Good morning,
In St. Maarten, Dutch West Indies,
Freedom of the Seas was docked along side the
Celebrity Solstice. I am standing on deck 4 of
Freedom as I take these images.
Since Royal Caribbean owns Celebrity Cruises and the two brands are operated independently,
Solstice is related, but is not quite a sister ship. So, I suppose we could say
Solstice is a "cousin ship" to
Freedom.
This is one of the newer ships Celebrity fleet...
...and, as you can see, has a large number of balcony staterooms.
Celebrity provides a place to rest and light refreshments on the dock side for their guests.
The two ships along side provide a ship "canyon."
As we walked across Deck 4 of
Freedom, we exchanged friendly waves from familiar
Freedom faces from across the ship canyon who were visiting
Solstice.
I never cease to be amazed at the beauty of these huge ships.
It takes approximately 18 months to build one of these marvels after all the designs are made and approved.
For those of us who so enjoy beautiful ships, it is great fun to see and photograph other ships in the fleet.
And, after a few hours,
Freedom and
Solstice each sailed away to their next ports of call.
Best,
Lois
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I'd hate to "Walk the Plank" in the center of the ship canyon!
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful Lois, I envy you having all of that gorgeous sunshine!
Love Di ♥
They are just so huge and I can't really comprehend it. Nice shots, Lois.
ReplyDeleteGood morning,
ReplyDeleteYes, the sunshine here is fabulous. Yesterday I walked on the top deck and there was a slightly cool marvelous breeze. It is wonderful here at this time of the year.
The ships are huge, aren't they! My brother and wife are here so we have been trying to be sure to eat in every restaurant on board at least once in one week. It hasn't been easy, but it sure is fun!
Thank you so much, everyone, for stopping by.
Very best,
Lois