Freedom of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

I enjoyed the entertainment the most.  The comedians and shows were great.  The food was only ok.  Most things were very bland.  Yes, there is food everywhere but I'd rather there be less and it taste better.  The crew is fantastic.  From the wait staff, to the bartenders, to the cabin help were all wonderful.

My husband did figure out one thing: instead of buying the pretty drinks, get an island ice tea or something else strong so you only need one expensive drink instead of several to feel the buzz.  :)  

I was impressed with the Royal Caribbean cruise line it was my first time on. The ship's operations getting on and off were great. The was one snag at a port and the communication wasn't that great but it was resolved quickly. The food was great! Service was very nice and the entertainment was awesome!!  Check them out I don't think they will disappoint.

The FOS is a fabulous boat!  Loved Cruise Director Casey and his morning show!! Staff was great from the dining experience (Any Time Dining) to stateroom attendant. This was the first time with ATD. We liked the flexibility of the dining experience (don't forget to make your reservations).  We also went to Giovanni's Specialty Dining.  Again another great experience.  It was quiet fine dining.  A requested change with Royal would be to revise the TV stations. Coverage was scarce.  Even though we are on a cruising vacation, at the end of the day, winding down at night with a cocktail,  we like to catch up on National News, but the stations: 3 of them were repeat sitcom comedies, 3 of them were repeat cartoons, 3 of them were shopping, 2 were National News (CNN & Headline News), and 10 or more stations were in Spanish!  We took advantage of the VOOM internet services which was a lifesaver but the connection was a bit slow.  Also, trying to view our "Account On-Line" we had to "wait in the que" for more than 10 minutes to review our account. Even though it may take a while, use this option to book your excursions rather than wait in line at the Excursion Desk.  The tickets will be delivered to your room and you can enjoy other facilities on board.   On the Ports of Call.  Grand Cayman was great. Remember this POC is tendered. Allow about 20-30 minutes from boat to port and port to boat. We shopped and then took a 1 hour Island Trolley Roger Tour. Glad we took the later tour which gave us plenty of  morning shopping time. We were not impressed with Roatan (Taybana Beach Resort) POC.  It was a bumpy 30 minute van ride there and the beach "resort" was not what we expected.  "Local" vendors were everywhere on the shoreline and security officers were there as well.  A little disappointed at that Port of Call. Otherwise Costa Maya, Mayan Ruins, (the 4 hour tour) was great.  The tour guide (Daniel Jr) was informative and awesome.  Glad we did the 4 hour excursion since it was VERY HOT!  Bottled water was provided when you entered the bus and again after the tour was over and you returned to the bus.  A must see.  At Cozumel, my husband finished his PADI Scuba Certification course with a 2 tank dive.  He thoroughly enjoyed his experience.  We were disappointed that we were only in Cozumel until 3:30.  It seems as though we should have been able to stay longer since we had one cruising day on Saturday arriving back at port on Sunday. We were cruising by Key West on Saturday around supper time and it doesn't seem like it would take 12 hours to make it back to Port Canavaral. 

The staff was engaging and attentive. The staff is very friendly and there is always someone around yo help out. They made us feel as if this was the first time the staff was dealing with vacationers.

I knew that the Freedom was going to be a step down from the Oasis in terms of facilities but didn't expect the service to move in that direction as well. 

Notable exceptions were Tanya and Raj as our table waiters - excellent. As well as the Coffee bar staff. 

Entertainment - ok. Although the Bingo / Sing that song entertainer had a ego that was incompatible with fun.

We chose the Owners Suite - 1334 - which was great except that it was directly under the ladies toilets outside the Windjammer - Note to self check this out next time!

The general bar service was mediocre - perhaps it has something to do with the uptake on the drinks packages and that they automatically get 18%. I'd much rather give 25% for great service and 5% for poor.

GETTING OFF THE SHIP. DID NOT LIKE HAVING TO PAY EXTRA FOR FOOD THAT USE TO BE SRRVED IN THE DINING ROOM. WENT TO THE UPPER MOST BAR FOR A DRINK WITH A FRIEND NO WAITERS INTHE BAR WE HAD TO GO TO THE BAR TO BE SERVED, THE DIAMOND CLUB HAD MORE WAITERS THAN NEEDED.

