Best bar to chill and listen to good music on the Freedom?

[RockinRobin]

What's the best venue for sitting and listening to live music on the Freedom?  We were on the Breeze in January and absolutely loved sitting at the Alchemy bar that was located within the Ocean Plaza which had a variety of musicians and small bands playing every evening.  I noticed that the Alchemy bar on the Freedom is not within a music venue but in sort of a hallway.  So where is a good chill kind of bar with live music that all you former Freedom cruisers could recommend?

Much appreciated!

[skrufy]

4 hours ago, RockinRobin said:

What's the best venue for sitting and listening to live music on the Freedom?  We were on the Breeze in January and absolutely loved sitting at the Alchemy bar that was located within the Ocean Plaza which had a variety of musicians and small bands playing every evening.  I noticed that the Alchemy bar on the Freedom is not within a music venue but in sort of a hallway.  So where is a good chill kind of bar with live music that all you former Freedom cruisers could recommend?

Much appreciated!

The atrium bar has a variety of music all week long. The Red Frog Pub has entertainment also. There used to be entertainment in the casino area, have not seen any during our last three cruises. Our favorite is the Atrium bar.

[d12j28]

10 hours ago, RockinRobin said:

What's the best venue for sitting and listening to live music on the Freedom?  We were on the Breeze in January and absolutely loved sitting at the Alchemy bar that was located within the Ocean Plaza which had a variety of musicians and small bands playing every evening.  I noticed that the Alchemy bar on the Freedom is not within a music venue but in sort of a hallway.  So where is a good chill kind of bar with live music that all you former Freedom cruisers could recommend?

Much appreciated!

3 weeks ago the Atrium Bar was the best place. They had a live band that was very good. They did have some live music by the casino bar and at Red Frog pub. Neither of which were very busy as the music was just ok. Actually, Red Frog was pretty dead the whole cruise with the one exception of when they had sports trivia in there.

[RockinRobin]

Thanks for your quick replies.  It looks like the Atrium Bar it is!!

[Knights on the Beach]

16 hours ago, skrufy said:

The atrium bar has a variety of music all week long. The Red Frog Pub has entertainment also. There used to be entertainment in the casino area, have not seen any during our last three cruises. Our favorite is the Atrium bar.

 

10 hours ago, d12j28 said:

3 weeks ago the Atrium Bar was the best place. They had a live band that was very good. They did have some live music by the casino bar and at Red Frog pub. Neither of which were very busy as the music was just ok. Actually, Red Frog was pretty dead the whole cruise with the one exception of when they had sports trivia in there.

 

Good info, thanks!  Years ago, the atrium bar was always our favorite so it will feel like old times.  I'm not finding a lot of posts about Freedom, hopefully there will be more with the change in home port to Port Canaveral.  

[Joe817]

I'd have to say the atrium bar is my favorite hang out place. It's usually fairly(but not always) quiet. You can always get a drink fairly quickly at the bar, and there is always some kind of entertainment to catch your interest. Plus, you are only a  few steps away from a show, or the MDR, or the Fun Shops. For me, it's a perfect combination. But as always, YMMV. 

[Clarasgrandma]

We really enjoyed music in the Atrium as well as Matthew in the Red Frog pub on our cruise this past January/February. Both venues were quite full while we were there. 

[MistyRo76]

On my last cruises (pre-COVID unfortunately), we loved listening to music at the Red Frog Pub! It was a nice spacious venue to enjoy some drinks and tunes. If we wanted something more lively, we headed to the casino bar! Always a good time! 

[skrufy]

17 hours ago, cruisemom2 said:

 

 

Good info, thanks!  Years ago, the atrium bar was always our favorite so it will feel like old times.  I'm not finding a lot of posts about Freedom, hopefully there will be more with the change in home port to Port Canaveral.  

We were on the Freedom B2B over Christmas. The atrium had violinists, guitarists, and a great rock and roll band. The Red Frog had two good guitarists. The casino was always lively, but as I said previously, there was no entertainment on our last 3 cruises.