Originally Posted by Cholula
tonypct...thanks very much for this report! We're sailing on the Freedom Of The Seas in three weeks.
Question on the HS internet from the staterooms. I read that they had an "all-you-can-eat" HS plan for $X per week. Was that not an option??
Secondly, we plan to book dinner at the two up-charge restaurants, Chops and Portofino, for two or three dinners that week. Have you seen these restaurants yet?
The up-charge on Johnny Rocket's doesn't surprise me. The charge at Chops and Portofino is $20 per person.
But we're cool with that.
Cholula, there is no "all-you-can-eat" HS plan. The best plan is 151 minutes for $50 and I just now renewed that. So, I'm spending $100 for internet access for 352 minutes. And I would call it far from HS. My system tells me that the signal strength is at 5.5 Mbps and that its level is low. Been like that the entire cruise.
No, we have not checked out Portafinos or Chops. Both menus look pretty good. Overall, I can't say that the food is spectacular here. It might be better in those specialty restaurants. I did find the food pretty good at Johnny Rockets, where we ate there once for lunch.
This is only my second cruise and I'm still amazed that you cannot get a DECENT CUP OF COFFEE! For some reason, maybe its the water they use, the coffee is terrible on board. But then again, that just may be my taste.