This was our first cruise so this review is geared more toward people like myself who spent a lot of time researching cruises to try to figure out what to expect.
We were a multi-generational party of 5 - me and my husband (in our 40's) , 2 boys (ages 10 & 12) and my father-in-law (age 85). We chose RCI as it seemed most suitable for both our younger family and my older father-in-law. We had ...
This was our 7th cruise (4th with RCI). We traveled with another couple to celebrate our respective 25th wedding anniversaries. By choosing a sailing right after the New Year, we saw a nice price decrease.
We flew into Orlando two nights ahead of the cruise so we could visit Universal Studios (we are all big Harry Potter fans). We booked the Sheraton Suites Hotel right across the highway ...
The cruise was good but I thought there were going to be a few more activities to keep my 2yr old busy. He's in swim lessons every week with a cloth swim diaper that holds in any poo if by chance we missed that he was going, but we were told he was not allowed in ANY of the pools unless he was fully potty trained. I thought there would be different art activities and things that he'd be able to ...
on embarkation we were sent to the windjammer until our luggage arrived on board. we ordrerd a wine and a beer which was suppoesed to be free as that was part of the booking arrangements. we were charged around $25.00 and had to ask the waiter why that was. he said our seapasses did not indicate free beer and wine package and told us to go to guest services. we knew how busy gs is at the start ...
Let me preface by saying that we go on cruises every year, the last 6 with our two small girls aged 4 and 6. First time with Royal Caribbean and the last. First the good. The ship itself (the main areas ie promenade) is very nice and quasi clean. They have a rock climbing wall and simulated surfing. Some of the nightly shows were good to very good (6 to 7.5/10). That’s about all the good things ...
This was our first Royal Caribbean cruise, we mainly go on the less expensive cruise line. This was our fifth cruise overall. This was on Freedom of the Seas. Freedom is a beautiful ship, and we especially loved the Promenade Deck. We've never seen anything like that. The plusses on Freedom over the other line are the size of the ship. It sailed much smoother than any other ship that I've ...
Itinerary: Freedom of the Seas – Western Caribbean (Coco Cay, St. Thomas, St. Maarten)
General: I would NOT recommend Freedom of the Seas, however I have a neutral rating on Royal Caribean overall.
This review contains many positives and negatives about our experience. As I explained to someone, unlike a Ritz or Four Seasons that makes an effort to make sure that 100% of the customers ...
I did my first consecutive cruises with the Christmas and then the New Years cruises on the Freedom of the Seas. The Christmas cruise was wonderful. I missed Captain Tor, but the new Captain did a great job on Christmas day of introducing Santa with droll announcements about an incoming flight and emergency landing on the ship and then Santa with a parade of elves and musicians wandered from the ...
We are frequent cruisers, and our family has done the New Years cruises for 4 years in a row. With some evaluations since last year I did not expect the fine crew we experienced. The ship is in fine shape, yes a little worn, but very clean and totally presentable. The embarkation was amazing. The new entrance was so easy and the greeting was indeed cordial. We had a great time a all ports ...
My family sailed on the holiday cruise, Dec. 27 to Jan 3. We have been on about 10-11 cruises, 3 on Disney, 3 on Celebrity, and the rest on HAL. We had two cabins, one with myself and my father-in-law, and one with my wife Sarah and my sep-daughter.
In addition, there were a total of 28 of us in the group, very close family friends, ranging in age from 4 to over 80.
Never having sailed on ...