Freedom of the Seas Reviews
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
From Geoff Anderson, Great Sutton, Cheshire. My wife and I have just returned from a 9 day cruise on the largest cruise-ship in the world, "Freedom of the Seas". Our 17th trip and our 9th with RCCL. With nearly 4000 passengers on board we imagined that there may be delays with disembarkation ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Sailed on Freedom of the Seas Nov 26th. The ship is very simular to the voyager class ships but was much bigger. We did not expect to notice the increased size but we did especially when docked along side Explorer of the Seas. The ship was full but did not feel ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
on the 12 of november we was on the new ship freedom of the seas for our anniversary we was married on the mariner of the seas which was a brill ship the freedom of the seas was a lot lot bigger. the ship is like a floating hotel you could ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
We originally booked to cruise with Celebrity on the Millenium, but this was cancelled due to engine problems and this cruise subtituted. On the day of sailing,we vacated our hotel room and went to kill time at Bayside Mall until pick up...... on our return we found out that the cruise ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
We sailed on the Freedom on the 7th Oct from Miami to San Juan, St Thomas and St Maarten,had a fab time, ship was lovely, room was lovely. We always take a balcony room, we like to watch the ports as we sail in and out and have the ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Royal Caribbean, was a very good choice for first time cruising. ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Freedom of the Seas was a perfect choice of Ship for first-time Cruisers like us with 2 young children. The Ice Show was fantastic and the Ice Skating lessons just thoroughly enjoyable. We ate in Johnny Rockets, Windjammer, Sorrentos and the Dining Room - all of which were great. There was just ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Freedom of the Seas...Caribbean...Novemver 2007. As "cruise vigins", we did not know what to expect from the holiday. The UK deaprture was from Manchester to Miami via Chicago which was particularly tiring and if there was a "second" cruise would not go that route again. The ship was vast! The room was ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Yes, the FOS is a big, beautiful ship, I would be a liar if I stated otherwise. But to draw a good analogy: the FOS is like a gorgeous woman who shamelessly wheedles and pleads--all the time with a wide smile on her face--with the sole intention of draining you of ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Hi Just discovered this sight. In April 2007 my husband and myself embarked on our first cruise ever having for years said never never us. We sailed on Freedom of the Seas Royal Caribbean in April 2007 to the Western Caribbean. We sailed out of Miami what an experience. First night ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
My husband and I went on the Freedom of the Seas, Eastern Caribbean Cruise in October 2007. We are both in our mid-twenties and found the entire week thoroughly enjoyable. We waited until 3pm before we went to the port and practically walked straight aboad, no queues ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Very good recommend it. Lots to do for adults and kids. ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
my wife and i went on the freedom of the seas in may 07. the ship is fantastic. we were chosen to enter the love and marriage contest as we had been married 51 years. they made great fun of the oldies in a very nice way and we ended up winning ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Hi,we had our first cruise on RCI in 2006 on the voyager and then again 2007 on the freedom.we had a fantastic time on both ships,rooms were lovely and room seervice exceptional......Voyager was rome etc and Freedom was caribbean......we had also sailed on P&O some 5 yrs ago to see if ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Have just returned from a crusie on the above ship. We did a back to back to Eastern and Western Carribean. We where apprensive about such a large ship and the space and tendering etc. No worries the ship is so well planned and being wider gave much ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
This is a review of our Caribbean cruise in August 2005. Our usual early start from Dublin Airport, heading for Atlanta and our flight on to Miami. Atlanta,what an airport it took so long to get through the system that with 30 minutes to our connecting flight we were still queuing to ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
We have just returned from a wonderful cruise aboard The Freedom. What an amazon ship.The facilities were second to none, and so many of them. The shows in the Arcadia theatre were very good as was the Spectacular ice show. We were on deck 9 in cabin 9616 and it was ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
