Freedom of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

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.

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. 

I would recommend this to anyone everything was fantastic we did have an issue with the toilet not flushing on multiple occasions but i don't  blame the cruise line but rather other passengers for flushing stuff they shouldn't but the rest of everything was fantastic

The crew was just wonderful and really made me feel comfortable and at home.  The cabin help and the waiters provided exceptional service and always was helpful with a smile.  The cruise director keep you going, if you wanted to stay engaged.   All enjoyed ourselves and the food was great!!!

I had an awesome experience on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship. I plan to book another trip real soon. For any one looking to take a cruise, I would recommend this ship.

Royal Caribbean NEVER Seems to disappoint us.  The owners suite was excellent as always 1348, the endless food, shows, casino, people, staff and the romantic atmosphere was ALL great

THIS WAS A CONVENIENT PORT TO SAIL OUT OF AND A GREAT CRUISE TO TAKE FOR OUR GROUP OF 11 (5 OF WHOM WERE 1ST TIME CRUISERS) THE SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT FROM ALL THE STAFF. THE DINING ROOM EXPERIENCE AND STAFF WAS THE BEST PART AND "MY TIME DINING" ROCKS!! WE ENJOYED THE PORTS AND WEATHER WAS GREAT EVEN DURING THE HURRICANRE SEASON.  I WOULD WHOLEHEARTEDLY RECOMMEND THIS CRUISE AND CRUISE LINE TO ANYONE.  OUR REP (CHRISTINE H.) WAS THE BEST!  VERY ATTENTIVE TO OUR NEEDS AND CONSTANT REQUESTS AND MADE THE PROCESS MUCH SMOOTHER.   

See notes below in each category. Overall cruise was good. We have been on the Freedom at least 6 times. This is the first time we have seen a lack of attention to details as commented below. On other cruises the Supervision of workers was very visible. On this cruise as commented below it was poor. Even when items brought to the attention of the Matra'D. he ignored the comment.

the food choice could be better hamburgers and hot dogs all the time is not good i can get that at home and the dining room choices of food was not much better

I had the greatest vacation ever  with my family and as individual, I was treated with the most respect and every crew member was so helpful in making me feel welcome. Special Thank to Dinner Crew members Mrs. Pauline and Mr. Daren from Jamaica. whom made our dinning experience spectacular, with their warn love, professionalism and many different stories full of kindness, magic and surprise.  Also thanks to our stateroom attendant Nalini Ragunandan whom always gave us a very happy greetings and kept showing her care and attention to details in all of her decorations with towel animals greeting us as we walk in to our rooms.

I enjoyed the ship. Many activities to get involved in. The food was not so great. Preferred eating at the Windjammer than the main dining room. I believe that was the consensus of most of the people I spoke with. The Ports of Call were fun. Mr. Sancho's was a disappointment. The service and friendliness/willingness of the staff was unbeatable. Overall, it was a fun time.

What an excellent experience on the Freedom of the Seas for my 50th birthday.  It was my first time cruising with Royal Caribbean and enjoyed every minute of it!!

After going on the Allure were everything was amazing we could not believe how bad the service was on the Freedom of the seas. The food was horrible at the main restaurant and at the buffet the pizza was not fresh to me frozen box pizza is better than what they were serving and on top of that it was always soggy . For breakfast you were not able to request a table for a party of four or even two you had to sit were they told you to sit and if you left an empty chair in between they had a problem and will make faces. I have no problem in sitting with other guess but when you have an 80 year old grandma that does not speak English I find it very rude to be speaking Spanish on a table full of English speaking guess. I will never go back to Freedom of the seas or any old cruise ship from Royal Caribbean.