Freedom of the seas aft cabin soot

[dmccadden]

We were on liberty of the seas and our balcony had soot on it every day we were in the 2 bedroom aft cabin.  Does anyone know if the

ie happens on the freedom of the seas.  Our cabin would on deck 6 , last time we were on deck 9.  Thanks for any insight.

 

[Guinness1000]

Only had an aft balcony on HAL and we had soot on the floor of the balcony every morning. Annoying, but other than that we had the best views and the balcony was HUGE. Maybe it's like that on every aft balcony?

[Thorben-Hendrik]

50 minutes ago, dmccadden said:

We were on liberty of the seas and our balcony had soot on it every day we were in the 2 bedroom aft cabin.  Does anyone know if the

ie happens on the freedom of the seas.  Our cabin would on deck 6 , last time we were on deck 9.  Thanks for any insight.

 

Had the same problem on Indy👎

[Ken at the beach]

It can happen on any aft cabin but that does not mean it will.  We have had aft cabins on Liberty and never had an issue.  A lot depends upon the wind conditions.

 

 

[Tim,n,Sue]

We have 2 true aft cabins on the Freedom; once on the 8th deck and the other on the 7th.  Never had a speck of soot on either one of our cruises.  One was a 7 day and the other a 14 or 15 day cruise. 

[JustUs275]

I had read about soot too, but we had none on our 9th deck aft balcony on Freedom. Loved that cabin!

[Tree_skier]

Was on Liberty in Nov. Deck 10 aft cabin and never saw a speck of soot.  It must depend on conditions

[rockmom]

I've had aft cabins on Explorer (deck 10) , Radiance (deck 7) and Enchantment (x2--decks 7 and 8 )and never had an issue.  I think it totally depends on conditions.  Currently have an aft booked on Freedom (deck 9) for a cruise next year and am looking forward to watching the wake again.  I figure if there's soot when I wake up in the morning, the steward will sweep it up/wipe the furniture.  But the views and huge balconies are totally worth the risk of some soot, at least in my opinion.   I am also doing my first NCL cruise this summer on the Pearl and have an Aft Penthouse suite on deck 9, hoping for some great space and views there too.  

Edited January 12, 2019 by rockmom

[bouhunter]

Aft deck 7 Freedom last month.  No soot all week 🙂

 

[George C]

We had a couple of aft including brilliance on deck 10 , corner aft GS no issues with soot at all . 

[setsail]

2 hours ago, dmccadden said:

We were on liberty of the seas and our balcony had soot on it every day we were in the 2 bedroom aft cabin.  Does anyone know if the

ie happens on the freedom of the seas.  Our cabin would on deck 6 , last time we were on deck 9.  Thanks for any insight.

 

Since your cruise has not happened there s no answer. You will find out when you are on the cruise, maybe yes, maybe no. 

[hancogran]

We did a Transatlantic on Jewel in an aft cabin (9660) and never saw a speck of soot on our balcony in the two weeks we were on the ship.  We did find bits of food on our balcony a few times .... likely tossed or blown from the outdoor Windjammer seating area.    Have the same cabin booked for our Scandinavia/Russia cruise in May 2020. 

Edited January 13, 2019 by hancogran

[DanieleBelle]

We had cabin 1700 (deck 10) on Freedom. No soot. Amazing balcony! Even if there were soot it would have been worth it.

[Max and Ruby]

I was on Indy 9th floor aft balcony and I did get soot from time to time. It was annoying,but nothing I couldn’t deal with. Would not stop me from booking another aft. 

[ReneeFLL]

We were in an aft cabin on FOTS last March and didn't have any soot. I know others have, but we were lucky.

Edited January 13, 2019 by ReneeFLL