JUST RETURNED FROM A CRUISE ON FREEDOM OF THE SEA WOW WHAT A SHIP, HAVING HAD A TERRIBLE CRUISE LAST YEAR ON PRINCESS CRUISES SEA PRINCESS, WE DECIDED TO GO WITH ROYAL CARIABBEAN THIS YEAR AND IT WAS THE BEST THING WE EVER DONE, THIS SHIP WAS BRILLIANT THOUGH OUT ENTERTAINMENT ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
We cruised on Freedom of the Seas on their Western Caribbean run and were really very disappointed. The ship is so large that everything is impersonal (many staff quite offhand in dealing with customers) and RCI are becoming "Disney"in their approach. Gift shop was simply a load of RCI ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
FOR MY 60th BIRTHDAY MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER ARRANGED A BACK TO BACK CARIBBEAN CRUISE 16 DAYS EAST AND WEST, FOLLOWED BY 3 NIGHTS IN MENPHIS TO DO THE ELVIS TOUR OF GRACELANDS. BACK TO THE CRUISE IT WAS MINE AND THE WIFES FIRST CRUISE IT WAS MAGIC ALL THE STAFF ALL ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
In December 2006 we cruised on the Freedom of the Seas. The ship was delayed in port and our pick up from the hotel was much later than arranged - we were not informed of this and had to telephone to find out what had happened. On ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
This was our first ever cruise and I think we have probably been spoilt for life! Amazing ship and absolutely spotless. Entertainment and food were excellent. The flowrider was great fun even if you just wanted to watch. It never seemed crowded even with over 4,000 people on board. My only ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
We have just returned from a 7 nights Western Caribbean cruise on the Freedom of the Seas. After we had booked the cruise, which we did on the spur of the moment, I wondered if we had chosen the right ship. Described in the Berlitz guide as a Las Vegas-style American floating ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Due to a change in circumstances i ended up going on this trip on my own, however i need not have worried. The freedom of the seas was a ship i will never forget. i had a junior suite which i must say was excellent. On the ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
What can we say a magical cruise loved every thing from start to finish from going to St Thomas to watching the ice rink show it was all awesome the staff, the food, the entertainment, the people, we cannot wait to go on our next cruise to hawaii ROLLON!!!!!!!!! from allan ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
I TRAVELLED ON FREEDOM OF THE SEAS IN 2006 FOR MY HONEYMOON. I HAVE TRAVELLED WITH P&O, AND CARNIVAL PREVIOUSLY WHICH DID NOT HAVE A PATCH ON THIS MEGALINER. THE SERVICE WAS OUTSTANDING WITH NOT A SINGLE COMPLAINT. THE CABIN WAS SPOTLESS AND WELL SERVICED DAILY BY A VERY KNOWLEDGABLE MAN WHO ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
I sailed on freedom of the seas on august 5th 2007.Itravelled with my daughter,son in law and 2 grandchildren.Ihad an inside stateroom on deck 7 and my daughter had a balcony cabin directly across from mine.Embarcation was very easy for such a large ship ,it took about 10 minuits in total.We ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
We took our most recent cruise with RCI from Miami to the Eastern Caribbean at the start of May aboard the Freedom of the Seas. A couple of days in Miami prior to the cruise for essential LMS (Last Minute Shopping). Check-In was no fun – on the advice of ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Could not fault a thing. Excellent accommodation, food, service, and entertainment. Lots of space and sun loungers. Have booked another two cruises on the sister ship for later in the year. Ann Deamer ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
North America
i've been on two cruises with this company both were out of this world,the first one was when i was in florida,the only thing that was wrong with this cruise was the weather it was thunder storms and really bad rain,not that you'd expect that in the bahamuas,but the captain was ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
The ship was excellant and the cabin very good. We were given a disabled cabin that was not requested but found to be very large and comfortable. The food was not up to the standard of other cruise lines e.g. Princes cruises and even Thompsons. The trips ashore were very poor. Royal Caribbean ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Booked a cruise months ago on "Freedom of the Seas"; 48 hours before due to sail they have cancelled me because they over-booked! ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
