We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Cocoa Beach and participated in the parking voucher program with the port parking. A good way to get a reduced rate on port parking. See website for more details...
Great cruise!!! This was our third time on the Freedom of the Seas and it has become our favorite ship in the RCCL fleet. We had a great time even with the cool weather and rough seas. Captain Holmes did a great job keeping the passengers comfortable and well informed about the weather.
Service in the dinning room (Clevin and Noelise) was excellent. I did not give high marks for the quality of the main dinning room food on our last two cruises with RCCL, but on this cruise the food in the dinning room and Chops exceeded our expectations. We really enjoyed having dinner every evening with our table mates from Indiana.
Our cabin overlooked the Promenade and was clean and well maintained. Cabin service (Shenana) was outstanding.
The new terminal is impressive and the embarkation was well organized and efficient. We had dinner the night before at Fish Lips at the port. The fish was excellent and watching the cruise ships leave was a bonus...
We enjoyed a nice day at the beach.
We elected to stay in the port area and check out the shops within the port area.
We really enjoyed visiting Grand Cayman and hiking around town. The vendors are low key and are not aggressive.
We have been coming to Cozumel for 30 years and the island has changed a great deal over the years. We really enjoy shopping and talking with all the vendors in Cozumel.