Details trickle out on Freedom of the Seas

Royal Caribbean is teasing us by trickling out more details on their upcoming largest ship in the world, Freedom of the Seas, whose itineraries beginning in June 2006 are now open for booking.

Some great news for families with children, who typically get stuck in multiple staterooms if they want a separate "kids room," is that more family-friendly accomodations will be available, such as inside, oceanview, and balcony family staterooms that can sleep 6 (with a curtained-off sleeping alcove for the kids), and Royal Family Suites that can sleep 8 in two entirely separate bedrooms.

Of course Freedom includes the popular Voyager-class elements like the ice skating rink and Royal Promenade. The signature climbing wall gets a size upgrade, a new interactive water park keeps everyone cool, and hard-to-please teens score their own nightclub, "living room," and sundeck. Whirlpools will be cantilevered over the side of the ship, delivering a one-of-a-kind view.

Freedom is the first of three sister ships in the class that Royal Caribbean has ordered, the last of which is scheduled for delivery in 2008.

Royal Caribbean Press Release