Quigley10

Wrong move.

 

Never look at the ingredients on any cruise ship menu. You will definitely consume a huge amount of fat and calories on your vacation. Better not to know, just hit the gym as soon as you return.

Of course, sometimes you get home and are dying to recreate the food experiences you had on board! Despite seeing the Choc melting cake recipe, we wouldn't hesitate to eat it again. (If you don't actually see the ingredients that go into it, they don't count!!) ;)

I love the Chocolate melting cake on Carnival and think their desserts are much better than RC.

I loved Carnival's Warm Chocolate Melting Cake until we came across a recipe for it and saw the amount of butter and eggs they use! There's a reason why it tastes so melty and delicious! :eek:

Ship - Freedom of the Seas

Deck - 6

Stateroom # - 6327

Stateroom Category – PR

Starboard or Port Side - Starboard

Quiet Stateroom? (With comments on problems) – Yes and no. Quieter than I was led to believe a PR room on Deck 6 would be. We could hear muffled sound from the parades, but the window was double-paned and it was incredibly muffled.

The biggest noise we heard every night was Latin music from Bolero's two decks down - it comes directly up the Centrum. I'm a light sleeper and was worried about the noise, but it was incredibly muffled. It lasts from after dinner until around midnight or so. Throughout the late night, morning and afternoon, we never heard a peep from the promenade or neighboring cabins.

Was stateroom a connecting stateroom? - No, thankfully!

Balcony View - Give comments on view, noting if location of any obstructions was an issue. – No balcony.

Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? -

Was wind a problem? -

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? -

Any specific problems with this cabin? - If you want a great view of the parades from the cabin, this isn't the one for you. The view is of the Centrum and not the Promenade. We had a great view of the bridge in the Centrum and watched the parades set up - it was also fun to people-watch those crossing the bridge.

Any other comments? - This cabin is in a great location - great access to the rest of the ship from the aft staircase (2 rooms down). It's incredibly close to the aft staircase and the MDR, one flight up from Guest Relations, and with easy access to pretty much anywhere else in the ship. We loved being a 2-minute walk from the promenade.

It's not an end cabin--it's the middle of five--so you don't hear common area/staff noise. Perhaps the only better PR cabin we can think of would be the one directly across from 6327, since it wouldn't pick up Bolero's noise the same. However, we loved 6327 dearly -we have rebooked it for next year.

It is forward-facing. :)

Three pictures are attached:

#1: View of 6327 from bridge in front of Guest Relations.

#2: Picture of interior.

#3: View of parade set-up from 6327.

We've done three cruises each on RCI and CCL, including one on each last year. For food, my husband and I both put RCI as the winner, hands-down. We found the choices and presentation to be noticeably better at the MDR and the buffet.

The MDR food on the Carnival Freedom last summer was inconsistent and disappointing. We frankly chose meals that they were least likely to ruin. Surprisingly, this was better than our experiences on the Fascination and Ecstasy. I remember having cold spaghetti in the MDR one night on one of the earlier cruises.

The MDR and WJ food on the Monarch last year was fantastic, despite being a 3-night cruise. We took pictures of many of our dishes, and the taste matched the presentation. It may have slipped a little from our trips on the Sovereign and Nordic Empress, but it was still well beyond our experiences on Carnival.

We'll still travel with Carnival - their food isn't bad by any means. My husband especially likes the ice cream machines. However, we definitely prefer RCI. We're headed on the Freedom of the Seas this week and look forward to our meals!