Live, Thanksgiving upon the Freedom, 11-22 to 11-29

[Coralc]

Royal Promenade is hopping

 

 

 

 

 

We are enjoying your review! :D What is this? A special effect?

 

It looks really interesting, unless I am interpreting it all wrong.

 

:)

[SherriZ366]

Enjoying your thread. We are on FR in 7 weeks. Our last cruise on her was 8-30-2015 on the same itinerary as you. It was the hottest I've ever experience in the Caribbean. Hope the rain clears up and you get good weather.

[seadog67]

I want to say haha, but that's awful. But she must have good luck already because the size of a pelican poop could have been a LOT worse.:D

 

 

Yeah that was for sure, it was peppered all around her, she was very lucky!

 

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

We are enjoying your review! :D What is this? A special effect?

 

 

 

It looks really interesting, unless I am interpreting it all wrong.

 

 

 

:)

 

 

Thanks glad you are enjoying it!

 

That is the main feature in the Royal Promenade, a women diving into water, and it had lighting changing colors. Video would be better. Let me see if video will upload today.. And unfortunately not

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

Enjoying your thread. We are on FR in 7 weeks. Our last cruise on her was 8-30-2015 on the same itinerary as you. It was the hottest I've ever experience in the Caribbean. Hope the rain clears up and you get good weather.

 

 

Thanks Sherri! It is forecast to improve and be 89 today! We'll take it.

 

Thanks for checking in!

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

Good Morning Cruise Critics, and welcome to day 2 aboard Freedom!

 

Who's up for an early morning stroll on deck 5?

 

 

First up is Galileo's Dining Room aft

 

 

 

This is the My Time Dining area of the main Dinning Rooms which stretch three Decks from 4-6

 

 

The man himself:

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

Lets walk a bit and get some coffee further up the Royal Promenade

 

 

 

Oh here's guest services and the shore-excursion desk just outside Galileo's

 

 

 

 

Shore excursion has a few snorkel items for sale if needed

 

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

A bit further down and what is that I smell? COFFEE!

 

Yep thats right we found Cafe Promenade, on of all places the Promenade, who woulda thunk it :)

 

 

 

Lots of complimentary goodies to be had!

 

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

 

Mission accomplish, coffee!

 

 

Ohh look at the time, first breakfast will be delivered soon we better head back to the cabin! We'll see the rest of deck 5 later in the week..

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

I knew they assigned us the wrong cabin! This is supposed to be ours ;)

 

 

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

Good morning sunshine

 

 

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

Ahhhh love this time of day

 

 

Mmmmm Mmmmm good!

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

Thank you so much for taking the time to post. Have a great cruise aboard the Freedom!

 

 

 

We are cruising aboard the Freedom of the Seas for the holidays. Do you happen to know if the Temperature and Mega4 bands will be onboard through the end of the year? We have heard they are both among the best on Royal Caribbean.

 

 

 

Also, if you happen to notice what activities or meet and greets there are for the 18-21 group, it would be greatly appreciated. We are sailing with our kids and are concerned. Kately RCCL moreso than any other cruise line neglects this age group and often doesn't even have mere meet and greets or Karaoke at night specifically for this age group. Someone recently reported that there was nothing at all for this age group, not even meetups in the Compass at night, and I didn't notice anything in the Day 1 Compass you were kind enough to post.

 

 

 

Have a great week!

 

 

In today's compass (pictures later but low-res makes it hard to read) the only 18-20+ activity they show is a midnight informal singles mixer in the olive and twist lounge

 

 

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

 

Adventure Ocean kids area Portside aft

 

 

 

 

 

Ping pong as well

 

 

 

 

 

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[batt01]

Ahhhh...lovely morning. Starbucks or Illy coffee on FOS?

[seadog67]

Ahhhh...lovely morning. Starbucks or Illy coffee on FOS?

 

 

Starbucks in cafe promenade haven't seen lilly anywhere yet.

 

 

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[Canadian Tyler]

A bit further down and what is that I smell? COFFEE!

 

Yep thats right we found Cafe Promenade, on of all places the Promenade, who woulda thunk it :)

 

 

 

 

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Really enjoying this, thanks!

 

What is the white wall in Cafe Promenade? Looks like construction? Or is it a permanent wall?

 

 

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[seadog67]

Going to the Chapel and I'm gonna get married....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

Really enjoying this, thanks!

 

What is the white wall in Cafe Promenade? Looks like construction? Or is it a permanent wall?

 

 

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Thanks Tyler!

 

That is construction, saw contractors enter and begin working while I sat there

 

 

 

 

 

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[Dett]

In the picture that you posted of Café Promenade, there is a white wall on the left side. Are they building something new in that location? I know that the Britto store used to be on that side. It looks like the café is smaller than it used to be.

 

I see that somebody else posted the same question. What is going in there?

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[seadog67]

In the picture that you posted of Café Promenade, there is a white wall on the left side. Are they building something new in that location? I know that the Britto store used to be on that side. It looks like the café is smaller than it used to be.

 

I see that somebody else posted the same question. What is going in there?

 

 

They are building out something different, not sure what at the moment. My post right above shows the boards blocking it off in more detail.

 

 

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[Dett]

They are building out something different, not sure what at the moment. My post right above shows the boards blocking it off in more detail.

 

 

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Thanks for doing this live review. We will be on Freedom for 3 weeks in January. Maybe it will be finished by then. They recently put a Tiffany's on Oasis or Allure can't remember which. Maybe that is what it is.

[seadog67]

Time for second breakfast in Leonardo's dinning room deck 3 aft:

 

 

 

In addition to a sit-down menu (which I failed to get a pic of) they have a modest buffet as well

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[seadog67]

Thanks for doing this live review. We will be on Freedom for 3 weeks in January. Maybe it will be finished by then. They recently put a Tiffany's on Oasis or Allure can't remember which. Maybe that is what it is.

 

 

Very nice! Three weeks I am officially jealous :) have a great time and if I hear what it is to be I will post.

 

 

Mostly cloudy at the moment but deck 4 promenade is wonderful, love my view:

 

 

 

Going to read and relax for a bit while the ocean passes by.

 

 

 

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