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Yes you have to keep checking. Mine was sold out until the other day I found it again and grabbed it!
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Thank you so much for your review! I loved all of it! :D
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[SIZE="3"]In St Thomas take the excursion to St John and snorkel at Trunk Bay. Amazing! They also have a snorkel trail there underwater for you to follow. We have done it twice. Google it! Happy snorkeling !![/size]
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Rent a van from Orlando and drop it at the port the next day and they will shuttle you to the ship. Thats what we did. Its a straight shot from Orlando to the port. Im sure they rent large SUVs . SOO much cheaper and you can go where you want the night before the cruise. We used Hertz but I know Budget and I think Avis is there also. Call them :D
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THAT was amazing!! Thanks sooo much!
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I do not get why some people are so obsessed with the lifeboats? In the height of a storm like this, they will never be a an option. Any attempt to get into the water would end ones life. In a lifeboat you would be like an ice cube in a drink shaker, in a life vest you would quickly drown and even if you are a world class swimmer, you would succumb to hypothermia. As for the coast guard or Navy...they are not sending a ship or a helicopter into this storm. I will go further to say if a coast guard cutter happened to be nearby....again there is absolutely nothing they could do until the storm is over. I am an optimistic person but it is illogical to think anything outside of the fact the Anthem and its passengers were on their own.
I AGREE completely and by your sig I see you know what you are talking about:D
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unrest now in Labadee...evacuating all crew and ex pats due to unrest of the native people ..terrible :(
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I see videos out there on Facebook of the social unrest in Haiti and natives
demonstrating at the port of Labadee. Looks like RCCL is evacuating all staff and ex pats. What a shame! http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/haiti-protests-presidential-election-160119032343198.html
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He can still enjoy the cabin alone but he wont get the fare back for the friend
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Nassau...we stay on the ship. Too much pressure from Natives there which doesnt make me feel very safe, plus the crime rate there is out of control!
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St Thomas just so we can get the fery to the beautiful beaches of St John
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omg omg omg
Thats the MOST disturbing video EVER
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Hi
We are going on the freedom of the seas early 2016 and don't yet have transfers back to the airport. We thought we would be able to get an RC coach transfer and just book it during the cruise but I emailed RC to check and they said that because we haven't booked direct with them that we can only book RC transfers via our travel agent (which I imagine will be loads more expensive!)
Also our flight back to the uk isn't until 6pm so we thought we would do the Kennedy space centre trip that takes you to the airport afterwards but now I don't know if we will be able to book this either?! Are there other trips that end at the airport? I don't know whether to just book a taxi from port canaveral to the airport and have done with it! Is there anything to do at port canaveral before going to the airport?! Any suggestions as to what to do would be gratefully received as I'm feeling flummoxed and would like to organise before we go. Many thanks in advance.
You should be able to book the space center excursion right on the website or at the service desk on the ship. Its a great excursion!!
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WEnt to the ice show that evening and it was fabulous. Still amazed how they do that on such a small area while we are moving. Had dinner at Chops and it was fabulous! Next cruise i think I will do them more than once. Cant say enough about the tender steak. ummmm Took in the show even though I cant remember what it was called. I must say I wasnt impressed with any of the shows. One night it was just a guy on Piano dressed in Elton John costumes singing. I think its the same guy from the Schooner lounge that does that. Maybe they ran out of shows? I left after a few songs...boring
Found out from other cruisers the feet and ankles swelling is quite common even though it has never happened to me before on a ship? They say too much salt in the food and even though the water is desalinized there is still quite a bit in there and in the ice. Well i drank enough Johnny Walker on Ice to account for that!! LOL. I researched on here also and found the same answers. My husband said it looked like I was just feet and legs..no ankles! Kankles!! :eek:
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Woke up to room service as this was a sea day. I was wrong in my previous post. Had some bacon and eggs, danishes, juice and mud coffee :eek: Noticed my ankles were so swollen it looked like I had broken them, the left one more than the right. I could not figure out what was going on but my feet also looked a bit like Fred Flintstones!! Sent my DH down to the doc and he came back with a bag to fill with ice to keep my feet up...yea like that is going to happen on a cruise!! LOL Left a note for our room steward for extra ice and sure enough there was a huge bucket delivered to our room. Time to go get a chair. tried to get on the solarium deck but could NEVER get a chair there with all the towel hogs!! They had nice [added loungers on that side but could never get one in the morning. Did use the pool on that side a lot though. WHY are they hogging the chairs near the pool and never even go in???:confused:
Saw the animated 3D movie HOME was playing that day so we went to that. A lot of complaining out loud "This isnt an adult movie!! "Whats this crap" WOW..some people!! If you dont like it then LEAVE!!more soon.....
