Royal Caribbean Cruise Reviews

Booked this cruise for my three children for spring break 2023. Freedom of the seas ship overall could use an upgrade - this is less noticeable in the common areas but very noticeable in guest rooms. The food was plentiful but average overall. We did have a nice italian dinner one night. Dining rooms were chaotic and our assigned table was not available. Staff in general are trying very hard but ...

Since I usually cruise in off-peak season, inlcluding a similar RC cruise just 2 months ago, it was easy for me to see how every aspect of the cruise was affected by the Spring Break passenger base - loads of college kids and families with children. I imagine these effects would be reduced on longer sailings, so I'll definitely keep that in mind next year. Cabin was clean and in good repair, ...

The ship is huge, which is why we chose it. Food is very good, but not as good as Oasis of the Seas. Promenade deck has shopping and free food, and a Starbucks (!), whoohoo!, but not enough shopping. Imagine going down the same aisle at your local mall over and over again, but the aisle only has two stores (not counting expensive jewelry stores) and a few kiosks. I wished for more on board ...

I understand that RC was trying to cut costs by only having rooms attended to once a day, but on a 5 day cruise, we had our room cleaned 1 time, no towel animals, and we left the magnet on the door every time we left the room. That's bad service. Also, to get pool towels delivered you can scan in and request them. I did that - they never came. The bartenders were awesome, the food was okay, but ...

We cruised on Serenade of the Seas out of Tampa, Florida, on a one week cruise where there were four destinations, all in the Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Coco Cay, Bimini and Nassau. The ship was fully booked as the cruise occurred during spreak break, so there were many families with children. We cruised with our son, daughter in law and three year old grandson. Our cabins were adjacent, ...

Very disappointing cruise in so many ways. After 40+ cruises we have some idea of the norm one should expect and this was a huge letdown and should be an embarrassment for Royal Caribbean (RC). We put the blame on RC for the poor experience. It seems that they have cut back on staff and there were often no workers to help with things that were needed. Phone calls for assistance were not ...

This is a lovely big ship that is very stable for those that may be reluctant to cruise due to the fear of sea sickness. This was our first Australian cruise having cruised only once before to Alaska from Vancouver. We departed from Brisbane for a 4 night cruise to Airlie Beach and return. Our ocean view balcony room was lovely and very comfortable. The ship seemed overcrowded as it was difficult ...

This was a 50th anniversary cruise for one set of grandparents. Stops included Nassau and Coco Cay. Three generations of extended family on board. The ship was beautiful and the crew very friendly and helpful. The balcony rooms were very clean and comfortable. Doni, our stateroom attendant was wonderful. Yes, they only service the rooms once a day now, but the room for our kids and grandchildren ...

I go a long way back with this cruise ship, and I still sail annually on this one. From a troubling experience during their second sailing, to a consistent very good one for all my sailings going forward. Checked in at 10AM and didn't board until 10:20AM. Muster station check-in was flawless. When I inquired about getting a personal table, that got resolved without issue since I was a Diamond ...

I chose this cruise because of the timing. My daughter had her college spring break this week and it fit into our schedule nicely for a mother-daughter SB cruise. The itinerary was pretty light (only two stops in Key West and Labadee and two days at sea) but it ended up being great. The ship was older and shows its age in the rooms and some common areas but is well maintained and clean. We had a ...