Cabin 1104 · Freedom of the Seas

Cabin 1104 is a Junior Suite (category J3/J4) on Freedom of the Seas, 299 square feet plus a private balcony of 65 square feet. Two twin beds convert to a Royal King. There is a double sofa bed. It sleeps up to 3. The bathroom has a tub.

Cabin 1104 is a Junior Suite on Deck 11 of Freedom of the Seas, far forward. You are at the top of the passenger decks, so the pools and the open air are just up the stairs, and you feel the ship move more than anyone below you. You are well out towards the end of the hull, which is where pitching is felt hardest. Right up in the bow, a head sea can send a shudder through the hull that midship guests never feel at all. We score it 5 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 4 cabins along the corridor to Vitality at Sea Fitness Center. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. The gym, forward on deck 11 with floor to ceiling windows over the bow. Life Fitness cardio, dumbbells up to 100lb, kettlebells, rowers and an open floor for mat work, with sauna and steam in each changing room. Worth knowing: opens around 6am, and dropped dumbbells are the complaint from the forward deck 10 cabins underneath. Treadmill drumming is constant but far quieter than the weights. Quiet scores 4 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about it scores 9 out of 10, so almost everything is a short walk.

Counting from the bow, it is the 6th cabin position of 8 along Deck 11. That puts you right at the aft end of the run, where the corridor stops and the footfall dies away. Deck 11 also has Whirlpools, Sports Pool, Main Pool and Whirlpool on it. There are 8 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is short and rarely busy.

A Junior Suite gives you 299 square feet. The balcony adds another 65 on top of that. At suite level you are buying more than square feet. Suites almost always carry priority boarding and priority disembarkation, and the higher grades on most lines add a restaurant, a lounge or a sun deck of their own. Junior and entry level suites often get none of that, so it is worth checking what this particular grade includes rather than assuming the whole list comes with the word.

There is a loyalty argument for this room as well as a comfort one. Crown and Anchor counts a suite night as two cruise points against one for a standard room, so the same week aboard moves you up the tiers twice as fast. Book it solo at the double occupancy fare and it counts three a night. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

Against the rest of the ship it is noisier than three quarters of the 1,963 cabins on board and better placed for getting around than 96 per cent of them. It suits families running back to the cabin several times a day. It is a poor fit for anyone who wakes when a door closes.

Scored by Cruise Ship Wiki using model v1.8, from the position of this cabin relative to every public space on the ship. Each part is out of 10.