!  Sabor Mexican restaurant was wonderful!  The room was great!  I would recommend a balcony room every time.  The activities on the ship were fun they had things for all ages and nothing ever seemed to be over crowded. Didn't like that they offered a cheaper photo package on board than the pre-purchase.  Overall the cruise was wonderful and look forward to taking another 7 night cruise with Royal.

We had a wonderful cruise...very nice ship....excellent service.

The Chops dinner was outstanding.

Kids and friends had a great time.....beach was not open near the cabanas at Coco Cay.

Where we docked in St Thomas was terrible. A very poor area. St Marrten was better, but not great. Ship food was not as good as what we experienced on Carnival.

Days at sea were very relaxing..The disembarking at the port of calls and return to Orlando were easy and fast..Again thanks to our concierge Bertee..

The cruise director was a trip..the man must really love his job..One of the best I have seen..

Having spent over 200 nights on Royal Caribbean cruises I have watched a once fun and exciting vacation turn into a ho-hum vacation. You just spent $2300 to go on a 7-night Caribbean vacation. First stop: Cocoa Cay, their private island. $20.00 for a beach umbrella. Next stop, St.Thomas. They stop at a port away from the large downtown shopping area. $18.00 cab fare if you want to go downtown. St. Marteen, decent beach,worth the $7.00 ferry ride. Windjammer, loud hip-hop music at breakfast. Food selection and quality, average. Dinner: mediocre selections, smaller proportions. Solarium: if you don't reserve a seat by 7:30 you're not going to get one. Evening entertainment: good if you're between 20-35. Personally considering another cruise line.

Had a great time, good food and drinks, entertainment, support and services. The dining times are a little long - at least 1.5 hours, so it made it difficult to get to entertainment.  Cococay's lunch wasn't managed very well, long lines and could have been managed better.  Longer times in port would have been preferred but know it's dependent on cruise length and time to get to/from ports.

Had a great time on the cruise.The ship,food and shows were wonderful.Service was excellent,both in stateroom and around ship.Would recommend this cruise to everybody.Weather was great, so that was nice also.

The ship personnel did a fantastic job with everything! Thank you again! Overall a great ship and crew. Only problem we had was with the other cruisers during meal time at the buffet, they were only intent on themselves, no common sense for others.

The cruise was amazing. The wait staff and room stewards were so friendly and ready to do whatever needed to be done. The only complaint I would have is the photos are so expensive and the photographers don't take time to help you make a good pose. Did not like St. Thomas at all. The people were not friendly and the bugs were horrible. The ship was beautiful, the shows were outstanding, the food phenomenal. Yes we will be booking another cruise on Royal Caribbean.

Do not be afraid to sail during hurricane season.  The water was the calmest we ever sailed on and the weather was warm and skies sunny.  Royal Caribbean's island, Coco Cay was beautiful.  Lots of beach area and chairs to relax. 

What a great ship. The staff is amazing. The food is amazing. The kids had a great time. The people on board were extraordinarily nice. Our dining servers were the BEST!! The casino was great because they had a poker table and I made some lifelong friends

Shore Excursion for the Dolphins in Cozumel and the activities on the ship were exceptional. Windjammer huge disappointment from previous cruises. The food in the Windjammer was not of the quality in the pass.  Most of the time it was cold and the variety on a daily bases was not there. Activity director was the most energetic Director I have seen on any ship, he is relentless.  That man goes from sun up to sun down and always has a smile and never shows exhaustion. The personnel working under him had the same infectious personalities and energy, he really sets an outstanding example on how to keep people entertained and enjoying themselves.   Dining staff in the Any Time dining were outstanding.  The spa personnel were very helpful and the technicians were very professional and very well trained in their area of expertise. 

I was disappointed that the ship really showed its age.  RC has a reputation of excellence and I think they have somehow neglected the appearance of the ship.  It did not have the WOW factor that I am familiar with for RC. I will travel on RC again on a different vessel and hopefully get back to the standards that I am use to from RC.  Even though I was disappointed I still had a good time and will travel on RC again. I visited the casino twice very crowded, loud and smoky.  I also played Bingo which I thought was a little on the costly side for only 3 games but the staff make it pleasant and fun to be there.

This was our first cruise for our 1 year anniversary and it was fantastic.  Not only did the cruise ship exceed our expectations but so did the food and service.  The staff was amazing and went overboard, ;), to take great care of us.  We spoke with several couples who have been on other cruise lines and we agree when they say Royal Caribbean is great.

The service was more than exceptional.  Even when something went wrong, the employee took personal responsibility and made things better.

The food was great in the main dining room and breakfast was great.  Fresh everything.  Fresh fruit, not canned.

I can't rave enough about this ship and it's crew and the food.  The only reason I gave it a 4 star was due to the DJ at night and some lack of information for the port that we went to.  They gave information for the ports of call but not enough for the excursions and where to find the places on the port.  The DJ was not very good so my wife did not enjoy dancing.  For me, it was amazing overall.  I would do it again.  Just need to save some money first. :)

The cruise was fine with plentiful food and lots of music on board. All was average. Using cruise only was a mistake-- they didn't give on board credit or pre paid gratuities. Never use them!!!

 No great entertainment on ship any night.

Ship was beautiful!! Food was great. The ports of call were very nice. My friends and I had a wonderful time! We are already planning our next cruise. 

Ship was great. Staff was friendly and ready to assist an way they could. We arrived at all port on time. Service was impeccable.... If you get a chance to me Prince or Anthony two servers on the pool deck they were the bomb. We meet so many wonderful people and made new friends. First cruise and we booked another one next year. Great job royal Caribbean !

the steward, the dining staff and maître de. excellent. nice ports and shows were great. only downside no crafts. if they did have them. person dropped off three boxes of drawing pencils and sheets. then left. 3 passengers grabbed them and went off to their tables. the suite life talk showed up 40 minutes late. also they had kid movies on tv and no movies that were first run without charging 11.99. other than that loved food and service.

Very helpful crew especially in the restaurant.

Time of eating could have been more flexible to fit in with shows.Windjammer restaurant was more flexible but did not offer wide choice for vegetarian diet.

Best shore excursions I did was riding the ATV's in Mexico. 

We met a couple on the ship who had the balcony just like us, But got theirs for $600 cheaper because they booked through Cosco and got a whole bunch of perks and free dining. Which was really disappointing. I didn't like how hard my bed was on the ship, It was like sleeping on the floor, I tossed and turned all night all week. 

I didn't like how the vendors were constantly trying to get us to buy from them, Haiti vendors made me feel really uncomfortable, I didn't even want to step foot in their market and after i bought an elephant the man passed us off to another man to carve Haiti into it and now this guy kept saying "bless me" for more money. 

My favorite part was the shore excursions we had a great time off the boat. This was our fifth cruise, but our first time on Royal Carribean. In a nutshell, a lot of the workers were rude, their wasn't enough to do on the boat. We were extremely bored. We felt like we were nickel and dimed to death. No drink servers to be found  , we had to get our own drinks from the bar. The food was just ok. We were not happy with this cruise and we will never cruise on Royal Carribean again.