Freedom of the Seas Review
Terre
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
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Sail Date: Sep 2016
Cabin: Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony
Freedom of the Seas
September 4—11, 2016
Category E2, Deluxe Ocean View State Room with Hump Balcony
Cabin Review
Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony
Cabin E2
We had the ocean view cabin with the hump balcony. With beds pushed together, we had a king bed. I had asked for the foam mattress topper and that made it more comfortable. We had a love seat, coffee table, and desk/vanity with TV. There are plenty of very small shelves inside the mirror behind doors on each side of the mirror, plenty of drawers for things and a small shelf over the TV.
The closet has four or five shelves for more clothes, etc., and there are plenty of hangers for your clothes. Our smaller suitcase fit under the bed, but the large one wouldn’t fit. There wasn’t room for it in the closet, but there is a space between the bed and the sliding door to the balcony that was the perfect place to hide it and it fit perfectly! The safe is also inside the closet and you will need to program in a four digit number to lock it and unlock it.
The lighting over the desk/vanity is very bright, as well as the lighting in the bathroom.
We used our balcony some, but not a lot, mostly at night. Now for the bathroom…what can I say? Those of you who have sailed the Freedom know how tiny the showers are. I actually showered with one door open because I was too claustrophobic with both doors closed.
Port Reviews
Port Canaveral (Orlando)
Port Canaveral is very nice. Plenty of things do, but we just drove into the terminal and watched people fish and the Carnival ships leave out.
Cozumel
We decided to go to Mr. Sancho’s. We have gone to Nachi Cocum many times, so we decided to try something different. Mr. Sancho’s is nice and for $55 per person, you get all you can eat and drink for the day. It also has an ala cart side, but I don’t know the price for that. We enjoyed the all inclusive side, which also included a buffet with tacos, wings, and more. All the food I had was good. From the menu I had chicken fajitas and guacamole and chips. I got tacos from the buffet and I liked them. Remember that the prices on the menu are for the ala cart people. If you purchase the all inclusive, the food is included.
Mr. Sancho’s is newer, laid out well with lots of chairs on the beach front and both pools are nice. It has an open air massage that stayed busy. There are canoes that you can use included in the all inclusive price, and ones you can rent if you choose the ala cart price. The pool for all inclusive guests is very nice and we enjoyed the swim-up bar. The pool has tables and seats all around it in the water which is nice. Our bartender at the swim-up bar was Andres and he kept our drinks flowing. Before you finished one, he had another sitting on the bar. Our waiter for the day was Gabby and he was very busy. He had the whole section we were in; however, most people who stayed in the pool ordered drinks from the swim-up bar.
Please don’t forget to tip; your $55 does not include tips. We enjoyed Mr. Sancho’s very much, but it does get quite crowded.
Labadee
I love Labadee. Here we spent the day lounging around watching people, the water, and whatever else came our way. There is a roller coaster on the top of the mountain and there is also a zip line that comes out over the ocean. They have several cafes spread out over the island and we were in Columbus Cove so our café was the Columbus Cove Café. Lunch consisted of hamburgers, hot dogs, grilled chicken and ribs, French fries, etc. There were also desserts and my favorite strawberry kiwi water.
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