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Tell me what not to miss of the Freedom of the Seas!

molly5673

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Eng23

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Never been on this ship. Please tell me what not to miss. Tell me the best of everything. Sell me, lol

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All aboard time

Muster Drill

 

Just kidding!!!!! But really you don't want to miss those. :D

 

Well there is a lot to see and do on the Freedom. If you are an active person make sure you check out the Flowrider, rock climbing wall, sports court, ice skating, and the gym.

 

The cantilevered hot tubs in the Solarium are great. They actually hang off the side of the ship and give you a unique view of the ocean. The Royal Promenade is great for people watching, eating pizza at Sorrento's, having some Ben and Jerry's, or a sandwich from Cafe Promenade. Bolero's is a great Latin bar at the end of the Promenade near one of the MDR's with excellent mojito's. If Noel from Jamaica is still bartending there stop in and say hello to him (He makes an awesome mojito!).

If you want to enjoy a drink and a great view check out the Viking Crown Lounge. You can go to the Schooner Bar and enjoy the piano man. There is always the casino where you can give your money away.

There is always somewhere to eat onboard from pizza to steak and room service is free (except for a pesky service charge for any room service after midnight).

You can spend your days getting bronzed up on the open decks. When you need to cool off you can choose from the main pool and the solarium pool. If you feel like a little kid there is the H2O Zone.

Need to really relax? Check out the spa services, get a facial, aromatherapy, a massage, and your nails done.

Do you like to shop? No problems there. Plenty of shops onbaord for jewelery/watches, clothing, booze, and tobacco.

What else would you like to know? :)

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lrn2cruise

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It depends on your activity level, etc. There is so much to do on FOS and you will not make it all, so dont try! Or, I guess you could try :)

 

Anyway, there were many shows we just didnt make because we went on up to bed. We did do the ice show and it is amazing and fun.

 

What I would recommend is do not feel pressure to eat your dinner in MDR unless that is what you want to do. Your waiter will want you to, but do not feel guilty if you dont want.

 

Next cruise we will do MTD or just opt out of MDR. We found that the MDR was too much fuss for us on vacation. The WJ met our needs of being relaxed and eat at our own pace. Not waiting on drinks, bread, etc.

 

We loved room service and it is on your tv in your room. Hubby loved it and would grab the remote and order at night when we got back.

We ordered room service the night before port days. It was easier to eat in our room, get dressed and get off the ship and not worry about WJ bfast.

 

Get your towels the night before the port days up on the pool deck. The lines get bad in the morning if you wait. You will waste time getting off the ship quick.

 

If you are going to Coco Cay, get going early. Be one of the 1st groups off the ship and on the tenders. People sleep in and the line to get on the tender wound all the way up the stairs to like deck 10. Some people never got on.

We got off as soon as the captain said it was a go (around 9am or so?). We got over there and snorkeled and came back when it go too hot for us.

 

If you have kids, they will LOVE the kids group!!!! and the pizza.

 

I hope this helps. Ask any more questions you need

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Lily5083

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we actually just got off Freedom yesterday :) The must-do things I would suggest is try the hot tubs in the solarium, check out the heli-pad at some point, and go to the adult shows (Eg. the quest, battle of the sexes, the love and marriage game show). Also, the 70's dance party one night in the Royal Promenade was great. We were on the fence about going, but it was a lot of fun!!

 

I can't comment about tendering for cococay, as we had to miss that port due to high winds, but getting on/off the ship at regular ports was a breeze, and we never waiting more than 5 minutes.

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What makes the ice show so spectacular?

 

It was unforgettable for my wife and I because the cast fell at least 10 times!. I thought the majority of the show was below amateur and extremely overrated. With that being said, there was one act of the show with a guy and a lady that roll onto the ice in these steel circles and do some pretty cool stuff, but other than that (and the falls) it was boring.

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The chocolate brownies in the Café Promenade are so yummy.

 

The hot tubs in the Solarium and just laying out by the pool in the Solarium is so relaxing.

 

We enjoyed the ice show on our Freedom cruise last fall. Loved Vintages for a glass of wine and the Pub on the promenade as well.

 

Worse part of our trip was the MTD. I did not like the service and missed the traditional seating. We only ended up eating there 2 times.

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