Rare mtsublueraider Posted December 17, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Freedom of the Seas – December 21 Sailing – Itinerary Modification December 16 Freedom of the Seas is currently experiencing a small restriction on her top speed. All equipment is fully operational and there is no impact on the maneuverability of the ship or on the safety of our guests and crew. However, it is necessary to make some slight changes to the itinerary for Freedom of the Seas’ December 21, 2014 sailing. All scheduled ports on the itinerary – Labadee, Puerto Rico, and St. Maarten – will remain, with adjustments made to the time spent in port. The revised itinerary will be: DAY PORT ARRIVAL DEPARTURE Sunday Port Canaveral 4:30 p.m. Monday At sea Tuesday Labadee, Haiti 10:15 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Wednesday San Juan, Puerto Rico 2:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Thursday Philipsburg, St. Maarten 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Friday At sea Saturday At sea Sunday Port Canaveral, Florida 7:15 a.m. As a gesture of goodwill, and to thank our guests for their understanding, Royal Caribbean International will provide each stateroom with an onboard credit. A letter with the credit amount will be delivered to guests stateroom. We apologize to guests for this development and the impact on the scheduled itinerary. Our shipboard team looks forward to welcoming guests onboard Freedom of the Seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann262 Posted December 17, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 17, 2014 At least they are giving you a credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mtsublueraider Posted December 17, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Yeah, the credit is nice for those on board but it sure seems Freedom is limping to the dry-dock finish line! We are leaving on Serenade on Saturday but considered doing freedom again. WE LOVE THAT SHIP and can't wait to see what it's like after the refurb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted December 17, 2014 #4 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for posting that. We are on that sailing. I just saw it on the home page of the RCL website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted December 17, 2014 #5 Share Posted December 17, 2014 It is nice they are updating future sailings. Might want to take an extra change of clothes and some extra personal hygeine items in case it becomes a (Carnival like cruise)------Just kidding. Would not wish a bad sailing on anyone, but gotta be prepared. Sea Ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted December 17, 2014 #6 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for that posting. We are on the Dec 28 sailing and watching for our itinerary changes. We know they are likely. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake16 Posted December 17, 2014 #7 Share Posted December 17, 2014 What were the original port times? I'm on the December 28 cruise. Trying to estimate our port times for our Western route...figure port times might be similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted December 17, 2014 #8 Share Posted December 17, 2014 What were the original port times? I'm on the December 28 cruise. Trying to estimate our port times for our Western route...figure port times might be similar? Labadee 8-4 St Juan 2-9 St Martin 8- 5 Original arrival back in PC was 6am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake16 Posted December 17, 2014 #9 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Labadee 8-4St Juan 2-9 St Martin 8- 5 Original arrival back in PC was 6am Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand and water Posted December 17, 2014 #10 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Wondering why we did Not receive on board credit during our sailing? We missed Cozumel because of medical emergency , but all times in the other ports were shortened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted December 17, 2014 #11 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks! It I did my math right we are missing 7 3/4 hours port time and getting back an hour or so later to PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxyB Posted December 17, 2014 #12 Share Posted December 17, 2014 That's great you guys are receiving OBC-please update us with the amount received? I was on the 12/7 sailing and we received zilch. Perhaps it is because your sailing was a lot more money than ours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90dad Posted December 17, 2014 #13 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Wondering why we did Not receive on board credit during our sailing? We missed Cozumel because of medical emergency , but all times in the other ports were shortened we were on that cruise, and we got a port fee credit for each person in our stateroom for missing cozumel. I don't expect any reimbursement, for I agree with the decision to save the life of a child. That cannot be replaced. It was still a great cruise vacation. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestaclaud Posted December 17, 2014 #14 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thank you so much for posting this update. Glad to hear you are still hitting all the ports. We cruise on the 28th and I am sure there will be some changes. At least we are prepared for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinness1000 Posted December 17, 2014 #15 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Labadee 8-4St Juan 2-9 St Martin 8- 5 Original arrival back in PC was 6am Am I missing something? The 12/28 sailing is supposed to be western caribbean. Cococay Montego Bay George Town Cozumel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 17, 2014 #16 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Am I missing something? The 12/28 sailing is supposed to be western caribbean.Cococay Montego Bay George Town Cozumel I believe they have only announced changes to the 12/21 sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted December 17, 2014 #17 Share Posted December 17, 2014 It I did my math right we are missing 7 3/4 hours port time and getting back an hour or so later to PC There you go, Royal considers one hour on their ship equal to 7.75 port hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake16 Posted December 17, 2014 #18 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Am I missing something? The 12/28 sailing is supposed to be western caribbean.Cococay Montego Bay George Town Cozumel Yep. That's the schedule! We're on too! I think that we will see some changes to port times as well. The distance to Coco Cay and FROM Cozumel looks like prime areas for change. With tender issues rampant at Coco Cay (allegedly! ;) ) , I am predicting possible miss at Coco Cay and a shorter stay at Cozumel. Just my theory... I call it "Cruise Watch 2014" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted December 17, 2014 #19 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Am I missing something? The 12/28 sailing is supposed to be western caribbean.Cococay Montego Bay George Town Cozumel They haven't gotten that far yet. Probably next Wednesday if they stick to the same time frame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted December 17, 2014 #20 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Labadee 8-4St Juan 2-9 St Martin 8- 5 Original arrival back in PC was 6am Molly, thanks for all the updates. It has been nice discussing our cruises. Looking forward to meeting you onboard one day. Best wishes for a wonderful cruise. Marci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted December 17, 2014 #21 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Molly, thanks for all the updates. It has been nice discussing our cruises. Looking forward to meeting you onboard one day. Best wishes for a wonderful cruise.Marci Thanks Marci- Hope your cruise does not get impacted too much:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sircruisealot Posted December 17, 2014 #22 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Each pax received $15 Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGCFreddie Posted December 17, 2014 #23 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The cruise prior to this one received a $250.00 credit. http://gallery.mjcwebdesign.com/main.php?g2_itemId=8988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted December 18, 2014 #24 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The cruise prior to this one received a $250.00 credit. http://gallery.mjcwebdesign.com/main.php?g2_itemId=8988 The $250 was for Interior and OV. Balcony and Jr. Suite received $450 and the full suites even more. In addition, we received a small refund of port charges and a future cruise credit equal to 25% of the cruise fare paid. This was the FOS sailing on 11/30/14. Looks like Royal got less generous after our sailing. But with the prices paid for the upcoming holiday cruises, I expect to see big OBC given. We loved FOTS and hope to sail her again, post-drydock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoppergirl10 Posted December 18, 2014 #25 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Each pax received $15 Sent from my iPhone using Forums $15 for each passenger on the Dec 21 sailing? Is that confirmed, I haven't received any notification yet. I was hoping for more than $15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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