Freedom 2/4/17 8-Night Review

[dream2cruise]

Day 6 - St. Kitts

 

We booked a private food walking tour with Laura. Laurna met us at the meeting point on time. Another couple was supposed to join us but there was some confusion regarding time as they arrived an hour early. After trying to find, call and text them for about 15 minutes, we went on our way.

 

The first part of the walk was the longest but totally worth the splendid views when we arrived at Palm Court.

 

 

Johnny Cakes, Salt Fish and Salad with Honey Dijon Dressing

 

The second stop was at Excelsior where we had our choice of soft drinks including Sorrel, Ginger Beer and Ting. The "tasting" was Roti wrap (chicken and potatoes in yellow curry) with a salad.

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Exhaustion is kicking in so I'll continue the walking food tour tomorrow night.

 

 

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[boat guy]

Thanks for sharing, we have 18 in our party celebrating our 50th anniversary we love the Freedom

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

We will be on FOS on March 4th. Can't wait to read your review

 

 

I hope that what I share is helpful and enjoyable.

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

We are sailing this itinerary next month. Looking forward to your review!

 

 

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Enjoy your cruise next month. We had a great time in this trip.

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

I will be anxiously following!

 

 

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I hope you enjoy this review and that it helps you with your next cruise.

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Awesome - we'll be on the next one leaving Saturday. We can't wait!! :-)

 

 

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Enjoy!! I wish could go back as it has been a challenging work week after our cruise.

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

I am on the next 8 nighter :) Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

 

 

 

I think you had a substitute CD because all of the regular CD's were in Vegas at a conference :p

 

 

Enjoy your trip. I hope what I've shared gets you a little more excited.

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Thanks for sharing, we have 18 in our party celebrating our 50th anniversary we love the Freedom

 

 

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Congratulations! I wish more of our family could have come with us. It was an amazing trip.

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Enjoying this! Can't wait for our cruise on Freedom on April 1!!!!!!

 

 

Enjoy! We had a great cruise. The staff was very friendly.

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

If you are looking for pictures of the ship, I don't have any to share. With all the great videos on YouTube and other reviews on Cruise Critic, I doubt I could've brought anything new to the table. I did notice that carpet colors are different for the port and starboard stairs both aft and forward on the ship.

 

 

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[Ocean Boy]

Hmmm, I think we did go ahead one hour in SJ, but I don't remember 100%....I'll let you know. I'm not reporting LIVE this time, at least not on here [emoji6]

 

 

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Well, I hope you don't run into any navigation issues as I won't be able to help you out. And at night when you see lights in the distance and gaze in wonder of what they might be, you will be sorry that you didn't take me along... or maybe not.:o

[ckrobyn]

Well, I hope you don't run into any navigation issues as I won't be able to help you out. And at night when you see lights in the distance and gaze in wonder of what they might be, you will be sorry that you didn't take me along... or maybe not.:o

 

 

 

Like I said to Bob, I am always available....

ckrobyn@hotmail.com

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[dream2cruise]

Day 6 - St. Kitts continued

 

After Excelsior, we stopped at St. George's Anglican Church where our friend had a chance to play the 130 year-old pipe organ.

 

 

 

Our next stop was a sweets shop, "Plush", where we had red velvet cupcakes. They were yummy!

 

 

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Day 6 - St. Kitts continued

 

After our tasty cupcakes, we headed over to "The Gallery Cafe" where we had iced lemongrass tea and homemade shortbread cookies. Local artists display their artwork. No pictures to share of the art per restrictions.

 

 

After our sweets, we headed over to a "bonus" stop to enjoy some spicy/sweet grilled pork and chicken from a street vendor named Vernie. If you can't handle spicy, ask for the sweet.

 

 

Our last stop was for Carib beer.

 

This was an amazing tour that I highly recommend. There was plenty of good local food and drink plus site-seeing along the way. Laurna was a great guide.

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Day 6 - St. Kitts continued

 

After all the yummy food on the tour, we scrambled to find a Caribbean Santa shirt for my brother prior to boarding the ship. Although stuffed from lunch, we managed to find some room for dinner in the dining room.

 

 

Seared Beef Carpaccio

 

Chilled Mango and Pineapple Soup

 

Seafood Ceviche

 

New England Clam Chowder

 

Shrimp Gyoza - Delicious!!

 

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Day 6 - St. Kitts continued

 

Pan-seared Filer of Sole

 

Conchiglione Pasta

 

 

Sugar-free Chocolate Coconut Terrine

 

Two-tone Chocolate Praline Finger

 

Warm Chocolate Cake

 

 

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[meredithgirl]

Thank you for this review! This is our first time on RC and I'm surprised to see how many seafood choices are on the evening menu. Since I'm not a seafood eater, I appreciate knowing what my options are. We sail on March 4. Can't wait!

[dream2cruise]

Thank you for this review! This is our first time on RC and I'm surprised to see how many seafood choices are on the evening menu. Since I'm not a seafood eater, I appreciate knowing what my options are. We sail on March 4. Can't wait!

 

 

RC has become our 1st choice but we only have Carnival and Premier for comparison. The cold fruit soups could also serve well as desserts. I've heard that Indian dishes are available as off menu choices but haven't ever asked. There are vegetarian, chicken and meat options available every evening so you should be able to avoid the seafood.

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Day 7 Compass - 2nd Sea Day

 

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Day 7 - 2nd Sea Day

 

My notes and pictures are a little skimpy for the last two days at sea so here's what I recall. The previous night we started heading back to Fort Lauderdale via the route we came to avoid nasty weather so the captain has to get the engineer to increase our speed quite a bit. We didn't stay for the street party last night so we missed some of the fun including a shout out for our anniversary (sorry Ron & Laura). We posted a note on our door that we planned to sleep late and also left phone messages relaying the same to our traveling buddies.

 

We had a Late breakfast in Windjammer followed by a session of Bingo with our friends. Next up was lunch in the dining room, but my memory is a little foggy. I know we put some food in our tummies in preparation for a Johnny Walker tasting we had signed up for earlier in the week. This is one of those insider freebie tips that you have to know about because it typically isn't promoted anywhere. We attended a free Johnny Walker seminar on Vision at Thanksgiving 2015 so we know to ask now. If you want to try some good whiskey, ask the manager of the General Store if there is a sign up sheet for a Johnny Walker tasting. There were only about a dozen of us for this private event. The General store was closed to everyone else while we had the opportunity to taste the red, black, double black, gold, platinum and blue. The double black was my favorite with a smooth, smoky flavor. The event on the Vision was a bit more extensive but we think there was a sales rep from Johnny Walker holding the tasting seminar that time. Regardless, it was still a great opportunity to try some whiskey!

 

After the whiskey tasting, we hung out with friends and family prior to dinner and the show.

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Day 7 - 2nd Sea Day continued

 

 

Double Duck Consommé

 

Creamed Wild Mushrooms

 

Roasted Peach Soup

 

Duck and Port Wine Terrine

 

Broiled Lobster Tail

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Day 7 - 2nd Sea Day continued

 

Three Cheese Tortelloni

 

 

Baked Alaska

 

Ivory Chocolate Mousse

 

After our delicious dinner, we went to the second production show "Once Upon A Time" which was the debut performance for the new cast. The show was well done with costumes and scenery for various fairy tales told with modern music.

 

 

 

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[dream2cruise]

Day 8 Compass - 3rd Sea Day

 

 

 

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[Agavegirl1]

Loving this review! I will be on the same itinerary March 4th.