My View: A Rainy Spring Break on Freedom of the Seas

[APDMOM]

We decided to let the crowds leave the ship first, while we enjoyed a game of minigolf.

 

TIP: If you are not in a hurry to an excursion, give about 30 minutes for the crowds to clear the ship and port area a bit.

 

 

 

 

 

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[moopetguy]

Hey, there's nothing wrong with pictures of a shipping dock...call me a square, a nerd, etc. but I think a shipping dock is interesting :D

 

Also...that slide looks Abyssmal...;) Just kidding, if I ever sail on Harmony, I am sure I will try it. And will probably like it a lot, too. :eek:

 

Really enjoying your review and thanks for the photos! :cool:

[APDMOM]

I like the long docks in St. Maarten where you can walk all the way to the front to get a picture of the ship:

 

 

TIP: Another great thing about leaving the ship a little later is that you get a turn much faster in front of this sign… :) Otherwise, there is usually a long line.

 

 

My favorite people on the cruise:

 

I love the flags that welcome us to St. Maarten!

 

 

 

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[APDMOM]

TIP: There are basically three ways to get to the town of Philipsburg. One is by water taxi, one is by regular taxi, or you can walk (just under a mile to reach the shopping).

 

We have never walked there, but we were told it is an easy walk. Our favorite way is to take the ‘all day’ water taxi pass ($7):

 

The line beyond these dolphins is a line for the water taxi. It has never taken us longer than about 10 minutes to board the water taxi:

 

 

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[APDMOM]

Since we had toured St. Maarten several times in the past, we decided to spend the rest of the day on the ship. So, I will cheat a bit and post a few pictures from our previous visits to St. Maarten:

 

French side: Marigot

 

Dutch side: Philipsburg

 

 

TIP: There are beach umbrellas and chairs to rent on the beach in Philipsburg. The other nice thing is that there is a lot of shopping right by the beach. So, if you have a large family group, the shoppers and beach bums can all be happy.

 

A few more of my favorite views of St. Maarten:

 

 

 

 

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[APDMOM]

My View: Leaving St. Maarten behind

 

 

Aida Luna:

 

Ahem. (Speaking behind hand) “That is a Carnival sweatshirt.” But you did not hear it from me.

 

 

 

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[APDMOM]

That is it for tonight... I will be back tomorrow with a few views of St Kitts. :)

 

 

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[APDMOM]

Hey, there's nothing wrong with pictures of a shipping dock...call me a square, a nerd, etc. but I think a shipping dock is interesting :D

 

Also...that slide looks Abyssmal...;) Just kidding, if I ever sail on Harmony, I am sure I will try it. And will probably like it a lot, too. :eek:

 

Really enjoying your review and thanks for the photos! :cool:

 

LOL! A fellow nerd. :D I will have to post a picture of the dock tomorrow... It was pretty interesting watching dump trucks drive onto the ship to deliver dirt.

[Biker19]

 

That looks familiar, former RCI ship named......

[Clarea]

That looks familiar, former RCI ship named......

Splendour?

[riclop]

Thanks for the detailed review.

[Ocean Boy]

TIP: There are basically three ways to get to the town of Philipsburg. One is by water taxi, one is by regular taxi, or you can walk (just under a mile to reach the shopping).

 

We have never walked there, but we were told it is an easy walk. Our favorite way is to take the ‘all day’ water taxi pass ($7):

 

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We walked to down town on one of our visits to the island. It is a very easy walk for us but typically we use the water taxi just because it is part of our "routine" when we visit St. Maarten.

[APDMOM]

Thanks for the detailed review.

 

You are welcome! :)

[APDMOM]

We walked to down town on one of our visits to the island. It is a very easy walk for us but typically we use the water taxi just because it is part of our "routine" when we visit St. Maarten.

 

Thanks for the input, Ocean Boy! I think we will try walking next time it is "cool" enough. We like the water taxi too, though! It gives a different perspective while approaching Philipstown from the water.

[APDMOM]

This one is for moopetguy...our side of the ship in St Maarten. Note the dump truck driving right onto that rustbucket :)

 

 

 

 

 

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[APDMOM]

I forgot to post one of my favorite views in St. Maarten, so let's backtrack for a moment:

 

Here are the corner aft balconies with their numbers on the port side. The starboard side has similar numbering, except the second digit becomes a 4 (e.g. 7708 is 7408 on starboard side):

 

 

 

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[APDMOM]

My View: Day 6 - St. Kitts

 

 

 

The mountainous area as we approach St. Kitts is beautiful:

 

 

 

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[APDMOM]

Docking, Docking, Docked:

 

 

 

The ‘obstructed’ view from our balcony:

 

 

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[APDMOM]

We have been to St. Kitts a few times, so today was a ship day. We did step off to take a few pictures and to buy some tropical shirts.

 

TIP: If you like tropical shirts, stop by Lazy Lizard, just as you exit security at the port area (to the right). They had the best prices we had ever seen in the Caribbean. RIMA is the best brand that we have found.

 

Here is the shop (with the yellow canopy):

 

 

TIP: Look for this label for good quality shirts:

 

Ship-on-the-Rocks:

 

 

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[APDMOM]

It was a nice and relatively quiet day on the ship. I had the cantilevered whirlpool all to myself… Okay, I admit, I only got in there for a few pictures. :D We prefer the cool water in the pool.

 

 

 

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[APDMOM]

A note about St. Kitts: I did an island tour during one of our previous trips. It was well worth the cost and I recommend a tour, as there is not much to do close to the port - at least as far as we have found.

 

A final view of St. Kitts:

 

Goodbye, Seaborn Odyssey! (and the lips of Aida Luna)

 

Leaving St. Kitts in our wake:

 

In the evening, we went to see the Juggling/Comedy act of Marcus Monroe. It was very entertaining with excellent ad lib humor! Here is a picture of what happens when the lights turn down at the end of the show:

 

 

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[APDMOM]

That was short and sweet for today. I will be back tomorrow with some sea day views and maybe a few ship pictures. :)

 

Thank you for following along, whether reading word for word, skimming, or just scrolling through the pictures!

 

 

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[Biker19]

Splendour?

The tail looks a bit funny but yeah, Splendour.

[moopetguy]

This one is for moopetguy...our side of the ship in St Maarten. Note the dump truck driving right onto that rustbucket :)

 

Thank you!! :D:cool: I really like seeing the "everyday life" and "back of house" type of stuff. /neeerrrrrrrrrd ;p

[APDMOM]

Thank you!! :D:cool: I really like seeing the "everyday life" and "back of house" type of stuff. /neeerrrrrrrrrd ;p

 

 

LOL! I guess we will see you at Captain's Corner on Navigator in November :D

 

 

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