Royal Caribbean has announced that they will be adding some of the features from Oasis of the Seas to two Freedom Class ships, Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas. Both ships are scheduled for stops at a drydock in the Bahamas for some freshening up in 2011. Liberty will be out of commission starting January 23, 2011 and Freedom will follow on March 6, 2011.
Along with the new paint, carpet and whatever else they change during these refurb stops, they will be adding some of the more popular features found on Oasis of the Seas. The first of these will be the Cupcake Cupboard which has been very popular on Oasis of the Seas. For $2.95 you can satisfy your sweet tooth with some yummy frosted cupcakes. It will replace the barbershops on Freedom and Liberty.
Next up is the addition of a huge outdoor movie screen to show movies under the stars. Many other lines jumped on this popular feature ahead of Royal Caribbean but they know a good thing when they see it so it was included on Oasis of the Seas. It's been so popular that they are bringing it to Freedom and Liberty. The 18.5 foot screen will be installed in the main pool area.
Liberty will also be getting it's own broadway shows like Oasis of the Seas' "Harspray" production and Allure of the Seas' upcoming production of "Chicago". Freedom will continue with it's popular "Once Upon a Time" production for at least another year before being replaced.
For the kids, there will be the addition of the Royal Babies and Tots program from Oasis that provides care for children between 6 and 36 months. Space will be limited to 12 children and there will be a cost of $8 per hour, per child. Another feature from Oasis that is popular with the kids is the ImaginOcean family theatre show. A combo puppet show and musical, it will be added to both Freedom and Liberty.
Finally, Freedom and Liberty will be receiving interactive touch screens in the elevator lobbies that will feature deck plans, restaurant info, and the daily activity guide all at the touch of a finger.
Royal Caribbean is holding off making any updates to Independence of the Seas because it has just started it's first full year sailing out of Southampton, England and they would like to get a better feel of what the mostly British passengers would like to see as far as changes to the ship.
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