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FREEDOM IS … A FAMILY AFFAIR

Royal Caribbean’sFreedom of the Seas Offers

Expanded Family Stateroom Options and Activities for All

MIAMI– 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 several different family-focused stateroom categories specially designed to accommodate larger families and groups of friends.

“The new stateroom categories on Freedom of the Seas give guests the ability to spend downtime together comfortably between onboard activities and shoreside adventures,” said Richard D. Fain, Royal Caribbean Chairman and CEO. “We’ve introduced several new configurations, giving guests the freedom to choose from different stateroom sizes and price ranges.”

The biggest addition is the 14-person Presidential Family 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 oversize suite has 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 is 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 center, 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 center with a 30-inch, flat-panel TV. Royal Family Suite balconies have four lounge chairs and adining table for eight. Each of the suites can be expanded to fit 10 people via a connecting door to a neighboring stateroom. (588square feet with a 234square foot balcony)

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  • 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. (423square feet with a 120 square foot balcony)
  • Ten six-person Family Oceanview Staterooms, each with a curtained-off sleeping alcove with bunk beds, sleeper sofa and two or more windows. (293square feet)
  • 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. (355 square feet)
  • Two six-person Inside Family Staterooms, each with a curtained-off sleeping alcove, sleeper sofa and walk-in closet. (337square feet)

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. The ship takes onboard adventures to new heights with the largest rock-climbing wall at sea. The 43-feet-tall by 44-feet-wide, wall features a central spire that adds a whole new dimension to the experience. Guests can choose from 11 different routes, from easy to expert.

Freedom’s younger guests can enjoy Royal Caribbean’s award-winning Adventure Ocean Program. From wacky science experiments and Adventure Art by Crayola® crafts projects to sports tournaments and dance parties, guests 3 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 – Fuel nightclub, The Living Room hangout and the Back Deck sundeck. In addition, Freedom of the Seasfeatures the line’s Aqua Babies and Aqua Tots playtime programs 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 interactive water park; outstanding production shows in the main theater; ice skating spectaculars and free-skate parties on the ice rink; and non-stop action on the Royal Promenade, a 445-foot-long shopping, dining and entertainment boulevard that features nightly entertainment and festive parades.

At 160,000 GRT and holding 3,634 guests double-occupancy, Freedom of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world. The first in Royal Caribbean’s new Freedom class, she sails seven-night Western Caribbean itineraries from Miami calling in Cozumel, Mexico; George Town, Grand Cayman; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and Royal Caribbean’s private destination, Labadee, Haiti.

Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand currently with 20 ships in service and three under construction. The line also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Canada and Europe through its cruisetour division. For additional information or to make reservations, go to or call (800) 327-6700.

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