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Oh a small tip...grab some cookies, milk, fruit or whatever from the windjammer in the morning and put it in your frig so you can have a snack whenever. The pizza joint was ok but kind of like a Dominos :p They did have great panini sandwiches there that I liked and caprese salad which is good :D
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Couldnt believe formal night was this night after Coco Cay. We had 8pm late seating so that helped a lot. Went for a snack at the windjammer to hold us over until 8pm. Had a large table as requested with some pretty interesting table mates. We didnt quite click as they seemed to be the platinum type and were dressed to prove it with jewels and all so I felt a bit out place even though we were quite dressed up by our standards. Waiters were super friendly but I feel the food went down a bit. It was just "ok". The escargot was swimming in oil and butter so you could hardly find them. We had the beef dish which was good but nothing spectacular. I never was offered a cocktail at dinner so just drank water. Saw the show that night but was uninspired and left early. Went to the Schooner bar where the piano player was doing a thing on Jimmy Buffet which was much more fun. Had great bartenders there that did all kinds of magic tricks so they got a few of my dollar coins that night! Hit the late night comedy show which was pretty good and risque ..lol. Tomorrow St Thomas!!
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When I booked our cruise last week I asked. I was told they are usually on sea days.
Thats what I thought but the replies below are correct...2nd and 6th. We were in Coco Cay the second day and it was formal night that night :(
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Well the casino was fun but it won..lol Got up early to watch us pulling into Coco Cay. Never been there before so was excited. We brought our snorkeling gear with us to try it out there. Went to Starbucks for my DH as the ship coffee was like mud. Even though we brought our traveling french vanilla creamer it was still pretty gross. He is a coffee drinker so this was a must. Went to pick up a few bottles of water and was told I can but his beverage package didnt include it! They did give me 2 bottles though because I had no idea his package didnt allow it.:confused: Ready to leave by 8:30 and no line at all..just got on the tender and went. Got off and saw all the neat little shops but wanted to get to our chairs. It was like 95 degrees and NO breeze. Too hot to even shop for me :( Walked to he left a bit and found a few chairs..one in the shade for me. The water was clam and beautiful! A little grassy on the bottom but great. Saw a stingray and a bunch of fish as we brought tiny dog biscuits with us and they swarmed us. Beautiful place..Got my Coco Loco after snorkeling for awhile and went and sat on a bench by the outside little bar.
This is what really bothered me..Noticed an elderly man, an old marine as we later found out, sitting with his wife across form us. He was drinking beer and did look a little wasted. All of a sudden I noticed his wife putting cold rags on his neck and a few other people coming over. He started shaking violently and they laid him on the bench and he was having a seizure. meanwhile I had ran up to the bartenders there and told them to call Medical immediately! 10 min stil nobody!!!! That guy could have died! After about another 5 min and me going up to the bar repeatedly a girl shows up in whites with NO medical equipment! NO blood pressure cuff! Nothing at all! I was shocked! I even remarked to her..why no equipment at all?? She gave me a dirty look and just said "we will take care of this" If he was having a heart attack he would have been dead! They took him away in a sand wheelchair. I could not believe what I just saw! Note to self..Do Not have an emergency on the ships island!! ..Unbelievable!
