We sailed on the Freedom of the Seas for our Honeymoon. It was our first cruise and we booked it via our local travel agency. We found the RC Web site and Honeymoon registry to be easy to use and navigate and both were very helpful in our planning.

We arrived at MCO about 10 am the day of our sailing and the RC transfer folks (we had pre-purchased transfers)were waiting in baggage claim for us. We were quickly brought to the transfer desk and assigned a number. We waited in a comfortable lounge area for about 20 minutes before our number was called and we boarded a very comfortable bus to Port Canaveral. 45 minutes later we were at the cruise terminal and we were on the ship shortly after noon! The check in process was efficient and everyone most friendly and helpful. We took some time to explore the ship and I had a pina colada in hand 15 minutes after boarding! We had lunch in the Windjammer Cafe and were able to get to our stateroom at about 1:30 pm. We enjoyed the sailaway experience from our balcony with some champagne and cheese and fruit that was gifted to us and waiting in our stateroom on our arrival! We could hear the party on the pool deck and it sounded like tons of fun.

Stateroom: We chose a balcony room on the 9th level, center of the ship. It was more spacious than we imagined. The bed was very comfortable and the closet large and hangers were provided. The in room safe was small but sufficient for our needs. The bathroom is of course small, and the shower sort of space capsule in nature but the water pressure was amazing and we had no complaints. Our stateroom service was fantastic and we loved our towel animals! We arrived back to the room after dinner the first night to a trail of rose petals and two swan towels making a heart on the bed covered with rose petals(a gifted romance package), champagne and chocolate covered strawberries. Read more