knots4crewzing Posted June 16, 2015 #2676 Share Posted June 16, 2015 On embarkation day they had a guy up in the promenade at a table making Guacamole, talking about Sabor. They would also take reservations then. I had showed my wife some reviews about Sabor and the Guac was enough to sway her so we made a reservation for noon Monday (first western sea day) We paid $15 per person. We got there and walked right it. In this case we didn't need a reservation as at least one couple did just walk in. Thanks again for the info. Can't wait to try Sabor:) Liz:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted June 16, 2015 #2677 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks again for the info. Can't wait to try Sabor:) Liz:) I would refer you over to my review, but I typically don't take food pictures on a cruise. (No problems with those who do ;) ) I am no expert on Mexican food, I eat at Taco Bell and Chipotle regularly ;). As mentioned my wife raved about the guacamole. In 55.75 years of life, I never tried it till that day. It was good. She had the tortilla soup and raved about it. I had a bacon wrapped jalapeno chicken appetizer that was exquisite. We debated between a Quesadilla and some tacos. Since it was lunch and it wasn't ala-carte, the waiter insisted we have both. I'm glad he did. It was very good. We couldn't eat it all, but he did package it up for us nicely and we did finish it later. WE will definitely do Sabor on Oasis the sea day lunch again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev71 Posted June 17, 2015 #2678 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I would refer you over to my review, but I typically don't take food pictures on a cruise. (No problems with those who do ;) ) I am no expert on Mexican food, I eat at Taco Bell and Chipotle regularly ;). As mentioned my wife raved about the guacamole. In 55.75 years of life, I never tried it till that day. It was good. She had the tortilla soup and raved about it. I had a bacon wrapped jalapeno chicken appetizer that was exquisite. We debated between a Quesadilla and some tacos. Since it was lunch and it wasn't ala-carte, the waiter insisted we have both. I'm glad he did. It was very good. We couldn't eat it all, but he did package it up for us nicely and we did finish it later. WE will definitely do Sabor on Oasis the sea day lunch again. What no food pictures lol. I have to admit I used to do that all the time but my last cruise was the first time I didn't do that. A lot of it was the same food in the MDR as my last few cruises. That bacon wrapped jalapeno chicken appetizer sounds good. No picture of that :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted June 17, 2015 #2679 Share Posted June 17, 2015 What no food pictures lol. I have to admit I used to do that all the time but my last cruise was the first time I didn't do that. A lot of it was the same food in the MDR as my last few cruises. That bacon wrapped jalapeno chicken appetizer sounds good. No picture of that :D You're right about the main dining room food. (nothing bad), just everyone has seen it. I don't feel comfortable dragging my camera into the dining room at night, it gets in the way and my phone is in the safe. In hindsight, it wouldn't have been bad in Sabor that first sea day lunch. We were at the Meet and Mingle, then next cruise appointment and Sabor wasn't. Ok, I will take it into Sabor on Oasis nexy year., :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajuncowgirl13 Posted June 21, 2015 #2680 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Any one have pictures of the new panoramic ocean view room??? How is it staying in one?? Sea sick? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted June 22, 2015 #2681 Share Posted June 22, 2015 You're right about the main dining room food. (nothing bad), just everyone has seen it. I don't feel comfortable dragging my camera into the dining room at night, it gets in the way and my phone is in the safe. In hindsight, it wouldn't have been bad in Sabor that first sea day lunch. We were at the Meet and Mingle, then next cruise appointment and Sabor wasn't. Ok, I will take it into Sabor on Oasis nexy year., :D Oh, I will definitely also take my camera to Chops next year. On Freedom I had a different appetizer this year. It was listed as Black Peppered bacon. It was a single slice of bacon, I assume about 1/4" thick and it was about the size of one of the strip steaks served at the buffet on Labadee. It was wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TempusFugit Posted June 23, 2015 #2682 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Oh, I will definitely also take my camera to Chops next year. On Freedom I had a different appetizer this year. It was listed as Black Peppered bacon. It was a single slice of bacon, I assume about 1/4" thick and it was about the size of one of the strip steaks served at the buffet on Labadee. It was wonderful. Bacon steak?! The perfect meal! Pics or it didn't happen.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayME80 Posted June 25, 2015 #2683 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hello! Booked for next month on Freedom in one of their newly added staterooms on Deck 12. Does anyone know if all of these have panoramic views? I've read some posts suggesting that is the case. We are booked in a Large OceanView. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 25, 2015 #2684 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hello! Booked for next month on Freedom in one of their newly added staterooms on Deck 12. Does anyone know if all of these have panoramic views? I've read some posts suggesting that is the case. We are booked in a Large OceanView. The new staterooms on deck 12 are either panoramic OVs or balcony staterooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted June 25, 2015 #2685 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Bacon steak?! The perfect meal! Pics or it didn't happen.:confused: Next year on Oasis, I'll be sure to get a picture, it was an unexpected surprise for me last month on Freedom. A fellow roll call member went the night before us and mentioned it. Sometimes I get tunnel vision in restaurants I have been to before ordering the same thing, but he mentioned this appetizer choice. I almost could have said, just bring me two or three of these and that is all I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TempusFugit Posted June 25, 2015 #2686 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Next year on Oasis, I'll be sure to get a picture, it was an unexpected surprise for me last month on Freedom. A fellow roll call member went the night before us and mentioned it. Sometimes I get tunnel vision in restaurants I have been to before ordering the same thing, but he mentioned this appetizer choice. I almost could have said, just bring me two or three of these and that is all I need. Just giving ya a hard time. :D It sounds fantastic. I'll be on the Freedom in a couple months and will definitely check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted June 25, 2015 #2687 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Just giving ya a hard time. :D It sounds fantastic. I'll be on the Freedom in a couple months and will definitely check it out. I got that, no problem. This one caught me by surprise and I hadn't seen it come up in any reviews before. I'm very unsophisticated culinary wise and found this one to be a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEMJMcC Posted June 25, 2015 #2688 Share Posted June 25, 2015 The wife and I are headed out on our first FOS cruise next January. We cruised on Brilliance of the Seas this last January and enjoyed it tremendously. We had a balcony room, but thee was an overhang right above us so we really did not have much of a sky view. On FOS we're in JS 9626, but would like to know if there are any really good places to stargaze without a lot of light pollution. