leosmom08

I am so excited to post that we snagged 1804 for our April 2016 cruise!!!

We had already moved up to the large panoramic oceanview on 12 from deck 8. I saw this was open but wanted to confirm the extra $$ with DH before booking it. The next morning it was gone! :(

Lo and behold this morning it opened up again! We snagged it right away.

Did I mention how excited I am??? We are a family of three with my sister's family of four a few doors down. I think there will be some "sleep overs" in our room that week.

Do you think they are replacing the mattresses in the newly added deck 12 staterooms on Freedom? Seems wasteful to do so. I'm hoping for the older, comfy mattresses.

Thank you all for the information! We will give it a try onboard.

I attempted to make a Sabor lunch reservation for our group of seven on Freedom. There are no times before 5pm.

Do they not serve lunch? Are reservations for lunch not taken? I've heard great things about the guacamole and margaritas and would love to try it during the day rather than dinner.

Thanks for your help!

Huh, we were on her in October and had no trouble getting off. We did not self disembark. We had a nice breakfast in the MDR and waited a few minutes after they called our numbers (About 10 am). We literally walked off the ship and were at the cab station in less than 15 minutes.

Sorry to hear of other people's frustrations.

I appreciate the response. Had they switched out the mattress on the main bed when you were in the room? I'm hoping they haven't as these rooms are new compared to the rest of the ship.

Thank you for the responses as my teen nieces are also planning on sharing a sofa bed in 1822 in April.

A follow up question I have is when pulled out, would you say the bed is a double?

We had a connecting on our last cruise and cannot recommend it. It was a balcony and we were upgraded for free...so I won't complain. I simply wouldn't recommend booking it. The other stateroom never deliberately tried to be loud but every movement and conversation could be heard. This was on Indy, so a similar ship.

Thank you very much for your review. We are boarding Indy in less than three weeks!

Please report back as we are hoping to do this trip in October!

Thanks guys!

Can anyone tell me if the gyms on either Indy or Freedom have kettlebells available?

I tried looking at pics, but found it difficult to tell.

Thanks!

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I was just wondering the same thing. Is there an age minimum? Our seven year old would LOVE to see the engine room and the bridge.

My husband and I are taking our son on his first cruise in April '16.

We want to avoid a balcony stateroom because a curious little boy (7 at cruise time) and ocean water just don't mix.

I was very happy to see a YouTube video of a family promenade stateroom but was very sad to learn that the minimum family size was 5! I realize getting a larger family together in one room is difficult at best...but what about the rest of us! The bunk beds, the closet, the tub! LOL.

I was also a bit miffed when I found out the price for that room would have only been $25 more than a large Ocean View room. :mad:

Can anyone recommend an alternative? Are there any "larger than usual" oceanview rooms for families of three?

I appreciate your help!