Ok I waited for over 15 months to go on this beautiful ship and it was well worth the wait. I am an avid cruiser of RCI and I have to say that I new the ship inside and out before I even got onboard. It is extremely similar to the Voyager Class just a tad bit bigger and has a couple new things that the voyager class does not. So here goes my review. I hope it helps people that are getting ready to go on the Freedom.
Embarkation - This process went extremely smooth. From the time we got out of the shuttle to when we actually got onboard was 30 minutes. We arrived at the pier at 12:00pm and were onboard at 12:30 pm. We couldn't go to our stateroom, yet but by the time you get up to the Windjammer and eat it was already 1:00pm.
One thing about embarkation is don't listen to the porters about tipping them. They all tell you that if you tip well they will personally take your luggage onboard and make sure it gets to your room quickly. I saw a lot of people out of a lot of money by these lies. The porters are not even allowed on the ship, so this is a scam that is being done at the port by this outsourced company. Other than that, make sure and do the Set Sail Pass. It really speeds things up. I had a whole group and they all got on very fast.