My Mother, Brother and I sailed September 23-30 on RCCL's Freedom of the Seas to Eastern Caribbean. It was our 4th RCCL cruise (we've also been on the Golden Princess to Alaska and the Carnival Glory), and as usual, we had the best time on RC.

Embarkation through Miami was a breeze. We live 4 hours away, so we spent the night in West Palm Beach to avoid the haul to Miami on Sunday morning. The parking garage at the Port of Miami is well marked and easy to get around, and we were out of the car and on the ship in about 20 minutes.

In spite of its grandeur size, we didn't have any problem at all in finding our way around the ship. We have been on Mariner of the Seas twice before, and Freedom's layout is almost the same. We found the ship to be clean and the staff to be helpful and courteous. Our cabin was spacious and accommodating....although it did get a bit crowded at night with the sofa pulled out into a bed. Jimmy, our cabin boy, kept the room in tiptop shape all week. Although we rarely ever saw him, the evidence of his performance in our cabin was quite obvious. He constantly kept the towels changed and the trash cans empty. We got much use out of our balcony - especially with going in and out of each port. It sure beats standing in crowds up on the pool deck!! Read more