Freedom of the Seas - July 2, 2021

[jrapps]

I am not on today's sailing, but for those of you on this forum that are sailing today I wish you all a very safe, healthy, and most of all FUN vacation! I'd been willing to wager that many of us on this forum are quite jealous of you today.

 

For those of you who are able to live blog and share experiences, we will live vicariously through you.

 

Have a great cruise!!!

[BecciBoo]

Hope those who are on her and see this thread will post here and keep it going!

[linga]

Thanks!!  Life is good so far!! 

[Tree_skier]

Just now, linga said:

Thanks!!  Life is good so far!! 

Please keep us updated with pics and info from onboard!!

 

 

[linga]

10 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

Please keep us updated with pics and info from onboard!!

 

 

Ok. So far, us vaccinated folks are wearing purple wristbands.   Solarium pool is vaccinated only.  Main pool is social distanced. A lot of happy people & crew!! Good Caribbean band by pool! 

[Tree_skier]

Just now, linga said:

So far, us vaccinated folks are wearing purple wristbands.

So that settles one debate here on Cruise Critic.  Thanks so much, enjoy every minute.

[jrapps]

6 minutes ago, linga said:

Ok. So far, us vaccinated folks are wearing purple wristbands.   Solarium pool is vaccinated only.  Main pool is social distanced. A lot of happy people & crew!! Good Caribbean band by pool! 

Please keep us posted on any info you can, and have a wonderful trip!

[jrapps]

Hopefully they keep a close eye on Hurricane Elsa...your 3 night cruise might become longer....

[Ozark_Kid]

Linga, thanks for posting.  Looks like it is not crowded at all.  I bet you will love the cruise.  Enjoy!

[smokeybandit]

29 minutes ago, jrapps said:

Hopefully they keep a close eye on Hurricane Elsa...your 3 night cruise might become longer....

Any impact from Elsa likely won't be until the next cruise.

[Majorleague]

Socially distanced pool? Ship not sold out would normally knock the pool population down, but not if chairs are taken away. I guess pool loungers could still be in high demand. 

[linga]

FYI, We have a paper Cruise Compass in our rooms.  
 

buffet was good for lunch , great service! 

[Sea Dog]

Safe travels as I follow along. 

[ReneeFLL]

Thanks for letting us know about the wristbands. Have they said what percentage there is of unvaccinated people?

[Host Jacquelyn]

Have a great cruise! Looking forward to hearing all about it.

[linga]

32 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said:

Thanks for letting us know about the wristbands. Have they said what percentage there is of unvaccinated people?

No. I asked when I boarded , but the person didn’t know. 

[deliver42]

Have a fabulous cruise.

[suzk2275a]

3 hours ago, linga said:

Ok. So far, us vaccinated folks are wearing purple wristbands.   Solarium pool is vaccinated only.  Main pool is social distanced. A lot of happy people & crew!! Good Caribbean band by pool! 

Thanks so much for the update!  Have a wonderful cruise. 

[Russ Lomas]

1 hour ago, linga said:

FYI, We have a paper Cruise Compass in our rooms.  
 

buffet was good for lunch , great service! 

Thanks for sharing.  If possible, could you include a photo of the other pages with the dining hours and activity hours as well?

[baldilocks]

On the Celebrity board, there was an observation that the Celebrity 'tracelet' was not as attractive looking as the Royal 'tacelet'. The Royal one has the anchor logo while the Celebrity one is a big white dot. Picky, picky, picky.

[Thenagers]

1 hour ago, linga said:

No. I asked when I boarded , but the person didn’t know. 

I heard from bloggers right at 1000. That’s about 25 percent?

[Artemis at Sea]

Interested to hear when you are able to access rooms. Were they ready sooner because of protocols? How fast was luggage delivery.

 

Have a wonderful time!!

[Artemis at Sea]

Watching your Sailaway!

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[linga]

2 hours ago, Russ Lomas said:

Thanks for sharing.  If possible, could you include a photo of the other pages with the dining hours and activity hours as well?

 

[linga]

Here we go!