sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 #1 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Freedom of the Seas 6/14/09-Best Family Vacation on Earth Hello everyone! Just back from Freedom of the Seas out of Port Canaveral to CoCo Cay, St Thomas, & St Maarten. We had a wonderful family vacation and wanted to share it with all of you! I love reviews with photos so I’m including the best ones, the worst ones, and the funny ones!!!!! There is so much to do aboard this ship! We laughed the entire week and tried to do as much as possible! First about us, the characters! It was me, Theresa, my husband, and our daughter age 9 and our son age 15! This was our 14th cruise and 7th with Royal Caribbean! With us the World’s Smallest Captain, 1000 kids, 3200 other cruisers, 100-degree temperatures, and a flood! It was our favorite vacation and the most adventurous on board experience! (Goofy Teen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #2 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Trying to remain calm- SUDDENLY……..There she is!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #3 Share Posted June 26, 2009 After dropping off our bags (all 6 of them) with the Porter for a “small donation” we parked the car for $15 per day. We checked in! This was by far the easiest, fastest check in process on ever!!!! It quickly became our favorite Embarkation port! No outside lines anywhere! First stop, Deck 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #4 Share Posted June 26, 2009 FAVORITE Place on Earth!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #5 Share Posted June 26, 2009 The space shuttle was scrubbed the day before our cruise and it was still on the launch pad when we arrived. Assembly Building Space Shuttle (Taken from Deck 12) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #6 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Did I mention that it was 108-degrees? After just about melting we met some cruise critic folks at the Sky Bar. Carvell, the bartender, makes the best drinks on Earth! :D Other ships in port with us that day was the Disney Wonder. And the Carnival Sensation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCazer Posted June 26, 2009 #7 Share Posted June 26, 2009 My son is 11, so I assume he would be in the same age group as your 9 year old. Might you have the daily schedule for the kids club? If so would you post them or email them to me at MCazer@xxxaol.com. (minus the xxx's) would really appreciate it. I already got the ones for my 13 year old daughter. Thanks! Oh, what excursions did you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #8 Share Posted June 26, 2009 My son is 11, so I assume he would be in the same age group as your 9 year old. Might you have the daily schedule for the kids club? If so would you post them or email them to me at MCazer@xxxaol.com. (minus the xxx's) would really appreciate it. I already got the ones for my 13 year old daughter. Thanks! Oh, what excursions did you do? Stay tuned for excursions...! I do have the daily 9-11 year old compasses, I'll send after I finish posting the rest of the review...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #9 Share Posted June 26, 2009 The temperature was at the 110-degree mark by now so that meant time for muster! We joined the other 4,196 people sweltering outside to muster. As I’m sure you know, you cannot move in these life vests! For some reason, my kid’s thought the above was a funny picture! (I took this holding the camera up in the air!) As you can see, my husband did not think it was a good idea! LOL! I was officially Mike Wazowski from Monster’s Inc. I earned the honorary title of Mom Wazowski the rest of my life! (Mike Wazowski is a one-eye monster, just in case you were wondering!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #10 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Meanwhile, back at the room, our five suitcases were proudly waiting for us after muster with the exception of my son’s LARGEST suitcase on Earth!!!!!!!!!!!! You could transport a large body or a small semi truck with no problems. :eek: This is where we fell in love……….We met the room steward, Hansen! He was the best steward on EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!! I proudly nicknamed him HANDSOME and it stuck for the remainder of the week. I had some of our neighbors calling him that as well!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #11 Share Posted June 26, 2009 The room: Originally we booked a D1 stateroom, however, after some price drops and a resident discount; we upgraded to a Junior Suite. Our room was 9284, forward. My son thought it was crazy to take pictures of chairs!LOL! So I moved on to toilets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckles Posted June 26, 2009 #12 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Stay tuned for excursions...! I do have the daily 9-11 year old compasses, I'll send after I finish posting the rest of the review...! I'd appreciate a copy of those as well for my daughter. Email me at commish101@aol.com TIA Knuckles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #13 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I'd appreciate a copy of those as well for my daughter. Email me at commish101@aol.com TIA Knuckles Absolutely. Just bare with me and you'll have it. They are all scanned in....;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtS Posted June 26, 2009 #14 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Thank you so much for the photos and information. We've been debating on a December 2009 cruise--Independence of the Seas or Voyager of the Seas. I believe Independence has one out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancronin Posted June 26, 2009 #15 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Enjoyed the pics - thanks for posting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #16 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Time for sail away and our favorite place to be! Captain was ready! Can you see him? Me, neither!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #17 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Thank you so much for the photos and information. We've been debating on a December 2009 cruise--Independence of the Seas or Voyager of the Seas. I believe Independence has one out! Enjoyed the pics - thanks for posting them. Voyager and Navigator will still remain favorites to my husband and I. Our kid's will always want the H20 zone and Flow Rider!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckles Posted June 26, 2009 #18 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Absolutely. Just bare with me and you'll have it. They are all scanned in....;) Absolutely no rush at all. I'm sorry if I appeared pushy. I'm just so excited to get it before my cruise. Do you also have the complete compasses scanned for each day. It's been nearly impossible to get those. Knuckles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #19 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Absolutely no rush at all. I'm sorry if I appeared pushy. I'm just so excited to get it before my cruise. Do you also have the complete compasses scanned for each day. It's been nearly impossible to get those. Knuckles No apology necessary. This is the first time my daughter was in the 9-11 year old group..so I understand completely!;) Yes, I do have the daily compasses scanned as well. I can email those as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #20 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Carnival went first Then it was our turn! Best send off ever! Thank you to the people in Port Canaveral for making it special!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #21 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Dinner: We decided on My Time Dining for this cruise and I am so thankful we did! We loved the convenience of being able to do what we wanted and eat when we wanted! My Time Family Dining was not available for our sailing and should be rolling out in July. The only issue we experienced is when we chose to eat around 6:30pm. We were seated next to the main seating folks and it threw off their entire dinner service. The My Time tables are not numbered and the main/second seating tables are. The service was excellent, as always. We ended up with the same staff for My Time Dining! Food-subjective! Some dishes were outstanding and some were just so-so. Most of the Chef’s recommendations were delicious! Loved the sandwiches in Café Promenade and the salads in Sorrento’s! No complaints here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #22 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Our wonderful waiters: Paul AKA Antonio Banderos and Jomas! Miss you already! Beautiful Dining Room (Captain’s Table in the Center!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #23 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Day 2: CoCo Cay- As per usual Coco Cay did not disappoint! Again, it was rather HOT day! The heat was overwhelming so we skipped the BBQ on the beach and had BBQ on the ship! Tender to Coco Cay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #24 Share Posted June 26, 2009 The slide at Coco Cay was a blast! and for the little ones Power Wheels: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandseagirl617 Posted June 26, 2009 Author #25 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Water park Straw Market (you need cash for this!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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