We chose this cruise number one because it fit the dates we had off for vacation. The port closest to home is Galveston and there were 4 different ships leaving during our time frame. The Freedom had the itinerary we most wanted to try - Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. We sailed on the Freedom last year to the Bahamas and loved the ship, so we knew we'd have another great cruise and couldn't go wrong. The staff treated us well last cruise with a few exceptions, but this time there were no exceptions, the staff was better than ever and we have no complaints.

The ports were great and on the ship there was always plenty to do. The food can be hit or miss, but there is always something we can find that we like and if we don't we'll just get something else. I do wish the buffet would be open later, that would be awesome.