This trip was a company trip with family. I booked 4 cabins and received a good price with it being last minute. I will attempt to keep this brief. The staff on this ship seemed overly eager to sell. The poolside waiters made you feel like you were downtown Ochos Rios harassing a sell. You would have a difficult time holding a conversation without being hassled for a bucket of beer. If you purchase a Pepsi card, be ready to be looked at like a cheapo. They don't make tips on this so beware.

The rooms were normal size and comfortable until about 10 p.m. They would turn the air up and the room would be hot. This was a big problem with the 10' seas we were having. The casinos were the lowest payout I have ever seen. You don't expect to win in any cruise casino due to no regulations. However, it was so bad that $100 would take about 5-10 minutes. This particular cruise seemed to be a nickle and dime cruise. Maybe Freestyle obviously isn't for me. The eating arrangements were nice considering you had many choices. However, we found out pretty quick that the upgrade restaurants that required a fee were hands down better than the normal dining or the buffet. When you are footing the bill for 8 it can get very expensive to have a good meal. Our group combined spent over $9000 not counting the cruise fee and extra tips. So you can see where an eye roll on a pepsi card may be frustrating.

The Kids camp staff was better than perfect. I was really surprised about this. They really went out of their way. Hats off to the staff in the Kids area. Read more