A collection that’s candy! I stayed within the weirdest cabin on Royal Caribbean – it included free ice cream and cow-themed decor

Situated on deck 6 of Royal Caribbean’s Freedom-class ships is a promenade stateroom that’s in contrast to another cabin onboard.

Imagine a stateroom that includes cow-themed decor, vouchers without cost ice cream and highly-coveted suite lounge entry – all for a similar worth as each different inside promenade stateroom onboard.

Without a doubt, the Ben and Jerry’s suite is the weirdest stateroom onboard any Royal Caribbean ship; and I used to be fortunate sufficient to expertise this weird stateroom for myself onboard Liberty of the Seas final weekend.

Found on Liberty of the Seas, together with Freedom of the Seas and Independence of the Seas, the Ben and Jerry’s suite is the one inside cabin suite on any Royal Caribbean ship.

While cabin 6305 may appear to be an everyday ol’ promenade stateroom from the hallway, most don’t notice this stateroom is completely located proper above the Ben and Jerry’s ice cream parlor. Open the cabin’s blinds and also you’ll discover a entrance row view of two life-size cow’s derriere (or ought to I say dairy-ere?)

Here’s what it was like staying within the weirdest Royal Caribbean stateroom.

Having by no means heard of the Ben and Jerry’s Sweet, I did some preliminary analysis to see what I might anticipate staying within the promenade “suite.” 

Legend has it that the cow-obstructed views had been an oversight from Royal Caribbean through the development section of constructing the Freedom-class ships. Once it was found that these large cows block a lot of the cabin’s promenade view, Royal Caribbean determined so as to add a number of freebies for company.

Alas, the Ben and Jerry’s Sweet was born!

After studying about this peculiar promenade stateroom, I discovered an older article on RoyalCaribbeanWeblog that offered some footage, movies and particulars concerning the Ben and Jerry’s suite.

Back in 2011, the Ben and Jerry’s suite seemed to be lined with cow-themed decor from head to toe. From bedsheets and pillows with cow-prints to mini cow trinkets and clocks, the Ben and Jerry’s suite was decked out with decor. The door of the suite even had a particular plaque, which certainly intrigued different company onboard.

Booking the Ben and Jerry’s suite was the identical worth as each different promenade stateroom on Liberty of the Seas

Because of the cabin’s obscureness, it was troublesome to seek out any up to date or present photographs of what to anticipate from the suite. With simply 3 cabins current in Royal Caribbean’s whole fleet, the Ben and Jerry’s suite is taken into account a hidden gem.

Although I’ve cruised many instances on Royal Caribbean ships that function promenade staterooms, or glorified inside cabins which have a window overlooking the full of life promenade onboard, I’ve by no means really booked one for myself.

I at all times fearful {that a} promenade stateroom could be too noisy when attempting to sleep at evening, particularly contemplating how busy the promenade is on any Royal Caribbean cruise. I used to be anxious to see whether or not I appreciated staying in a promenade stateroom and I used to be grateful to check out this cabin on a brief, 3-night crusing.

For this cruise, I’d be crusing with my husband. I warned him about anticipating obnoxious cow decor within the stateroom whereas in the identical breath sharing that we might presumably be receiving suite lounge entry and free ice cream with the stateroom.  

While boarding, I used to be confused whether or not we might board with different suite company, as we didn’t obtain any communication relating to the advantages of our room previous to boarding. As such, we boarded like everybody else in order to not doubtlessly embarrass ourselves. 

Walking contained in the stateroom for the primary time after boarding, my husband regarded to me and stated “Uh, I don’t think this is the Ben and Jerry’s suite.” 

Expecting to see an obscene quantity of cow-themed decor, we opened the door to cabin 6305 to see a stateroom that originally regarded like each different promenade cabin. There was no plaque on the stateroom door like I had seen in older footage and movies.

I gave a confused look to my husband and went contained in the cabin additional to research.

Once we had been contained in the promenade cabin, we rapidly noticed a framed photograph of a cow portray. The quirky paintings confirmed we had been certainly within the Ben and Jerry’s suite!

I regarded out the window to seek out the life-size cows proper above the Ben and Jerry’s ice cream store within the promenade. 

These large cow buildings blocked the vast majority of our promenade view – and it definitely made us giggle when seeing the cow posteriors for the primary time.

On the stateroom self-importance, we discovered a coupon that was titled “Ben & Jerry’s Sweet Guest” with small packing containers to verify for every complimentary deal with. 

The voucher stated, “Enjoy a daily complimentary ice cream treat from your friends at Royal Caribbean International and Ben & Jerry’s. Present this voucher at the time of ordering.”

The voucher said that the coupon was non-transferrable, non-refundable and non-replaceable if misplaced or stolen. Since the crusing was solely 3-nights, the packing containers for Treat 4 by Treat 7 had been crossed out.

