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Our last cruise we loved the guy we had all week. We left him 100 dollars extra the last day.

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Quick question for you. We go on the getaway May 13th. I saw you mentioned you have the internet package. My husband just got a promotion and we didn't plan to get internet but now its kinda a must. If he needed to use google voice to make phone calls from time to time or to text employees which is the best package to get? What are the costs?

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While on freedom of the seas it was kinda bummer. While my oldest son was in the club they have for children we would walk around with our 1 year old at the time. Once he got tired we put him in the eurgo so we could check things out ourselves. I would have loved to check out the casino but we didn't want our son breathing the smoke in nor us. I would love a non smoking cruise if they inforced it.

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Is that through NCL excursion or an outside company ?I was wondering about the jost van dyke

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I'm glad to hear the kids program is good!! I know on royal last year my son begged to go back. My other was still to little of course . I was hoping this go around me and my husband could have some time to explore the ship without the boys a little. Last time we carried our youngest in my eurgo most the trip lol our little guy will be 2 months shy of 4. So he better be potty trained by then lol

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We booked an Eastern cruise for May 13th 2018 on the getaway. I was trying to look around for excursions to get an idea for something fun to do with our two boys. Does anyone have an good ideas for Tortola? We will have a 7 and 3 year old with us. It's so hard finding anything that is little kid friendly. When we went on a western cruise last year we did a couple of all inclusive resorts which where amazing but I can't find anything to really do there or for the Bahamas besides Atlantis which I kinda wanted to stay away from because I'm sure that place would be a mad house. Also we got the free ultimate beverage package for me and my husband and then I picked the package for specialty dining.. what exactly does the specialty dining package cover when it's one of the free things you can add to your cruise deal?

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Thank you guys for the replies!!it's actually the getaway not escape. I guess I read the wrong one. But now we are looking to see which would be better for kids. Eastern or western ? We went on a western cruise but visited Haiti, grand cayman, Jamaica and cozumel. I wouldn't mind going back to where we went in cozumel just looking at the excursions for both. It didn't seem that there where many excursions at the ports for the eastern cruise... the other western ports are different. I wish we could go back to Jamaica lol anyone with kids have any good reconditions? I like all inclusive for at couple ports. Just trying to find kid friendly excursions for eastern seems just about impossible. We also are not picky we don't need a ton of room. I may see if I can find one with a bigger balcony though. We loved ours!

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Hey guys! We've only been on one cruise with Royal last year. Im.looking into booking a cruise for May 13th 2018 cruise on the escape. Looking forward to see if Norwegian maybe a little more kids friendly. When we go we will have a 3 and 7 year old. My question is I'm planning to book it here soon. Last time on royal we had an aft balcony and we loved it. Are the family balconies decent ? Not to sure what to expect. Which rooms are good to look into on the escape ? I know we won't be getting an aft this go around. We don't need anything huge just want to have room to move around in the room and on the balcony. Also trying to find a connecting room for friends.

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When will the may 2018 cruises be up in their website ?

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When they will release cruise options for may of 2018?

Just a note about Labadee: Behind the flea market, there is a building with a fixed-price Artisan's Market. It has some of the same merchandise without the high pressure attitude. That's where we shop. I would rather paid a dollar or two more, and not have to bargain or feel uncomfortable.

That's very good to know! I feel bad for the people of Haiti but those guys where awful along the main strip.

Thanks for posting. Nice review and glad you had a good cruise. The only comment I'll offer in the form of feedback would be to not refer to the vessel as a "boat" - it is definitely a ship! Don't want to upset or offend the Captain....:D

 

Enjoy your next cruise on your next ship..... ;)

Lmao very true, pretty bad I've been correcting my 5 year old all week of that and now I'm doing it 😂

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Here's some.photos from.our trip!

We just spent a week on the Freedom of the seas! This was our first cruise. We visited Haiti,Jamacia, Grand cayman and Cozemel. We got to the port in Cape Canaveral around 1145am last Sunday. Security and check in was a lot smoother and quicker then I expected it to be. Once on board we grabbed lunch and then headed to our room which was ready before 1pm. We where in a superior balcony room at the back of the ship. I was nervous about how small the room would be for us with having a 5 year old and a 1 year old with us which needed the pack n play. The room was the perfect size and we where able to have the pack n play a and the couch bed opened at the same time with ease. We where connected to friends in a suite which worked perfect to allow our children more room to run around.

