Live from the Freedom of the Seas 8 Day Sailing - Dec 10, 2016

[Kcjarvis]

Voom not cooperating

 

 

Lounge circuit time

 

 

Windjammer life hack: Striploin in the windjammer on a roll = Park Cafe Kummelweck

 

 

 

Goodnight all

 

[Kcjarvis]

Woke up heading for San Juan. Partly cloudy

 

 

Partly sunny

 

 

Pilot station at 12:30pm AST and along side at 1:30pm AST

 

 

 

Low on the VASI

 

 

Britannia in port with us

 

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Rahul (Concierge) escorted us off to beat the 1:30pm rush. We jumped into a $21 dollar taxi to the Isla Verde Beach

 

 

Another crowded beach day - 2 chairs and an umbrella $15

 

 

Then an early dinner at Metropol

 

 

 

 

[Kcjarvis]

Back to the ship

 

 

 

 

 

[Kcjarvis]

Sail away time

 

 

 

 

 

[easyboy]

Very nice pictures.

[Kcjarvis]

Woke up sailing past Saba

 

 

Then St Barts

 

 

Coming a long side in St Martin next to the largest cruise ship in the world

 

 

 

 

[Kcjarvis]

Plan for the day - Mullet Bay Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

We rented a car right at the port for $64

 

 

Stopped at our favorite bakery for breakfast

 

[Yorkvillain]

We rented a car right at the port for $64

 

 

Popemobile

[Kcjarvis]

Breakfast

 

 

Hello Mullet

 

 

 

Best rum punch

 

 

And the best ribs

 

 

Totals for the day - 3 orders of ribs, 5 rum punches, 1 sprite, 2 bottles of water, 2 chairs and an umbrella - $66

 

Back to the ship

[Kcjarvis]

Back on board

 

 

490 block waiting for us

 

 

Freedom refueling

 

 

 

Caribbean night in the Windjammer - Jerk chicken, rice and beans, fried dumplings, fried fish and plantains

 

 

The Amazing Drew Thomas Headliner Show

 

[Kcjarvis]

Woke up sailing past Nevis - birthplace of Alexander Hamilton and retirement home of my Parents

 

 

Plan for the day - breakfast with the 'Rents and Carambola Beach Club - approaching St Kitts

 

 

 

Mom and Dad inbound on the 7am Nevis ferry

 

 

Escorted off by Rahul

 

 

Breakfast - Salt fish and johnny cakes - forgot to take selfie with the Rents

 

[Kcjarvis]

After breakfast, walked Mom and Dad back to the ferry and jumped into a $16 cab to the Carambola Beach Club

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kcjarvis]

Grouper sandwich

 

 

Rib platter

 

 

Totals for the day - 2 chairs and umbrella - $30 food and 4 drinks - $66

 

Great last port beach day - now back to Freedom

 

 

Eclipse underway

 

 

Good bye St Kitts

 

 

Days of overeating leads me to a salad for dinner (extra dressing)

 

[Kcjarvis]

Sadly, heading back to PE

 

 

Busy day at sea

 

 

 

 

 

[Kcjarvis]

Bridge Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amazing sight

 

 

Early formal night dinner in the WJ

 

 

 

MIND BLOWN!!!!!!! Cooked to order porterhouse steaks in the WJ?????

 

 

Dull WJ knife tender!!!!!

 

[Kcjarvis]

After dinner VC lounge drink

 

 

Headliner Show

 

 

Then The Quest

 

 

Quest video

 

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Good night

 

[Kcjarvis]

Final day at sea

 

 

Amazing farewell lunch in the WJ

 

 

 

 

 

Didn't realize Freedom only had one scrubber

 

[Kcjarvis]

Dinner at Sabor

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Farewell Show

 

 

Then packing

 

 

[Kcjarvis]

Busy morning at the Florida ports

 

 

Sadly, back where we started

 

 

We did self assist, 32 mins from door to door. We used Mobile passport, which was probably 20 mins quicker than the regular line. Took a taxi to FLL and did a one way rental to Miami. Hello old friend...

 

 

With time to kill, we headed to Port of Miami - Hello Navi

 

 

2 hour mechanical delay then off to JFK.

 

 

Last vacation meal and we were home...

 

 

Stand by for the summary and rating

[Kcjarvis]

Popemobile

 

HAHAHAH - Great hanging out with you last night - #RATPACK

[Kcjarvis]

Can you check and see if they still have the golf simulator? It's was on the sports deck right past the basketball court.

 

 

Not currently operational - sport deck crew had no other info