Freedom of the Seas Review

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Freedom of the Seas - January 13, 2013 - Great time!

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aimathy
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jan 2013
Cabin: Promenade Stateroom
Traveled with children

I'm going to start by stating what I think is the obvious. Everyone's expectations and experiences of any particular cruise are different. If you go in with some knowledge and some insight, it's usually hard to be completely disappointed, which is why I love reading reviews on cruisecritic. There are definitely things that can go wrong that will make a trip terrible (difficult clientele, poor management of events, etc), but overall, I think if you read the reviews objectively, you're going to get a fair idea of what type of experience to expect onboard. That being said, we had a wonderful time on Freedom of the Seas and would highly recommend it to anyone!

We have sailed Freedom before, and with the same itinerary, 2 years ago. We loved it then and we loved it this time as well.

Traveling this time around were my parents, myself, my youngest daughter (4), my sister and her husband and their daughter (2). We had a rough start to our trip since our flight (thankfully, we flew the day before the cruise. I very much recommend that!!!!) was delayed 8 hours. If we had flown the day of the cruise, we would've missed the boat. I think that if you fly in for a cruise, it's always a great idea to leave the day before. It's well worth one night in a hotel to be sure you will get on your ship! On top of that, they lost my luggage. It was after 10 PM when we landed and once we found out I had no luggage, we stopped at an all night Walmart to pick up some clothes. That alone was stressful. The Walmart there (by the beach!) had TWO bathing suits. Ack!! It was terrible to think I wouldn't have all my things for the trip. I will put in a RAVE review here for VIP Limo. They picked us up at the airport, and our driver, Marlene couldn't have been more wonderful. She stopped for that loooong Walmart stop (it's supposed to be a quick stop. We did tip her generously, but it was still above and beyond). She was concerned and even called me the next day to check in on what was happening! I would very highly recommend them if you need a car from the airport to Cocoa Beach.

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Promenade Stateroom

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Just what you'd expect. Tiny bathroom and shower stall. Great location. Near library (good meeting spot) and has rooms above and below so it's quiet. Promenade view is not great. View is of the bridge. Can be noisy during events, but not unbearable.

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