Me and my family (15 in total) really had a good time! Celebrated 2 Wedding anniversaries! So much fun and memorable! Can't wait for next years trip!

Our travel agent Laurie Scott is Amazing!!! Thank you So much!!!

No complaints ....awesome food, great staff and experience. There is so much to do on the ship and off. I definately would reccomend this ship line. can't wait to cruise again

This is our 7th cruise , and by far the worst we had a group of 10,3 stateroom.we all got bed bug bites.This was our first time booking with cruise only ,and the service was horrible once the cruise was booked,every time we call or email Barabra she never returned our call.It was just a horrible experience from the start to end with all the bites we got in our cabin 

Wonderful cruise, but the shore excursions were a bit lacking. The dining staff was AMAZING, especially Dwight and Antonio. We really enjoyed our trip!

The ship was crowded. You could tell more rooms were added.  I did not care for the solarium. It was to small. Needs to be more like the Oasis class.  We had a good time with our friends. 

Ship and entertainment on the ship were great. Swimming with the turtles in St Thomas,  and the rum, reggae beach trip in St Marteen were the absolute worst. I have gone on 4 snorkeling trips over the years, and the boat (Fury) and the Captain made for a horrible trip. Rum Punch tasted like sea water, the capt made discolored and inappropriate comments about women " and his many ex wives" VERY offensive, he was rude, and the snacks provided were a bowl of pretzels and one type of granola bar. The Rum Beach bus ride in St Marteen was disorganized. 30 minutes late to the beach, and had to wait another 15 mintues to have someone come get us to take us to the beach. Waitress at the beach was rude. Both excursions were horrible.

This is the 3rd time for me cruising, first for my wife.  It was much more fun bring there with her than in precious trips.  It was a great experience and willI probably do again. 

Junar took excellent care of our stateroom and would help open the door when my hands were full. We even left messages with him when we couldn't find the rest of our group! Anthony & Deepak took great care of us at My Time dinning. It was very relaxing and enjoyable! Thanks!

my second cruise ever and it was the best vacation so far. Excelent service from the entire cruise staff. Awesome dinning experience and best activities and food. 

Price I paid was little too much, and price actually dropped after I have purchased, but my agent refuse to match the price at the time. I was talking with some other people on the cruise few had price matched at the end.

LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF THIS CRUISE.  Wasn't disappointed with anything. The entertainment, staff, food and other cruisers were outstanding.  Cheryl with cruiseonly was very helpful as well.  Thanks for making our 25th

Anniversary so memorable.  Definitely will tell everyone one about this cruise.

Price I paid was little too much, and price actually dropped after I have purchased, but my agent refuse to match the price at the time. I was talking with some other people on the cruise few had price matched at the end.

My girlfriend and I had wonderful room attendants and servers for our room and dinner. Our biggest problem was that we did not have a working remote control when we first arrived in our stateroom. I went to guest relations and had to call twice before anyone brought up a new remote. My checked in luggage was confiscated from me initially because they thought I brought an extension cord. It was an iPhone charger. How does that get mixed up? On top of that I had to carry my whole luggage bag from the bottom deck all the way to my room. Also room service was very slow. It took and hour and a half to receive a ginger ale. How could that take so long? Lastly, I felt that there weren't enough activities on board. I wish they had a waterslide and multiple activities at once that targeted the same age groups so there could be more options. The 7 and 9PM shows were also a hassle because we had to rush dinner some nights to feta good seat and be on time. Besides these issues we had a fantastic trip. We may do more through research before we book another cruise though. 

Overall the cruise was very good and I would cruise on Royal Caribbean again. The suite room and balcony were larger then expected. Very helpful and friendly staff. Clean ship and fun excursions. Very confusing "My Time Dining". Makes it sound like you can show up and eat whenever you want but that was not the case. We had to make reservations and with only one night exception we were not able to be seated until within about 5 minutes of that time. Also not happy with the beverage package. Paid daily fee per adult to have soft drinks and every day either the machines were out of ice, out of drinks or out of order completely. For the size of the ship they should have had more machines or had someone servicing them more often. We definitely did not get our money worth for the cost.