ref. freedom of the seas.just had aweek in miami great beach not a lot of shopping to be found /then a week on ship well there is no better way. to say perfection in every way we ate in windjammer for every meal no waiting .just perfection .food ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
THIS WAS OUR FIRST CRUISE WE WAS NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT. WE BOTH THOUGHT THERE WOULD ONLY BE OLDER PEOPLE ON THE CRUISE. WE WAS PLEASED THAT THERE WAS ALL AGES ON THE CRUISE INCLUDING FAMILIES. THE FOOD ON THIS CRUISE WAS REALLY GOOD BOTH THE BUFFETS AND SIT DOWN ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
THIS WAS OUR FIRST CRUISE WE WAS NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT. WE BOTH THOUGHT THERE WOULD ONLY BE OLDER PEOPLE ON THE CRUISE. WE WAS PLEASED THAT THERE WAS ALL AGES ON THE CRUISE INCLUDING FAMILIES. THE FOOD ON THIS CRUISE WAS REALLY GOOD BOTH THE BUFFETS AND SIT DOWN ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
freedom of the seas what a ship 3rd time i have been on a royal caribbean cruise we board the ship from miami from booking in to getting on the ship was a piece of cake and when you she that ship well my mouth dropped open the staff wait ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Freedom of the seas is one fantastic ship, and we all thoroughly enjoyed the ship itself, the only thing was the ports of call which were Montego Bay which is awful. As soon as we got of the ship we were followed down a road and offered drugs of whatever we ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
We have just got back from our first cruise,their was fifteen in our party ranging in age from seven years to seventy,and it was the best holiday in all our lives,imagine the most beautiful hotel ever and it put them all to shame,all staff treat you like royalty,nothing is too ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Just arrived back from caribbean 7 night stay on Freedom of the Seas. Best holiday ever. From the minute we stepped on, we were treated like royalty. Food, hygiene and staff top class. Recommend Royal Caribbean from my experience. For facilities, treatment and food, not an expensive holiday at ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
We have just returned from a back-to-back cruise to the Eastern and Western Caribbean onboard Freedom of the Seas. It was our 6th cruise with Royal Caribbean and, once again, we received faultless service and had an excellent holiday. The layout of the ship fits with all the other Royal Caribbean ships. ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
We had been looking forward to this holliday all year it was our Ruby Wedding in October and we decided to make it memorable. From the begining to the end everything went like clockwork,Royal Caribbean took care of everything from arranging connecting flights from Newcastle to Heathrow and a representative at ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Travelled to Miami and then on to Freedom of the Seas for a Carribbean cruise. We had a very easy embarcation - we got to the cruise terminal at 10.45am after reading other reviews recommending going early. We didn't have to queue at all and by 11.20 we ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Just returned from a 7 night Western Carribbean cruise aboard RCCI's Freedom of the Seas. The ship is fantastic and although 100ft longer and 500 passengers more than the 'Voyager' class ship we have been on before it was very familiar. The Deluxe balcony cabin was large enough and very nicely ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
We set off on what was to be our first ever cruise, me, my wife and our 7 year old daughter. We were a little apprehensive of what to expect but you'll never know unless you try it. We were incredibly impressed with everything we encountered and will definitely be going ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
RCI FREEDOM OF THE SEAS Christmas 2007 We arrived in Orlando and drove the four hours down to Miami , my party consisted my D/D 16 my mother 85 and myself 60s we were joined by my eldest daughter and her partner in Miami they flew direct into Miami. My mother isnt ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Booked flights ourselves Man > Miami and went a few days early so booked into Marriott at Biscayne Bay - great hotel with fantastic views over the port - even watched Freedom sail into port at 5am the morning of our cruise. First impression of the ship was how big and beautiful ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
We have just returned from a cruise in the Eastern Caribbean, on board the Freedom of the Seas. We had an outside cabin on deck 2 which concerned me a little ( being the lowest passenger level of 10 ), but no problem, well above the waves and only 1 floor between ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Joined the Freedom of the Seas in Miami for its Halloween Caribbean cruise. Was slightly apprehensive as although I have enjoyed many cruises with Royal Caribbean I had not been on as large a ship as this and was worried that the embarkation procedures, disembarking at ports and general stay ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
