Quick Reviews: Freedom of the Seas, February 2016

This was our second trip on Freedom of the Seas.  The first was when she was brand new, back in 2006.  It would be interesting to see how the ship has held up over the last 10 years.

For this cruise, we decided to go on the cheap and selected an inside cabin.  Having a balcony is nice but when you figure how little time you are actually in the cabin, it's not a necessity.  We still book balcony cabins but we also sprinkle in an occasional inside cabin to save some money.

The highlight of the cruise was that it was, unknown to us, a nerd cruise.  Yes, you heard that right, a nerd cruise.  You can read here to find out more info - JoCo Cruise.  Seeing people dressed up in kilts, fez hats, helmets, etc....on formal night......was just too surreal.  I've never seen so many grown men and women wearing computer and video game related T-shirts in my life.  It was certainly a unique cruise.

Freedom of the Seas (left) docked in St. Maarten.

Hits:

• Sabor Modern Mexican.  As much as we disliked Rita's Cantina on Allure of the Seas, we were unsure about trying Sabor on Freedom.  However, after reading a few positive reviews before our cruise, we decided to give it a try.  That was a great decision.  Sabor is very, very good.  So good we ate there 3 times on this 7 day cruise.

Misses:

•  Cleanliness, particularly in the Windjammer.  On more than one occasion we went to grab something to eat later in the afternoon and were surprised to find food/dirt from breakfast (like cereal) still on the floor and under the tables.  I know the Windjammer is always busy and it's hard for the staff to keep on top of it but I have not seen this on any other ship.

Overall, another enjoyable cruise.  For her age, Freedom has held up nicely.  She may need a bit of freshening up here and there but she's still a great ship.