LIVE from the Freedom of the Seas 7/23/21

[rtazz17]

1 hour ago, Hogbay said:

Hi j following from Coffs Harbour Australia, our State boarders are closed and Sydney, Melbourne metro +surrounding suburbs are in lockdown .🙄 it's our winter 37° f to 68°f cold by our standard and buildings do not have furnaces. Any people photos? Ship seems to be like a ghost ship .thanks for putting a time ie trivia at 6. Is your breakfast at 7 or 10.? Thank you for sharing your cruise with us 🙂👏🙋‍♂️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Im hoping there are more people on our cruise on allure in a couple weeks. Im not looking forward to a ghost ship either. I like people watching. Ill be quite bored staring at empty chairs.

[jam19872016]

2 hours ago, CntPAcruiser said:

 

Thank you--that's a darned shame. The facilities on Freedom-class ships (and Voyager-class) were excellent. Are there even locker rooms at all? There aren't on Navigator since they butchered her and put in what I understand is a mess of a fitness room. The ceilings aren't even tall enough in some areas for certain equipment. At least Explorer and Adventure have been temporarily spared by the pandemic delays. Hopefully we'll get to sail on them before they, too, are ruined.

No locker rooms. There are some lockers available to store your stuff right next to the bathrooms to change but no proper locker room. Agree it is a shame.

 

2 hours ago, Hogbay said:

Hi j following from Coffs Harbour Australia, our State boarders are closed and Sydney, Melbourne metro +surrounding suburbs are in lockdown .🙄 it's our winter 37° f to 68°f cold by our standard and buildings do not have furnaces. Any people photos? Ship seems to be like a ghost ship .thanks for putting a time ie trivia at 6. Is your breakfast at 7 or 10.? Thank you for sharing your cruise with us 🙂👏🙋‍♂️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

That sucks. Hope restrictions ease up for you soon. Breakfast runs from 7-11 in windjammer and 7-830 in the dining room. I just go whenever I get up which tends to be late. Tha is for reading along 🙂

 

[jam19872016]

1 hour ago, rtazz17 said:

Im hoping there are more people on our cruise on allure in a couple weeks. Im not looking forward to a ghost ship either. I like people watching. Ill be quite bored staring at empty chairs.

Not a lot of people watching opportunities but it does not feel like a ghost ship I typically try not to photograph people. I'll find a busy spot and grab a shot.

[jam19872016]

Heading to Izumi hibachi for dinner. 

[Hogbay]

What time is it 🙂

[jam19872016]

7:30 lol. Or is that 19:30 for you lol.

[Hogbay]

4 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

7:30 lol. Or is that 19:30 for you lol.

It's Sunday 9:37 am coffs harbour Australia 😁

12 hour clock just fine . Looking forward to photos of Hitachi.thanks 

[brillohead]

On 7/22/2021 at 9:18 AM, Namelocg said:

Following along. Will be on Freedom Nov 15 but first, 3 cruises on Odyssey all casino comps.

I just booked Freedom on Nov 15th today.... my first time back on Freedom in several years, and my first cruise in almost two years.  I can't wait!

[jam19872016]

Yum. Dinner was amazing tonight. I also found a very good drink and may have had three of them. This is called a Japanese strawberry.

 

The chef put in a great show.

 

 

 

 

[jam19872016]

Iui ordered the scallop and lobster which was $15 extra to the dining plan.

 

Italso came with a soup and salad although I did n.v ot order the salad.

 

For dessert I ordered the sesame balls which was also excellent.

 

This was a great meal and a show and well worth the additional upcharge.

[jam19872016]

Trying the casino again. Hoping my luck has changed.

[arste]

You are doing a great job!  I am wondering, is the casino crowded?  I know it is not a full ship but I have a feeling a lot of the passengers are comped by the casino.  Is it hard to find seats at a slot machine?  And is every other seat blocked off?

Arlene

[jam19872016]

No luck still. Moved over to quick hits and still no luck.

 

Trying heat em up which is never good to me but it cant be worse than my luck so far so figured what the heck.

 

 

[jam19872016]

Well that theory didnt work either. Tried hot roll still nothing. Trying one more game then I'm calling it for the night.

[jam19872016]

My luck is absolute garbage. Done playing for the evening. We are going to comedy at 1130. Gonna watch M play for a bit.

[discru]

6 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

So it does seem that you can sit at the bar in the vaccinated only bars just not the bars open to everyone.

Thank you SO MUCH for getting back to all of us with our questions!!  I’m thrilled to hear we can literally sit at the vaccinated bars!!

[jam19872016]

Licking my wounds now. My wounds taste like a bloody mary.

 

There is an art to making a good bloody mary and the guy at playmakers has it down. Hope I can catch him again their are like 3 bartenders working that bar.

[jam19872016]

8 hours ago, lfreda said:

Would you mind looking at the blackjack tables and see at what limit they deal from a shoe?  I hate those machine that they just feed the cards back into.  Also, I assume they still have a live poker table?  Thanks and have a great trip!

I dont see any auto shufflers all hand dealt surprisingly. Min bet is $10.

[jam19872016]

2 hours ago, brillohead said:

I just booked Freedom on Nov 15th today.... my first time back on Freedom in several years, and my first cruise in almost two years.  I can't wait!

Enjoy! It's a great ship.

 

1 hour ago, arste said:

You are doing a great job!  I am wondering, is the casino crowded?  I know it is not a full ship but I have a feeling a lot of the passengers are comped by the casino.  Is it hard to find seats at a slot machine?  And is every other seat blocked off?

Arlene

Its busier than other parts of the ship probably like you said a lot of comps. It is not crowded though. Some of the more popular machines you cannot get to. Play while in coco cay it's dead in here while at the private island.

 

Nothing blocked off in here.

Edited July 25, 2021 by jam19872016

[jam19872016]

27 minutes ago, discru said:

Thank you SO MUCH for getting back to all of us with our questions!!  I’m thrilled to hear we can literally sit at the vaccinated bars!!

You're very welcome. Thanks for reading along.

[jam19872016]

Comedy was good. Back in the casino watching M play and got another bloody mary. Different bartender but still good. Playmakers is the spot for a good bloody mary for sure.

[jam19872016]

M is done playing now we are on her balcony with some late night snacks.

[jam19872016]

Goodnight everyone. I leave you tonight with an elevator selfie.

[Hogbay]

I'm still here is it finished 🙁

[jam19872016]

Good morning everyone. I think I just missed the cutoff for breakfast. No biggie I'll grab something from el loco fresh at 11. 

 

Internet has been really good, I'm not sure why I can't my pictures to load from my host site but it doesn't seem to be voom related like I originally thought.