My DH and friends earned a half price certificate courtesy of RCI ... we were on the Oct 10th sailing of the Freedom when a freaky storm caused some excitement. Being as we are all from MD we decided sailing out of the port of Baltimore was most convenient plus we liked this itinerary.
As we only live an hour northwest of Baltimore we chose to use a shuttle service as opposed to parking at the pier at $15 per day. Since there were six of us we would have needed two cars at $120 per car. We used KD Elite, very efficient and reasonable. They only charged us $80 each way which we split 3 ways. If you live in the Baltimore area check out KD Elite at www.kdelitetrans.com
We are all seasoned cruises and knew that if we timed this just right we could be one of the first ones to eat lunch at the Windjammer. We arrived at the pier just after 11, Embarkation was a breeze and we were enjoying our first meal on board around 12. As we were enjoying our meal and each other's company we realized it was after 1pm and time to get into our cabins.
We were in cabin 7168 an AFT JS, our friends were in 7140 & 7138. This was the first time we booked an AFT cabin but I can tell you it will not be our last. There was plenty of storage space, a large closet, full bath and an awesome extended balcony. Our balcony had two loungers, two chairs and a table, very nice. The cabin itself is spacious although you can see that the furnishings are well worn.