Good morning,
When we pulled into Cozumel, Mexico, aboard
Freedom of the Seas I saw another Royal Caribbean ship,
Voyager of the Seas was docked next to us. How fun it was to be able to get images of them together!
This image was taken from Deck 4,
Freedom of the Seas.
I went down on the dock to take more images...
...and got some very good pictures on this sunny Mexican day.
Freedom is on the left,
Voyager is on the right in the above image. I remember when
Voyager entered service in 1999 it was the largest cruise ship in the world.
Freedom took that "largest ship in the world" title when she was launched in 2006, but she lost that title to
Oasis of the Seas in 2009.
That walkway over the side of
Freedom is where I was standing when I took the first two images above.
Later in the day I took more pictures. The sun was no longer shining into the ship canyon formed by the two ships along side each other.
Guests were returning to both ships after a beautiful day ashore.
Crew members also enjoy seeing other ships in the fleet where they have worked and/or have friends aboard.
This image is fun. It is a reflection of
Voyager in
Freedom's dining room window. The lace pattern is formed by the curtains on the inside of the window.
I took a walk up to deck 12 of
Freedom to get this shot of
Voyager.
Voyager on the left;
Freedom under my feet. ;)
This is
Voyager's Viking Crown Lounge, a signature part of every Royal Caribbean ship.
I walked forward again to get a picture of the bow and helipad of
Voyager with Cozumel, Mexico, beyond.
Looking straight across from midships, this is a zoomed image of
Voyager's Sky Bar on the Pool Deck.
If you are afraid of heights, don't look down here. This is the view straight down between the ships from deck 12 of
Freedom. Those are guests returning and security officers preparing for departure.
Constant cleaning. Here the dining room windows of
Voyager are being cleaned with the help of very long poles.
The final image is of this old gentleman walking the deck of
Voyager. He looks as if he has spent a great deal of time at sea. I wonder what tales he could tell.
I hope you've enjoyed the images of these two beautiful ships side by side.
Perhaps I'll see you at sea some day.
Best,
Lois
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