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Topic: May 25th...FOTS arrives in Miami

dmwnc1
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Member # 3785

posted 05-23-2006 10:03 AM

May 25 - June 3 - Home at Last: Freedom of the Seas arrives at the Port of Miami, where she will make a series of short sailings until June 4, when she will begin her regular sailing schedule of seven-night Western Caribbean itineraries from Miami.

The maiden arrival into Miami should be amazing!

I know this is still a couple of days off, but on the morning of the 26th when FOTS comes back into Miami from her first TA overnight cruise she will pass Majesty of the Seas moored dockside...an interesing day to see and compare the evolution of design.

During the next several days she will also slide past a couple of Fantasy-class ships, but on the 3rd of June, the best day for comparison, FOTS will pass the Carnival Triumph and Navigator of the Seas.

Should be very interesting. Anyone going to be there in Miami for these events?

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 05-23-2006 10:16 AM

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Originally posted by dmwnc1:
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Should be very interesting. Anyone going to be there in Miami for these events?

I'll be there Thursday morning when she first arrives, although as of now the Pilots' station still has no time scheduled for her pilot pick-up. They're waiting until the night before to get an accurate read on her arrival time!

Unfortunately I'm leaving town Friday morning for a week, and had to decline invitations to two of her sailings!

Rich

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
Member # 6432

posted 05-23-2006 02:41 PM

I'll go take a good look at it Thursday in the afternoon then as it leaves I'll be at South Point where she will pass right through between there and Fisher Island, I've been waiting to see her since she left Turku, hopefully the weather is nice and clear. I'll try to get some pictures posted Thursday night.

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rcclcruiseaddict
First Class Passenger
Member # 6394

posted 05-24-2006 03:47 PM

Yes- I wish I could be there but I'm in northern Michigan. Sure hope y'all take pictures - especially one that shows the difference between Freedom and the Voyager class ship.

If you get a chance - get a great aft shot of the starboard side! (now that's asking a bit much!)

Mary

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 05-25-2006 07:11 AM

Yea! The Freedom of the Seas is now visible on Miami webcams...

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 05-25-2006 08:28 AM

Here's a webcam shot of her arriving in Miami, in the Turning Basin. Too bad this morning is grey and drizzly, very atypical Miami weather!

Rich

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dmwnc1
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Member # 3785

posted 05-25-2006 08:47 AM

I 'snapped' a whole series of pics of her arriving this morning...access the 'Photo Album' on the webcams page for Miami (under 'Port Information').

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 05-25-2006 11:07 AM

Well here she is, home in Miami at last:

Since she's the only ship in port today, there is no basis for comparison on her size. But she looks just like any VOYAGER Class vessel, berthed at the same pier, only a bit longer.

Rich

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
Member # 6432

posted 05-25-2006 02:43 PM

I haven't seen her yet, only in the news and webcam, the weather is nasty.

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 05-26-2006 07:34 AM

I got some size comparison 'snapshots' of the Fascination and Majesty of the Seas off of the port cam in Miami again if someone can be so kind as to post them here...THANKS

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 05-26-2006 07:51 AM

dmwnc1's grabs...amazing comparision with Fascination

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PamM
First Class Passenger
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posted 05-26-2006 08:22 AM

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dmwnc1
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Member # 3785

posted 05-26-2006 08:29 AM

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Originally posted by PamM:
dmwnc1's grabs...amazing comparision with Fascination

THANKS Pam for posting FOTS grabs from this morning... My favorite is indeed the one showing the overlapping FOTS and the Fascination.

PS...the Legacy is in port today too...docked below the RCI HQ bldg.

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
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posted 05-26-2006 11:09 AM

dmwnc1 thank god you have time to see the wachovia tower cam and save those pictures in their archives, I saw it yesterday when it left at around 5:15, took some pictures with a cellphone, I'll try to post them today.

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
Member # 6432

posted 05-26-2006 11:33 AM

The Solarium:

It looks so big next to Carnival's Fascination.

What's wrong with the yellow, it's like it's falling off.

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 05-26-2006 11:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Carlos Fernandez:
dmwnc1 thank god you have time to see the wachovia tower cam and save those pictures in their archives...

Funny thing...last night I attended the special midnight showing of the movie X-Men 3: The Last Stand after working from 8am all day, got to bed around 2:30am, up again at 6am to see (webcam) the ships come in...up all day again today, driving this afternoon for a triple header concert tonight ending after midnight...

I'm keeping busy.

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cruiseshipluver
First Class Passenger
Member # 5104

posted 05-26-2006 09:07 PM

They seem not to get enough from dressing her in her decorative flags though. Concerning the yelowish balcony tape thing, i always thought that it was somethign to protect the balcony with and then it would be peeled away or taken off.. so i now really do not know why is seems to be coming off like that. Very unsightly for close in shots

cruiseshipluver

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
Member # 6432

posted 05-27-2006 05:48 PM

Well, I'll try posting them again. I always seem to have a problem posting pictures, I see them on my screen but for other people it just does not come out. Maybe they'll be visible here:
web page

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 05-27-2006 06:10 PM

Carlos, like most photo hosting sites webshots, fotki etc.. you cannot integrate the photos into other websites unless you have a paid for account. If you pay, you can do what you like, have a freebie and you can only send people to the webpages.

Thnks for the photos though the link works.

Pam

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Carlos Fernandez
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Member # 6432

posted 05-29-2006 09:05 AM

Great, today is a nice day in Miami and Freedom of the Seas is here again with Majesty of the Seas.

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dmwnc1
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Member # 3785

posted 05-29-2006 11:39 AM

Go figure...I'll be out of town this coming weekend and may not be able to grab any web-snaps of her passing the Carnival Truiumph and NOTS on Saturday, then the Carnival Valor on Sunday....

Just may have to delay my departure from here Saturday until she gets docked. I really want to see her compared to the NOTS.

PS...any southern Florida folks will have this unique chance to get some ground-level comparison pictures of her this weekend too!!!

I think this is the one and only meeting of her and a Voyager-class ship?

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dmwnc1
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posted 06-02-2006 09:50 PM

I see the FOTS is sitting in Miami overnight...I thought she was going out this afternoon for a 1-nighter?

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dmwnc1
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Member # 3785

posted 06-03-2006 06:42 AM

Rubbish, the Navigator of the Seas pulled straight in this morning and did not go to the turning basin, so she is nose-to-nose with FOTS.

Will have to wait until she leaves to get a side-by-side comparison of the two.

I did get a few nice night shots of FOTS last night on the Miami webcam though...

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eroller
First Class Passenger
Member # 1649

posted 06-03-2006 10:18 AM

FREEDOM and NAVIGATOR together in Miami.

Ernie - off to board FREEDOM tomorrow!!

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 06-03-2006 10:34 AM

Have a save journey and bring back many pictures!

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