After that scenario we went and ate at the barbecue. I was really amazed at the amount and variety of the buffet. The ribs are to die for so get lots of those. Kind of worn out after the snorkeling and watching the medical situation so back to the ship early for us.......any questions just ask ;)
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Up to sky bar on deck 11 for sail away and meet my fellow meet and mingle chaps. Put faces to some on line names and met a lot of fun people. Even though our luggage still hadnt come and I was "beadless", I think we were easily recognized by out tattoos :rolleyes: Time to explore a little single malt scotch. Having the drink package I wanted to try a few single malts that I wouldnt usually do if I had to pay for them all, so the bartender at the Bull & Bear pub let me try a variety in shot glasses. Ahhh...feeling better now. Think Im still a Johnnie Walker double black fan :o We had late dinner seating but decided to go to Johnnie Rockets..oh I see a pattern here! LOL The burgers were amazing and loved the onion rings and practically empty in there so had fun with the waiters.
Back to the room..low and behold the luggage had arrived and our sweet stewardess was lugging it in our room for us. YES the rumrunner was in there and I didnt have to go to the naughty room!! Jump all over me if you want but I wanted to make sure I could have a few cocktails in my room without running to the bar for one at a time with my drink package. Think we are going to skip the welcome aboard show so off to the casino we go....;)
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Last time we were on the Freedom was 2008 and she is just as nice now as she was then. The only difference I noticed was the movie screen on the pool deck, more stuff in the kiddie play area and the soda machines which I loved. There is one in the promenade and a few in the Windjammer. Down to our room 6636 which was a balcony room on the hump. Love the hump or bump as some call it because of the larger balcony. The woman next to us said she didnt like hers because it got more wind being stuck out a bit and she could hear the glass rattle a bit?? I never noticed it :confused: 6636 is a great room because it is right above where the pilot jumps on the ship coming into port and jumps off leaving the different islands. They put a little rope ladder down while moving and he jumps on! Its amazing to see. My husband got a few pictures of it.
Room was nice and clean but NO luggage yet. Met our room steward and she was really nice. I asked her to empty the frig which she did and for ice. The ice bucket was always full after that.Muster drill was called and we went to deck 4 outside but no need for the life jackets. It was over quickly so after a stop (or two) at a bar, lol, went looking for luggage. I had my mardi gra beads in them for our meet and mingle get together at sky bar but 3pm and still no luggage. Oh well..off to sky bar for my Johnnie walker. Oh..also our drink cups for soda were in our room so took them with us...later
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Great start Karen! We were on this cruise too, we met you at the meet and mingle sail away get together. It was a great cruise!! I'm looking forward to hearing your review. :D
Hi again! Looks like we picked the right dates! The people that went out after us missed Grand Cayman because of the weather! :eek:
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OK so next morning get up too early as we are so excited. Leave around 9:30 to take the car back. Return the car then wait about 10 minutes for the next shuttle from Budget to the ship. Get there around 10:15 and there is a line. Apparently the doors are not open yet. I thought they opened at 10:30 but they didnt open until 11. Probably about 40 people in front of me who sailed in and checked in. As soon as I got to the counters ALL the computers went down!! The nice agents were trying to tell people in line what the hold up was but as usual there was a lot of bitching going on (like the agents can do anything!) I was prepared for a mob scene..lol. After about 15 min they came up and I was sent to be seated in the gold section. When they called our section you would not have believed how people rushed the line. I almost got knocked over! I was taken back to my days at a Rolling Stones concert! :eek: Got on the ship about noon.
Went to the windjammer to eat as we were famished by then. Dont even remember what we had because we were so hungry. Next time I will take my time and go to breakfast before I embark. Really enjoyed the flavored water they had out in glasses everyday and my husband loved the lemonade. We took our plates out by the pool and enjoyed it. Next to the pool BAR for the drink of the day!! I bought the premium package and my DH the select package as he is a beer drinker. It was already stamped on our seapass card at check in. I asked for the sail away drink without the special cup that cost $3.95. The waiter was so nice he gave my DH one also for free. That deserved a dollar coin!! I bought a roll for $25 of dollar coins at the bank before I left and gave them out when service was super. That waiter never forgot us or our names after that :D Time to walk around take some pics and check on our room...more to come
Carnival Baloney Guaranteed vs Ocean View Guarantee
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For 9 days I would say its worth it. My husband and I love balcony cabins. Like to run out there when coming into port..watch the tenders..have a cocktail..use our binoculars to see the ships at night. I think everyone that says they dont spend much time in their cabin, dont because they dont have a balcony. LOL
Myself, I am not into getting all dressed to go up on deck to look out when I can do it from my room :D