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FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
A family affair with
activities for all
Royal Caribbean International is giving families more opportunities to play together and stay together while cruising the Caribbean.
The line's newest ship, Freedom of the Seas, offers six different family-focused stateroom categories specially designed to accommodate larger families and groups of friends.
The biggest addition is the 14-person Presidential Suite, the largest stateroom the line has offered to date, with 1,215 square feet of interior space and an 810-square-foot outdoor living area. The oversized suite have dual entryways as well as two master bedrooms, sleeping two people each, with 30-inch, flat-panel televisions and en suite bathrooms with bathtubs. Two additional bedrooms accommodate four people each, with convertible twin/queen beds and two Pullmans. Both of these rooms feature a 23-inch, flat-panel television, which also will be found in all staterooms shipwide.
The common area includes two additional bathrooms with showers, a spacious living room with a sectional sofa that sleeps two, a card/dining table and an extensive entertainment centre, including a 42-inch, plasma TV. Suite guests will be tempted to spend all their time outdoors on the spacious balcony equipped with a whirlpool, wet bar, eight lounge chairs and a 14-person table for dining al fresco.
Freedom of the Seas offers five additional types of extended family accommodations over and above the standard triples and quads. Each category includes twin beds, convertible to a queen bed, as well as additional bunks to accommodate the whole family. Guests can choose from:
- Four eight-person Royal Family Suites, each with two bedrooms, including a master bedroom with an en suite bathroom with bathtub, a second bathroom with shower, and a living area with a sectional sofa and an entertainment centre with a 30-inch, flat-panel TV. Royal Family Suite balconies include four lounge chairs and an al fresco dining table for eight. Each of the four suites can be expanded to accommodate 10 people via a connecting door to a neighbouring stateroom. (600 sq ft with a 270 sq ft balcony)
- One six-person Accessible Family Stateroom with balcony, featuring a curtained-off sleeping alcove with bunk beds, sleeper sofa, an accessible bathroom and shower, and accessible closets. (400 sq ft with a 120 sq ft balcony)
- Eight six-person Family Oceanview Staterooms, each with a curtained-off sleeping alcove with bunk beds, sleeper sofa and two or more windows (up to 495 sq ft).
- Four six-person Promenade Family Staterooms, each with a curtained-off sleeping alcove with bunk beds, sleeper sofa, walk-in closet and bathtub. These suites also have two windows, each with a window seat, overlooking the Royal Promenade (335 sq ft).
- Two six-person Inside Family Staterooms, each with a curtained-off sleeping alcove, sleeper sofa and walk-in closet (330 sq ft).
Family-Friendly Activities
Families on Freedom of the Seas may find there is too much to do in other areas of the ship to spend much time in their staterooms. Onboard adventures are taken to new heights with the largest rock-climbing wall at sea. The 43ft tall by 44ft wide, free-standing wall features a central spire that will add a whole new dimension to the experience. Guests will be able to choose from eleven different routes, from easy to expert.
Freedom's younger guests enjoy Royal Caribbean's award-winning Adventure Ocean Programme. From wacky science experiments and Adventure Art by Crayola crafts projects to sports tournaments and dance parties, guests aged three to 17 have a full social calendar. Teens, in particular, have plenty of space to call their own with three, exclusive areas just for them Ð Fuel nightclub, The Living Room hangout and the Back Deck sundeck. In addition, Freedom of the Seas features the line's Aqua Babies and Aqua Tots playtime programmes developed by partner Fisher-Price, Inc. for cruisers ages six months to 36 months and their parents.
Freedom also offers families plenty of ways and places to enjoy time together, including an unparalleled, top-deck aqua environment with an interactive water park; outstanding production shows in the main theatre; ice skating spectaculars and free-skate parties on the ice rink; and non-stop action on the Royal Promenade, a 445ft long shopping, dining and entertainment boulevard that will feature nightly entertainment and festive parades.
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