My husband and I sailed on the Nov 11 2006 sailing of Freedom of the Seas -- this was a 30th anniversary trip. We have cruised twice before.

We booked directly through Royal Caribbean - I would not do so again. I did not think that the sales personnel were particularly motivated to help, or even to return phone calls. It made me nervous to realize that they did not seem to have much interest in providing good service. I will definitely use a travel agent next time. Because we were persistent and good record keepers, all went well in the end.

Because of time limitations we did not fly in the night before, but rather took the red-eye from California. I cheered myself up by knowing that once we got on board, I would have a lovely long afternoon nap on our balcony. Read more