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This will be our first time on Freedom and our first RCI cruise. We will be in a JS on deck 10.

Anyone care to share something you really love about this ship or some secret place that you love to visit on the ship?

Thanks!:)

The two classes are the same, except for the Flowrider and H2O Zone.

Really? I thought Freedom class was larger?:confused:

I am new to RCCL, so still learning.

I wore sport coat over casual dress shirt, no tie and that seemed to be the norm for guys. We liked Portofino better but there's a lot more variety of steak at Chops.

 

Chops Menu ( from RCI site)

 

Don't drool on the keyboard. ;)

Well, that might be an option to bringing down the whole suit thing.

Thanks :)

PS I drooled. :eek:

Thank you. I read where it was smart casual, with tie and jacket. But collared shirt and dockers would be great.

I will tell my husband NO SUIT!! (No we don't plan on formal nights ;))

Hmmmm. Chops it is!

Tell me, do men wear jacket and tie in this venue? Thanks!

Thanks, for the insight. I've had an outside obstructed view, and even though the lifeboat was right in front of our porthole, it was still okay. I did book this as a 2C, and yes, the layout I also saw refers to it as a 1A. (Even though still not quite sure what the categories mean.) I'll be looking straight ahead at the horizon and the water, so not worrying what's below me. The TA said that sometimes the deck layout changes. Anyway, no worries, just happy to be on ship, and to have the "hump" cabin everyone always talks about.

I have no doubt that you will enjoy this cabin!:)

I'm booked in 6240, without even realizing it's a Hump Cabin. I'm psyched!

We had this cabin on Equinox. The balcony is bigger, bed was next to the balcony (loved that). But this cabin does have an obstructed view. The smaller life boats are just below the balcony. You can see it while sitting out there, but not from the bed. If that makes sense. I really loved the fact that the midship elevators were so close. Very convenient.:)

When we booked this cabin (in October for a Nov cruise) it was listed as a 1A. But when we saw it, it was clearly obstructed. I went to the hotel desk to discuss the problem. The woman there actually told me that I was wrong and had booked a 2C. (What ever happened to 'the customer is always right?') After we 'discussed' what I had booked, she realized that I was right (after I suggested she look it up on the website). I had left the desk (tired of being told that I booked a 2C), and she called our cabin to apologize. She mentioned doing something for us financially. I told her I really wanted to see the website changed, not any compensation. They gave us $200 shipboard credit.

As I was writing this, I went to the website. They still have this cabin listed as a 1A :mad:.

So, if you booked this as a 1A, you may get a discount.

Will Doug Cameron be a performer often? He was great.

My very first cruise was Britainis in circa 1980. My fondest memory was going through the Buzzards Bay Canal past all the summer 'camps' and waving to the vacationers. My worst memory was the cabin. Bunk beds, tiny port hole and community bathroom.

Funny that I came to appreciate Celebrity as a more-grown up!

I personally LOVED my C1 hump cabin #1243 - about triple the size of a standard balcony - it was HUGE!!!!! Literally the largest non-suite balcony on the ship! The balcony was great for hosting cocktail parties - we had 25+ people out there one day! Being on the aft part of the hump there was virtually no wind issue to deal with. We got sun when we wanted it, and shade if desired as well. Due to balcony depth there were no privacy issues related to the angled shape.

 

There are 58 +/- cabins with the same size balcony we had - they are:

 

Resort Deck: 2105, 2109, 2106, 2110

Penthouse Deck: 1547, 1552, 1601, 1605, 1606, 1610

Sky Deck: 1075, 1044, 1231, 1243, 1247, 1108, 1120, 1124

Panorama Deck: 9155, 9192, 9209, 9215, 9237, 9241, 9266, 9270, 9292, 9296

Vista Deck: 8199, 8162, 8255, 8259, 8281, 8285, 8228, 8232, 8254, 8258

Sunrise Deck: 7159, 7206, 7215, 7219, 7241, 7245, 7260, 7264, 7286, 7290

Continental Deck: 6155, 6156, 6209, 6215, 6237, 6241, 6210, 6214, 6236, 6240

 

Most of these are on the hump, but some are forward where the ship starts to indent. The rooms run the range from Category 2C, 1A, C1, or AQ (with the exception of 6209/6210 which are categorized as 07 Obstucted Balcony - great balcony at a small price!). There are also many cabins adjacent to the ones I listed that also have oversized balconies that are about double the size of normal ones, but I would go for the triple sized ones first :D

 

Hope this helps!

Scott

 

P.S. - I'd also tend to choose the ones that angle to the aft over the ones that angle towards the bow as the forward facing ones could tend to get windy .....

Ooooohhhhh - I was unaware that this issue had not been fixed! Yes according to that post the "best" angled/hump balconies on VISTA deck would actually be:

 

Vista Deck: 8197, 8160, 8253, 8257, 8226, 8230, 8279, 8283, 8252, 8262

 

That'll teach me for trusting the supposedly updated deckplans!

Wow, great job, thanks!:)