The staff all around was top notch and wonderful in every way. They definitely know great customer service.

While in Haiti it was rainy but we still where still able to enjoy ourselves. One thing I can say that is a downfall fall is all the people along the shops are very aggressive in trying to sell things to you. They definitely tried to use our boys to get us to buy things. Once at the beach we did have fun. I needed to go back to get a couple shot glasses though and definitely didn't felt comfortable going alone. It's a place I wouldn't care to go back to truthfully.

Next stop was Jamacia. This was my favorite stop of them all. Every Jamaican we came across was amazing! Their attitude and customer service they had was great. We got an all exclusive day at Jewel Runaway Bay. I highly recommend this place. We booked it though an outside company and had a blast. The staff, food,pools and beach where fantastic. They also had great drinks. One thing we loved with having our two boys was they had a swim up bar in one of the pools with a smaller round pool with a Fountain in the middle that was perfect for our almost 2 year.old. kinda gave us a break to sit back in the pool and have a few drinks while watching our little guy play in the smaller pool. Our 5 year old loved going to the bar and ordering his own Virgin drinks. Our taxi driver that we used with our booking was fantastic. He was a funny guy who had is laughing and gave some history.along the way. While stopped at a shop .you husband jokingly got into the driver seat and the man told him he could drive. He took off around the corner and came back with it. But the guy was super chill (I think it was because while we shopped he was smoking a blunt out front. Lol needless to say it was a wonderful day.

Next we went to Grand Cayman.

The wait wasn't to bad to get a boat and head to shore. We had used an outside vender for the excursion here as well that had great reviews. After getting into the shopping area it was a little confusing trying to figure out where to find our taxi guy. We ended up walking out of the secure area and couldn't find our guy. We jenn realized they are an hour behind us and we still had an hour to wait for our taxi guy. After waiting over 2 hours and being told he was almost here we where basically told the company no longer has shuttles and we needed to cancel our reservations and find another way. Made the begining very frustrating and hard with our two boys and our friends son we took for the day. Right outside the secure area they had people doing tours for 20 bucks a person. After that it was smooth sailing, we visited Hell, turtle farm, and a store with rum cake. It was a blast! The kids really enjoyed the turtle farm. Getting back on the ship was a little bit of a wait but for as long as the line was it went fast!

Next was Cozemel! Once again we had an all exclusive day at Mr. Sanchos. The pools, food and beach was nice. I still enjoyed Jamacias all.exclusive day more. The staff was wonderful though and the food was pretty good! The beach wasn't as kid friendly though. It kinda dropped off fast so we spent most our time around the pool. My husband was able to lay down with our 1 year old in the hammock to get him to nap. That was nice to have there! Another cool thing was the swings at the pool bar. My 5 year old loved that! Taxi's where easy to grab and they had a ton of shops. People in the shops where not pushy at all. The getting on and off at this port was very smooth and easy.

The boat itself was never crazy crowded. I mean at certain times the elevators would be a little hard to grab but over all the boat didn't seem as crowded as I had expected. One thing I would definitely say needs to change is the area for babies to swim. Our almost 2 year old loves Water and on Sea days it was very frustrating dealing with him wanting to play in the splash area. It was very colorful and the little area they give to smaller children who are not yet potty trained is a bit rediculous. There's no color or anything for them to do. The area is like half the size of our room they are aloud to play in. My husband enjoyed the rock climbing wall and the flow ridder. We took the kids to do mini golf a few times and of course they enjoyed that. It was never a crowded area on the ship. We went to the quest game and it was great! Definitely worth going to! The food in the diving room and windjammer was pretty good, not the best but nothing I would complain about. The kids club was great, our oldest loved it and begged us to go. Lots of great activities for them to do! Over all we had an amazing time and will definitely use Royal Caribbean again next time! Wait a couple years for when our son is potty trained!

One more day 😍

4 more days!!

Yeah I think we've decided to leave at 11. Takes about 45 min to get there

Yeah sorry, I'm at work and with typing fast my auto correct trys to replace words before I'm done typing them. Yes I was meaning suites. Thank you for the answers!

We leave on freedom of the seas next Sunday. There are 13 of us going. Some with suits some with others. We are driving over from.orlando where we live. What's a good time to get there to be able to get on board. I wasn't 100% of a time to leave our house to get out there

Can't wait to hear more!

Can't wait to see your review !

Fireball mixed with angry orchard (angry balls) is pretty awesome!