we cruised for the 1st time whilst on honeymoon in miami. our journey took us to five caribbean island including jamaica and haiti. we spent our time in jamaica walking up the dunns river falls which was amazing and chilled out sunbathing on haiti. the rest of the islands we spent ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
I went on my first cruise with my sister on 7th Dec for 2 weeks.To sum it up FANTASTIC!!!! I must admit I was very apprehensive,my sister booked it without me knowing she was booking a cruise.We are both in our fifties and we had a brilliant time.Our favourite restuarant was ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
this was the 3rd time cruising with rci and it was brilliant staff was very friendly and helpful, we have been on the freedom and also navigator ,we had an outside cabin with a balcony the last two times and that was a lot better then when we went ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
This was my first experience of RCI having sailed on Princess and Celebrity before. I travelled with my mother who is more of an RCI veteran and my at the time unborn daughter as I was 20 weeks pregnant on the cruise. When we booked the fly/cruise package we had a ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Fabulous ship. Spotlessly clean. The staff are very conscious of infections etc. Beautiful cabins. My only disappointment is that the ship is continuing to the same destinations. I'd return to the ship in an instant if it was travelling to different ports. Can't recommend it highly enough. ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
This was our third Royal Caribbean cruise, all have been around the Caribbean as we usually cruise in our winter months,the service was as good as its has always been and the staff were courteous, helpful and professional, the main dining staff were excellent. We don't generally eat in the ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
At the end of November, me, my husband and our daughter decided to go to the caribbean on a cruise for my husbands 50th birthday. We had never cruised with Royal Caribbean before and would definatly travel with them again. Winter is the best time to go as the weather isn't ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
World Cruise
Who can we trust ? Details have emerged that RCI have recruited 'cyber cheerleaders' to enthuse about their holidays on apparently objective internet review sites. It seems that RCI identified the 50 most prolific posters who wrote about their cuises ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Here's some bad news for R.C.I. Crown and Anchor members! My husband and I have just completed our 10th R.C.I. cruise on the FREEDOM OF THE SEAS which gave us Diamond status, we looked forward to using the conciege lounge with all the amenities and expected to enjoy this on our ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Suberb facilities, big ship 3 main eating options, dining room, biffet style and a relaxed dining type as well as 2 seperate options, these are payable but 'Choppe grill' has a suberb reputation and worth the ectxa money. Entertainment ( shows, quizes, lots of live music etc) is suberb ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
This was our second cruise with RCI,we went on Freedom of the sea's this year from Miami.First time on seeing the ship we just could not take it all,the size of ship was soooooo huge.First two days weather was very bad,but at least we got to find every thing on this ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
Other than a 'taster cruise' on the QE2 in her later years, I'd never cruised before and was unsure how I would take to it despite being given the low down by several cruise regulars including my parents. As it was I had absolutely nothing to worry about as I ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
I was looking forward to our cruise on freedom of the seas around the eastern caribbean. Oct 2007. I knew the minute I stepped on board I was on the wrong ship for me. I had always immagined a cruise to be like a floating holiday camp. However ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
I was looking forward to our cruise on freedom of the seas around the eastern caribbean. Oct 2007. I knew the minute I stepped on board I was on the wrong ship for me. I had always immagined a cruise to be like a floating holiday camp. However ...More
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Freedom of the Seas,
Caribbean
My partner and I had cruised several times before, but this was by far the biggest and grandest ship I have ever seen. The cabin was spacious and well cleaned, the balcony great to watch the setting sun as we cruised around the Carribean. The facilities on the ship are fantastic; ...More