Bild Em Bigger Posted April 15, 2008 #476 Share Posted April 15, 2008 could someone explain the karaoke bar/studio place for me? is it like the karaoke that occurs on other rc cruises? Just like on the other RCCL cruises just in a dedicated lounge, its a nice little space on the way into studio B :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bild Em Bigger Posted April 15, 2008 #477 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Another video (picture slideshow) :D http://youtube.com/watch?v=RtkJTcm-738 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted April 16, 2008 Author #478 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Well the day has nearly come for the Independence of the Seas to become ours...ok ok Royal Caribbean's :D Tomorrow morning she will be handed over :D yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bild Em Bigger Posted April 16, 2008 #479 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Well the day has nearly come for the Independence of the Seas to become ours...ok ok Royal Caribbean's :D Tomorrow morning she will be handed over :D yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee According to AkerBuilder handover is today 1 day early and she will leave tomorrow 1 day early, not sure if thats correct but he does work at the Yard :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mines Posted April 16, 2008 #480 Share Posted April 16, 2008 A week Monday ID will be in Oslo so we should start to see pics and video, not long now :D Good to hear that everything is on schedule. I will be on her next Tuesday in Oslo so will post pictures then. I am not sure whether she will arrrive Monday evening or not. They will have to take Jewel of the Seas out of the port first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bild Em Bigger Posted April 16, 2008 #481 Share Posted April 16, 2008 She is due in Oslo Monday first thing, had a look at Oslo port on Google Earth and I am sure they can fit more than one ship :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotsman Posted April 16, 2008 #482 Share Posted April 16, 2008 To you cruise critters thought this might interest you http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=48463116.blog&loc=interstitialskip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted April 16, 2008 Author #483 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks George :D The Critters have been in hyper mode since the news yesterday...hey now we are talking about doing a B2B :D Andy :D Originally the ID was meant to be leaving the shipyard on the 18th April but as they finished early then yes she will be leaving the shipyard tomorrow morning. Hey Mines...look after that beautiful ship please :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy86 Posted April 16, 2008 #484 Share Posted April 16, 2008 wOW!!! SPECTACULAR I CAN'T WAIT TILL NOVEMBER...:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkfreeman33 Posted April 17, 2008 #485 Share Posted April 17, 2008 yep....... gonna have to book her for February 2009 when she sails out of Ft. Lauderdale for a couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bild Em Bigger Posted April 17, 2008 #486 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Lots of chat going on about Genesis, what about the handover of Indy, its very sad how Genesis is getting all the headlines at a time when Indy shoud be the biggest news :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted April 17, 2008 Author #487 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The Independence of the Seas leaves the shipyard this morning and I for one want to wish all who sail on her in the future Happy Cruising and Smooth Seas :D :D She's a beauty :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaWtr4me Posted April 17, 2008 #488 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Lots of chat going on about Genesis, what about the handover of Indy, its very sad how Genesis is getting all the headlines at a time when Indy shoud be the biggest news :mad: I have to agree with you on this. While Genesis is a marvelous ship, she is not here yet. Let's let IOS have have her moment in the spotlight now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue (mom of 3 boys!) Posted April 17, 2008 #489 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Can't wait 'till next Feb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great pictures. There will be lots more after she sails next week!!!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmy Posted April 17, 2008 #490 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The Independence of the Seas leaves the shipyard this morning and I for one want to wish all who sail on her in the future Happy Cruising and Smooth Seas :D :D She's a beauty :D :D Ditto here ..:) I am sure she will be as beautiful as her big sisters Freedom and Liberty..Liz have a great cruise on her..come back with lots of details..I have to wait until next April to sail on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bild Em Bigger Posted April 17, 2008 #491 Share Posted April 17, 2008 She is already my favourite of the 3 Freedom ships :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mines Posted April 17, 2008 #492 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Thanks George :D The Critters have been in hyper mode since the news yesterday...hey now we are talking about doing a B2B :D Andy :D Originally the ID was meant to be leaving the shipyard on the 18th April but as they finished early then yes she will be leaving the shipyard tomorrow morning. Hey Mines...look after that beautiful ship please :D Fantastic news that she will be in Oslo on Monday. We cannot board until Tuesday, but if she is there at the same time as Jewel there could be some great photo opportunities. I will post some when I get home on Thursday next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzobsessed Posted April 17, 2008 #493 Share Posted April 17, 2008 new years eve on the indy......what is better than that?:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayrate Posted April 17, 2008 #494 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Good to hear that everything is on schedule. I will be on her next Tuesday in Oslo so will post pictures then. I am not sure whether she will arrrive Monday evening or not. They will have to take Jewel of the Seas out of the port first. Both ships vill be in Oslo on Monday. JW will arrive 0630 and ID 0900, but at different terminals. JW at the container harbour Sorenga and ID at the cruise terminal at Akershuskai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmy Posted April 17, 2008 #495 Share Posted April 17, 2008 She is already my favourite of the 3 Freedom ships :D I am curious what you like better about this one of the Freedom class more than the Freedom or Liberty?:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayrate Posted April 17, 2008 #496 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I am curious what you like better about this one of the Freedom class more than the Freedom or Liberty?:) Indeed a very good question emmy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bild Em Bigger Posted April 17, 2008 #497 Share Posted April 17, 2008 In January 2006 we had a little girl, so apart from the pre-inaugurals in Southampton we have not been able to cruise proper on a Freedom class ship due to the long flight. Our cruise this May will be our daughters 4th RCCL cruise but they have all been out of Southampton or Barcelona. As soon as I found out Independence was in Southampton we booked up and she immediately became my favourite & my daughter will love the H2O zone. :D So there you have it, the story of how Independence Of The Seas became my favourite Freedom class ship. :D :D We intend to make the trip to Florida next year for Genesis as my daughter will be nearly 4 and we will do the Disney thing while we are over there. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmy Posted April 17, 2008 #498 Share Posted April 17, 2008 In January 2006 we had a little girl, so apart from the pre-inaugurals in Southampton we have not been able to cruise proper on a Freedom class ship due to the long flight. Our cruise this May will be our daughters 4th RCCL cruise but they have all been out of Southampton or Barcelona. As soon as I found out Independence was in Southampton we booked up and she immediately became my favourite & my daughter will love the H2O zone. :D So there you have it, the story of how Independence Of The Seas became my favourite Freedom class ship. We intend to make the trip to Florida next year for Genesis as my daughter will be nearly 4 and we will do the Disney thing while we are over there. :D Thanks for the explanation :) So this will be your first FULL cruise on a Freedom class. Enjoy it and come back to tell all about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted April 17, 2008 Author #499 Share Posted April 17, 2008 With me I preferred the Liberty over the Freedom. We had a week on Freedom and only one night on Liberty and for me personally I thought the Freedom felt unfinished. It is hard to put it into words but the Liberty felt more welcoming/warm/complete, it just had something extra,a wee bittie more sparkle :D And from what I have been hearing from Turku, the Independence is a cracker :D Each ship is different and each cruiser is different, each to their own :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bild Em Bigger Posted April 18, 2008 #500 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Thanks for the explanation :) So this will be your first FULL cruise on a Freedom class. Enjoy it and come back to tell all about it. Will do :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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