Excited

[songbird1329]

My significant other is about to book us on a cruise on Freedom of the Seas. This will be our first time with Royal Caribbean. We previously cruised with Carnival (the Valor and the Breeze), but we are eager to try something new.

[Clarea]

Welcome to Royal Caribbean!

 

You may want to look at some of the Freedom threads to get aquainted:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/search/royal-caribbean/freedom

Edited February 24, 2016 by clarea

[SilkySal]

My significant other is about to book us on a cruise on Freedom of the Seas. This will be our first time with Royal Caribbean. We previously cruised with Carnival (the Valor and the Breeze), but we are eager to try something new.

 

DH and I love the FOS! We will be on her for the weeks of October 23 and 30 for a B2B over Halloween!!:cool: After that, FOS will leave Port Canaveral and begin sailing out of FLL.:( But, we will board her again in March, 2017 anyway!!;)

[bigque]

My most favorite ship I have cruised on thus far! Enjoy! :cool:

[Keith1010]

Congratulations on booking this cruise.

 

Keith

[Clarea]

Some of the things you might find unique on Freedom:

 

Ice Show

Inside Royal Promenade

Flowrider

[songbird1329]

It's sounding good!

[molsonschooner]

this is our favourite ship also

[tserface]

Yay...

 

Come to the Dark Side... we have cookies.

 

OK, so they have cookies on Carnival too, but it sounded funny.

 

Welcome!

 

Tom

[songbird1329]

At this point I'm trying to figure out some of the differences between Carnival and RCL. I spent a lot of time on the Carnival board when I planned our previous cruises.

 

So, is it true you can reserve the specialty restaurants and seats at some of the shows before you board the ship?

[Clarea]

At this point I'm trying to figure out some of the differences between Carnival and RCL. I spent a lot of time on the Carnival board when I planned our previous cruises.

 

So, is it true you can reserve the specialty restaurants and seats at some of the shows before you board the ship?

There are no pre-cruise reservations for shows on Freedom. Oasis and Quantum classes offer pre-cruise reservations for shows, but they are never for specific seats, the just allow you in the venue earlier than the standby line.

 

You can reserve specialty restaurants pre-cruise. When you do this, you immediately pay in full with your credit card.