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal2464 Posted June 25, 2015 #2689 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Oh, I will definitely also take my camera to Chops next year. On Freedom I had a different appetizer this year. It was listed as Black Peppered bacon. It was a single slice of bacon, I assume about 1/4" thick and it was about the size of one of the strip steaks served at the buffet on Labadee. It was wonderful. That would be the pork belly appetizer. Sinfully delicious is all I can say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules815 Posted June 25, 2015 #2690 Share Posted June 25, 2015 The wife and I are headed out on our first FOS cruise next January. We cruised on Brilliance of the Seas this last January and enjoyed it tremendously. We had a balcony room, but thee was an overhang right above us so we really did not have much of a sky view. On FOS we're in JS 9626, but would like to know if there are any really good places to stargaze without a lot of light pollution. Thanks. Out on the helipad is a great place for stargazing. It's very dark out there, and there are benches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted June 25, 2015 #2691 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Out on the helipad is a great place for stargazing. It's very dark out there, and there are benches. I will dispute that, but only slightly. Its a matter of perspective. I'm a bit of an Astronomy enthusiast. I'm spoiled by getting occasional trips to some very dark skies. Royal, and most cruise ships are lit up like the floats at Disney's Electric lights parade. Its takes the average adult eyes 20 minutes to recover from looking at them. Even if you do manage to sit in those benches and keep your back to the ship, the humidity in the air causes a glow that surrounds the ship. Sometimes if the ship closes off this area at night. Its still worth doing on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules815 Posted June 25, 2015 #2692 Share Posted June 25, 2015 It has been confirmed that blue cushions have been added back to the wicker furniture on the suite balconies on FOS. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted June 25, 2015 #2693 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) It has been confirmed that blue cushions have been added back to the wicker furniture on the suite balconies on FOS. :) That would be yours truly. :D I did verify from a couple of other GS patrons as well. Edited June 25, 2015 by John&LaLa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajuncowgirl13 Posted June 26, 2015 #2694 Share Posted June 26, 2015 What time should we head to port to embark?? I'm trying to reserve transportation Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 26, 2015 #2695 Share Posted June 26, 2015 What time should we head to port to embark?? I'm trying to reserve transportation I'd get to the port around 11am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayME80 Posted June 26, 2015 #2696 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Adventure Ocean: Has anyone used the program extensively with young children? Admittedly, I'm a bit of a "helicopter" parent and typically wouldn't leave my kids with any type of service such as this. However, I've read wonderful things about the AO programs and wouldn't want my kids to miss out on anything they would love. Does the staff have a reasonable ratio of staff:children? Do you have to sign your child in/out? What type of "security" is used within the program? Does Freedom offer the My Time Family Dining (where they take the kids after they've eaten dinner?) Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer a neurotic, overprotective parent ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEMJMcC Posted June 26, 2015 #2697 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I will dispute that, but only slightly. Its a matter of perspective. I'm a bit of an Astronomy enthusiast. I'm spoiled by getting occasional trips to some very dark skies. Royal, and most cruise ships are lit up like the floats at Disney's Electric lights parade. Its takes the average adult eyes 20 minutes to recover from looking at them. Even if you do manage to sit in those benches and keep your back to the ship, the humidity in the air causes a glow that surrounds the ship. Sometimes if the ship closes off this area at night. Its still worth doing on occasion. Yah, they closed the helipad on Brilliance at night. I just ducked under with the wife and sat quietly on a bench. Worked nicely until a group of young teens came out onto the helipad and started making a lot of noise; the bridge soon hit them with a spotlight and that ended our quiet stargazing. Kids should be locked in their rooms at 10:00 PM each night and not allowed out until 8:00 AM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smd104 Posted June 28, 2015 #2698 Share Posted June 28, 2015 New to cruising and have a question regarding cell phones. I want to use as a camera. What settings to I turn off? Is there any other purpose for cell while on board? At port? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazy_dave Posted June 28, 2015 #2699 Share Posted June 28, 2015 New to cruising and have a question regarding cell phones. I want to use as a camera. What settings to I turn off? Is there any other purpose for cell while on board? At port?Thanks Set your phone in airplane mode and turn off data and roaming. Unless you have an international plan don't turn these things back on when you're in port unless you can tap into WiFi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayME80 Posted June 29, 2015 #2700 Share Posted June 29, 2015 What nights are formal on Freedom? Also, which night is lobster served in the dining room? (Wanting to make sure we don't schedule alternate dining plans that night!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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