Just back from the Freedom!

[Aquarius2]

Aquarius2 I have a question about the Concierge Lounge and/or Diamond Club Lounge. By chance did you get the scoop on the new rules of the Concierge Club.....example, is it going to be just for the suite cabins. It used to be for the all Diamond, Diamond Plus and suite cabins to go in and enjoy a drink before dinner or coffee in the morning, etc. Did you hear anything differently for the Freedom.

 

Please tell me they are not going to do away with this perk for the Diamond and Diamond Plus members......I guess that's my question.

 

Thank you

Linda

 

The Diamond Club wasn't staffed and the Concierge Club was occupied with Meetings, so unfortunately I can't help you with that. We will have to wait and see.

 

Cheers,

Phil

[zotzer]

Phil...

Beautiful album! Thanks so much for sharing it!!

Tracy

[Bandit236]

Thanks for the great pictures. I am getting so excited. Not getting much work done here today but what the heck. Someone mentioned earlier that Sorrento's has more than just pizza. Do you happen to know what else?

Thank you.

[Aquarius2]

Thanks for the great pictures. I am getting so excited. Not getting much work done here today but what the heck. Someone mentioned earlier that Sorrento's has more than just pizza. Do you happen to know what else?

Thank you.

 

Yes, I do...

 

I already had a After Midnight Snack there...hey, someone has to try this...

 

They do also offer Panini (Hot Sandwich), Antipasti, Salad and Italian Desserts....yum....and Drinks of course...that should be all...

 

Cheers,

Phil:D

[matt690]

Thanks for all the pics and info. Does anyone know how the pizza compared to the pizza on the other ships? Has it improved? Also, what is Jade? Is it free.... is it part of the buffet? Was anything interesting discussed with Mr. Fein and Mr. Goldstein?

 

Thanks!

 

-Matt

[shipcafe]

Does anyone still have the link to where the day-by-day schedule is of what Freedom is during her introduction period? It was in German.

[FitzLA]

Thanks for all the pics and info. Does anyone know how the pizza compared to the pizza on the other ships? Has it improved? Also, what is Jade? Is it free.... is it part of the buffet? Was anything interesting discussed with Mr. Fein and Mr. Goldstein?

 

Thanks!

 

-Matt

 

Jade is an Asian Fusion restaurant with different types of Asian Food such as Sushi & chinese. It is in the Windjammer area and yes it is included in the price of your cruise.

[Aquarius2]

Thanks for all the pics and info. Does anyone know how the pizza compared to the pizza on the other ships? Has it improved? Also, what is Jade? Is it free.... is it part of the buffet? Was anything interesting discussed with Mr. Fein and Mr. Goldstein?

 

Thanks!

 

-Matt

 

Hi Matt

 

Had a Panini, so can't compare the Pizza...

 

Yes, Jade is Part of the Windjammer-Buffet, buf offers Asian Food only (Lunch and Dinner), however, for Breakfast you will find the usual Breakfast-Items on there.

 

The most interesting thing, which Mr. Goldstein said, was that RCI wants to cover the whole World sooner or later with their Products. This was his reply, when a Journalist asked him regarding a future Asia-Deployment of a Ship. No firm Dates given yet though...

 

Cheers,

Phil

[matt690]

When you say Asian food, do you mean sushi and california rolls? Anything else exciting...? Did the discuss the genesis class... bowling at sea?

 

Thanks!

[divaofdisney]

Does anyone have any pics of the family promenade staterooms??? I would love to see a picture of the layout or even of the room itself. There is nothing on rccl website. we will be staying in this room and i would really like to see a picture of it- thanks in advance.

[FitzLA]

Does anyone have any pics of the family promenade staterooms??? I would love to see a picture of the layout or even of the room itself. There is nothing on rccl website. we will be staying in this room and i would really like to see a picture of it- thanks in advance.

 

I have not seen the family promenade stateroom, only the family ocean view stateroom. Not that this helps, but here are some pics. It will be similar.

 

 

[big al]

Hi All

 

Okay, I've finally managed to get the Pics online....

 

Hope you enjoy them, if you have any questions, please do let me know...

 

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2106958409

 

Cheers,

Phil:)

 

Phil-Wonderful photos!!!Can't wait to show my wife-we are sailing on her 11/19...Thanks again!!

