Reiko

Radio,

You pictures are fabulous! Will you also take pictures inside the ship? We were just on Freedom in July. Our inside pictures didn´t succeed. I would love to have inside pictures as a memory. Especially Royal Promenade and Windjammer pictures were unsuccessful. We also forgot to take poolside pictures from the upper deck. I would be very grateful if you can contact me after your cruise and send me some pictures. My e-mail address is reiko.san@suomi24.fi

Thanks BobKat! I'm going to read it all later today! I leave in less then 3 weeks on the Western route :D

 

Do you know, what time did people start lining up for tenders to Grand Cayman, and how long was the process? We have to be at the Hardrock at 9:30 ship time to meet our excursion so i'm wondering what time i'll need to line up!

 

Can you advise when you can start departing in all Western ports and how much does the process take: Labadee, Ocho Rios, George Town and Cozumel? The arriving should be 8:00 AM in Labadee, 9:00 AM in Ocho Rios, 8:00 AM in George Town and 10:00 AM Cozumel.

We have booked private tours for Ocho Rios and George Town.

The pick-up is around 9:00 AM in Ocho Rios. I asked if we have enogh time to leave the boat. The tour organizer said: "You should not have any problems clearing the ship to make the 9 o'clock tour The pick up time for the tour is not hard and fast as we are only 2 minutes away from the Pier and do allow some felxibility for the ship passengers.... In Jamaica there is no need for tender boats as the ships dock along side the pier allowing you to disembark easily and quickly, therefore you should have no problems making it within the time frame allowed. We have not had any problems in the past and see no reason why we should now."

In Grand Cayman we have pick-up between 8:15 and 8:30. The tour organizer explained: "Freedom of the Seas has been arriving here in Grand Cayman between 6:50 and 7:00 am local (Cayman) time for the last month (since daylight savings March 08, 2009).We have been accommodating customers off the Freedom of the Seas and have not had anyone miss the meeting time."

I am first time cruiser. I am not living in US or Canada and we know quite little about cruising.