Spike2000 Posted May 8, 2019 #1 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Good morning, Leaving soon on the Freedom. My wife read that the MDR opens at 8am for breakfast...is this correct? We typically have always enjoyed an early breakfast in the MDR instead of dealing with the buffet. Maybe I have a failing memory...but did the MDR's used to open earlier? 8 am seems like a late start to the day and we may unfortunately have to deal with the craziness of buffet breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 8, 2019 #2 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Compass scans in this thread: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2626568-freedom-of-the-seas-review-16-1132019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gworkingmom Posted May 8, 2019 #3 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Recently on Freedom. Yes 8 am was the normal start time. And yes, that meant that some days we had to do Windjammer for breakfast. My review below with link to compasses from the 4-21 cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellymccrea Posted May 8, 2019 #4 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I noticed this too when looking at old compasses. I'll be on a very port intensive cruise on Freedom in June, and we get to most ports at 8:00. I was hoping to be able to eat breakfast in the MDR, but if I want to get an early start into port or I have tours I have to meet up for, I guess I'd better deal with the Windjammer. Boo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 8, 2019 #5 Share Posted May 8, 2019 1 minute ago, kellymccrea said: I noticed this too when looking at old compasses. I'll be on a very port intensive cruise on Freedom in June, and we get to most ports at 8:00. I was hoping to be able to eat breakfast in the MDR, but if I want to get an early start into port or I have tours I have to meet up for, I guess I'd better deal with the Windjammer. Boo. If you can live with continental breakfast, room service is available early, no extra charge. There are a few hot items included in the "free" continental room service breakfast, like oatmeal, grits, toast, coffee, hot tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellymccrea Posted May 8, 2019 #6 Share Posted May 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Host Clarea said: If you can live with continental breakfast, room service is available early, no extra charge. There are a few hot items included in the "free" continental room service breakfast, like oatmeal, grits, toast, coffee, hot tea. Yeah, I thought about that, too. I could live with that for a couple days. I kind of wanted to take advantage of a better breakfast since I won't be able to have lunch on the ship often due to our plans in the ports. Oh well-no biggie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibonexheadi Posted May 8, 2019 #7 Share Posted May 8, 2019 8 am is late, you would think they would start at 6 or so. as a side note, how is the selection of cocktails for breakfast? anything good? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 8, 2019 #8 Share Posted May 8, 2019 17 minutes ago, kellymccrea said: Yeah, I thought about that, too. I could live with that for a couple days. I kind of wanted to take advantage of a better breakfast since I won't be able to have lunch on the ship often due to our plans in the ports. Oh well-no biggie! Well, you can do the $8 room service option. The cost is per order, so you can order as much as you want for that price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted May 8, 2019 #9 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Your on vacation 8 is not late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted May 8, 2019 #10 Share Posted May 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Spike2000 said: Good morning, Leaving soon on the Freedom. My wife read that the MDR opens at 8am for breakfast...is this correct? We typically have always enjoyed an early breakfast in the MDR instead of dealing with the buffet. Maybe I have a failing memory...but did the MDR's used to open earlier? 8 am seems like a late start to the day and we may unfortunately have to deal with the craziness of buffet breakfast. 8 AM for the MDR and 7 AM for the WJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Lomas Posted May 9, 2019 #11 Share Posted May 9, 2019 We were on the Freedom in March. I too was hoping the MDR would be open earlier for breakfast since I like to be on the flowrider when it opens at 9am on the Freedom. I still managed to get in there at 8 am a few times to eat and was out by 8:45 am. They set up a buffet in the middle of the dining room that has 90% of the same menu items you can order off the menu. Very easy to do and get out quickly (basically get everything except eggs benny). If you hope to be off the ship at 8am in port, it is not doable, which we were frustrated by, but if you want to get off a bit later, it was much less chaotic than the Windjammer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike2000 Posted May 9, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted May 9, 2019 23 hours ago, George C said: Your on vacation 8 is not late It is when you have 3 kids and plan on an active vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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