 

Big Al

[Brandis]

Someone asked about the prices in the barber shop. I had a shave, which was $43, I think a men's hair cut was 17. They had another shave package with scapl massage etc. but that was already over $100!

 

Didn't try the pizza at Sorento's but their desserts were so delicious.

 

The casino and the shops were open during the cruise from Hamburg to Oslo. Not sure if they have this already on other ships, but the slot machines on Freedom accept your Seapass. Dangerous. :-)

 

Marc

[zotzer]

Marc,

 

It looked like your superior balcony room had only one chair instead of a loveseat or sofa. Is this right? Maybe there are two chairs instead of a loveseat?

 

Tracy

[Schplinky]

Tracy,

 

I'm just guessing here but sometimes they substitute a chair for a love seat when the room is a connecting one, so they have a place to put the door.

[Brandis]

Schplinky is right, in non-connecting rooms they do have sofas.

 

Marc

[zotzer]

Ahhhh, okay! Thanks for clarifying. The connecting room I was in (on the Radiance) had the door on the other side of the room (the side with the dresser/storage), and it was all the way in the front near the balcony sliding door.

 

Cool, we'll have the sofa in our room. :)

 

Tracy

[Borat]

Waaaaahhhhh whoooooooo Jimmy is on the Freedom. I hope he will still be there when Liz and I cruise in November. He was so much fun!!! :D "Sweet Home Alabama" ;) ;)

 

im with you...Jimmy is the best

[Borat]

Thanks for the quick replies on the Pub....wow great to read that Jimmy is on the ship now.......we really enjoyed the Pub on the Mariner when Jimmy was singing....our friends always knew where to find "the girls"....in the Pub hahaha.

 

Thanks for all the great photos and info :D

 

Liz

WYWH Cruiser

 

you would have found me right there too haha

[Dynamictwo]

My wife and I are on the first paying cruise of the Freedom on 6/4/06, and we will let you know more about the Diamond Club privileges regarding the Concierge Club. We have had those privileges for quite a while since we have done 22 RCCL cruises. The possibility of losing those privileges was always there since it was likely that the number of members exceeding 10 cruises has to be growing weekly. Am I upset? -- a little but not enough to make it ruin my vacation. Especially since right now we don't really know all of the facts. But if it turns out that those privileges have really shrunk, it might convince me to go elsewhere when the opportunity rises. Right now, when it is RCCL or someone else, I tend to go with RCCL. Who else besides RCCL and Celebrity gives you free photos, $5 match plays and $12 for $10 in the casino, etc.? What about all the other freebies? What about the $100 off when you book a balcony cabin? But I have been on Princess (4X), Carnival

(9X)and Holland American (4X) also, and many other cruises. Guess what--if you are taking a cruise for wonderful food and larger cabins, Carnival actually wins. But when you roll in the whole package, my favorite is still Celebrity and RCCL. Hopefully that will not change!

[FitzLA]

Schplinky is right, in non-connecting rooms they do have sofas.

 

Marc

 

I looked at his room on the deckplans to see if it was connecting and it was not. I too noticed that there was only one chair and no sofa. I wonder why since it was not a connecting room. Maybe the difference in size between the rooms on voyager class and Freedom class prohibit the sofa. They are a wee bit smaller. For me, I don't need the sofa anyway. But I imagine some would.

[zotzer]

I looked at his room on the deckplans to see if it was connecting and it was not.

 

Fitz,

It was Marc's room (the one who took, and posed for, the pics.) :) He said it had a door. Maybe you are mixing up reporters. Heavens knows, we've been blessed with several of them!

T

[FitzLA]

According to the captions under the pics, this is his room which was statroom 8302. 8302 is not a connecting stateroom. And there is no door in his room, unless he got his room numbers mixed up. There is, however, a pullman bed available in this room. This is a room cat E1 which is the smallest of the balcony rooms. I have a feeling no sofas in the E1 and E2 rooms.

 

 

[Schplinky]

Fitz, I think he is sitting next to the door.

 

That's an odd hall-way outside his room. Why would there be a handrail? Based on the carpeting, it might be a service corridor.

[zotzer]

Fitz,

Madforcruisin graciously posted lots of cabin pics...a couple of E2 hump cabins included. They have the loveseats. She got some different cabins that weren't on the list. I was particularly psyched about 7334 and 6344, as they will be VERY similar to my E2 hump.

 

Look at the second freedom album on her site: http://www.gwall.de/Engl/indexenglish.htm

 

Tracy