Marc Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Next year will be our third year in a row sailing on Independence of the Seas for spring break. It also marks a milestone birthday for my friend with whom I've been cruising. Last year, we had the Ben & Jerry's "Sweet" which was fun. For those who don't know, it's a unique Promenade cabin (6305) that's above the Ben & Jerry's shop on the Royal Promenade. It's only on the Freedom class ships. Because of the cows that overlook the shop on the Royal Promenade, you have an obstructed view from the cabin's window that overlooks the Royal Promenade (you get to look at cow butts!). In exchange, you get a room that's decorated in a cow theme, free Ben & Jerry's ice cream for the cruise, plus access to the "Cow-cierge" Lounge. I'm glad that we managed to get it again next year. It's a lot of fun, and Concierge Lounge access is pretty cool, too. You can see a YouTube video tour of the cabin that I made last year here: Ben & Jerry's "Sweet" - Independence of the Seas (March 2013). RoyalLaker, rekkie, trainer.stan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Next year will be our third year in a row sailing on Independence of the Seas for spring break. It also marks a milestone birthday for my friend with whom I've been cruising. Last year, we had the Ben & Jerry's "Sweet" which was fun. For those who don't know, it's a unique Promenade cabin (6305) that's above the Ben & Jerry's shop on the Royal Promenade. It's only on the Freedom class ships. Because of the cows that overlook the shop on the Royal Promenade, you have an obstructed view from the cabin's window that overlooks the Royal Promenade (you get to look at cow butts!). In exchange, you get a room that's decorated in a cow theme, free Ben & Jerry's ice cream for the cruise, plus access to the "Cow-cierge" Lounge. I'm glad that we managed to get it again next year. It's a lot of fun, and Concierge Lounge access is pretty cool, too. You can see a YouTube video tour of the cabin that I made last year here: Ben & Jerry's "Sweet" - Independence of the Seas (March 2013). Love this have never met anyone that has sailed in these. What is the Cabin number in case I get the chance? Hope you have a great cruise again this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce G. Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 What is the cow-cierge lounge?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 What is the cow-cierge lounge?? Fun name for the concierge lounge. I know Jamie and Veronica from CrownCast raved about the Ben and Jerry Sweet, primarily for the concierge access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce G. Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Aw, that's cute! Congratulations, Marc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithnRita Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 As Chief Thunderthud would say "cowabunga!" We had a promenade cabin on the Freedom, but not like that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Love this have never met anyone that has sailed in these. What is the Cabin number in case I get the chance? Hope you have a great cruise again this year It's cabin 6305. This is one of those secrets that most people don't know about. If one normally books an inside cabin on a Freedom class ship, it's definitely worth considering, especially with its perks! I'm sure it's going to be a great cruise! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn14 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I had no idea you got CL access. I would definitely consider it for a short cruise! Do you get double points or just the CL access? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I had no idea you got CL access. I would definitely consider it for a short cruise! Do you get double points or just the CL access? Good question? if its gets double points I'm going to try and find one of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 No double points, just free ice cream and access to the lounge... and the cow motif, of course. Moo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Free ice cream > CL access :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Marc, did you experience any noise? I've read numerous reviews of noise from the crew access gangway that's just behind one wall of the cabin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 No, we didn't have noise from the crew area. Unfortunately, we did have noise from the connecting cabin's neighbors. They fought a lot, and we got to hear pretty much all of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn14 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Free ice cream > CL access :P Yeah, especially with DL access :P . I'd rather be in the DL with the wall of windows anyways! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 More happy news! The prices dropped for this sailing. I called up Royal Caribbean and got them to adjust the pricing for our booking to the new, lower price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 More happy news! The prices dropped for this sailing. I called up Royal Caribbean and got them to adjust the pricing for our booking to the new, lower price! That is great news! Personally, when I book a cruise i still go on every day to see if the price goes down because I find that if it does and I call Royal they usually adjust the price for me. Also I like to see if a better category cabin opens up for a good price and I think everyone should do this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 More happy news! The prices dropped for this sailing. I called up Royal Caribbean and got them to adjust the pricing for our booking to the new, lower price! That's the best kind of news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 More happy news! The prices dropped for this sailing. I called up Royal Caribbean and got them to adjust the pricing for our booking to the new, lower price! Woo Hoo more money for Mojitos onboard Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Woo Hoo more money for Mojitos onboard Glad I'm not the only one that looks at saved money as more money for drinks! michelle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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