Freedom of the Seas Review

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Freedom of the Seas - Western Caribbean

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Freedom of the Seas
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thepeacha
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Aug 2006
Cabin: Superior Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

We are well-travelled couple, on land and at sea, gunning for a year at sea- this marked 68 days for me and probably double that for DH. We flew in two days ahead of time, stayed at the beautiful Mandarin Oriental, and relaxed and shopped in Miami. During peak hurricane season in Aug/ Sept, do fly in at least one day ahead and watch the weather carefully, things can change fast and you sure don't want to miss the ship, especially if its the Freedom!

On Embarkation Sunday, we dropped the rental car in town and took the 5 minute Hertz shuttle to the pier at 12:30pm- no need to go back to airport, take advantage of this! Getting on was swift and painless, if a little warm at times- took about 25 minutes. Can't understand why I have to fill out emergency contact info when it was done online with Set Sail pass but it was the only thing I had to fill out. We were warmly greeted as we boarded and we set about getting spa and dinner things set, then explored the Freedom.

It was really a well-thought out ship, we have not been on RCI since Radiance in Dec 2001 so we found lots of great new touches and fun spots. Promenade was terrific, Sorrentos and SB Coffee and Ben and Jerry's were fantastic for snacks, then we went up to the pool decks and loved the cantilever whirlpool, Solarium, forward decks... good things all over the ship!

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Superior Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

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