Just returned from the 6/1 through 6/8 sailing on Freedom of the Seas. Started with a stay in Miami at the Hyatt Regency on the night prior to sailing. The Hyatt was a nice place to stay and very close to the cruise terminals. Embarkation was very smooth. Our driver picked us up at the hotel at 12:00 noon and off we went to the terminal. We gave our luggage to the porters, went up the escalator and through security and then to the Platinum/Platinum+ check in line. We immediately were at the counter and were given our sea passes and off we went to get on the ship. We were up in the Wind Jammer eating lunch by 12:35. After lunch, we went to check out our room - a Deluxe Ocean View Balcony Room on Deck 6. The room and location were fine and comparable to the other balcony rooms on other RCCL ships we had been on. We toured around the ship for a while, went back to the room to unpack luggage and attended the muster drill - and then set sail.

Ports: San Juan Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Martin/Maarten

Sea days were very enjoyable - we were not traveling with kids so it was nice to find that there was an outside pool specifically designed to entertain kids and most, if not all kids were at this particular pool. We really enjoy being outside, rather than the adult solarium pool area so it was nice that this really left the main pool area for adults. Read more