We additionally discovered a welcome sheet from the suite concierge welcoming us onboard, writing, “We’re thrilled to welcome you to the Ben & Jerry’s Sweet onboard Liberty of the Seas for what’s sure to be an unforgettable adventure. This one of a kind stateroom overlooks the Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Shop on the Royal Promenade – and it comes with some pretty cool perks.”

The perks listed on the sheet included a free deal with at Ben and Jerry’s on day-after-day of our cruise for all company staying within the stateroom, together with unique entry to the Suite Lounge for continental breakfast and joyful hour every night from 5:00 pm to eight:00 pm. 

I’ve solely ever stayed in a junior suite onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise, which confusingly sufficient didn’t include Suite Lounge entry. We had been excited to see what the Suite Lounge was all about and evaluate it to the Diamond Lounge.

Of course, we couldn’t wait too lengthy to take the Ben and Jerry’s voucher for a spin.

Voucher in tow, my husband and I went to Ben and Jerry’s for slightly ice cream deal with after boarding and dropping off our baggage. 

Proudly displaying the voucher to the crew member working at Ben and Jerry’s, we inquired about what precisely our “complimentary treat” entailed. The crew member appeared a bit confused at first and didn’t fully know what could be included. 

We instructed him that the outline stated in our room that we might every have a each day complimentary deal with, however he nonetheless appeared not sure about what the voucher was all about. 

Eventually, he stated we might just about have no matter we needed, together with any dimension of ice cream. I opted for a small Phish Food whereas my husband tried the Cookies and Cream.

After serving up our ice cream, he checked off Treat 1 on our voucher. We had been shocked that utilizing the voucher gave the impression to be complicated for the crew members, as there should be company on every crusing which have this profit.

Access to the suite lounge, together with complimentary joyful hour, was an enormous good thing about the Ben and Jerry’s suite.

I’d take a look at a cow’s derriere (or are we saying dairy-ere?) every day of a cruise if it means I can take pleasure in complimentary joyful hours every night!

As I discussed, I’ve by no means had entry to the Suite Lounge. This gal is an affordable cruiser, so I usually keep in an inside cabin assure and luxuriate in my complimentary Diamond + drink vouchers.

We had been giddy as we took out our SeaPass playing cards to enter the suite – I even took my telephone out to movie us waltzing into the Suite Lounge. We had large smiles till the cardboard reader flashed purple time and again. We tried each playing cards till we lastly accepted our destiny that the playing cards weren’t going to allow us to in.

After ready for another person to enter, we rode their coat tails and spoke with the suite concierge who assured that he would repair our playing cards. We loved a number of drinks within the Suite Lounge earlier than heading to dinner with others in our journey group.

I used to be shocked to seek out that the Suite Lounge has the identical assortment of appetizers and snacks because the Diamond Lounge. I at all times assumed that the Suite Lounge would have a extra fascinating unfold throughout joyful hour, however this wasn’t the case once I went into each lounges on the identical evening. 

The following night, our playing cards nonetheless didn’t work, so the concierge issued us brand-new playing cards to make use of. While we confirmed they labored for the lounge, we had been unable to entry our stateroom that evening; my husband needed to go get us new playing cards at visitor providers round midnight. 

With two SeaPasses in my lanyard, it was barely irritating to have these points between the lounge and our stateroom – which had been two of an important locations we wanted entry to!

Luckily by the final night, we had entry to the lounge and assertion with none points. 

The promenade stateroom was certainly noisy, particularly at evening and through sure occasions.

We felt there have been two main drawbacks of the promenade stateroom: the noise and the privateness. On the plus facet, the promenade stateroom feels fairly related in dimension to an inside cabin, though it does have two seating cubicles across the window nook. It was additionally good to have a view of one thing apart from a clean wall or a large mirror.

We needed to be very conscious of the curtains being closed whereas altering, as it could be very simple to neglect about onlookers within the promenade. Because the cows block a lot of the views from our window, we might neglect that folks might simply look into our window if we weren’t cautious of closing the blinds.

Another main disadvantage of the promenade stateroom was how noisy it may be within the evenings. I might argue that the promenade had loud music taking part in every night till midnight. The last night of our cruise, my husband tried to go to mattress at an affordable time as a result of we had an early morning flight the next day.

While attempting to go to sleep, the 70s disco inferno celebration began within the promenade. He stated it gave the impression of a live performance was going down inside our cabin and that it was really vibrating from the music.

He texted me that it was so noisy, “They might as well be performing in our stateroom!” To examine, he received away from bed to open the curtains and see what was taking place. He was shocked to seek out the performers had been actually standing subsequent to the cows on the small platform proper outdoors our window!

He stated he couldn’t shut the window fast sufficient, particularly contemplating he was dressed to go to mattress. 

We each agreed we might keep within the Ben and Jerry’s suite once more, however most likely not another promenade stateroom.

The perks of the Ben and Jerry’s suite make this promenade stateroom worthwhile, however I don’t suppose I’m offered on promenade staterooms typically. 

Of course, entry to the Suite Lounge with complimentary, nightly joyful hour is a big perk of reserving the weirdest cabin on a Royal Caribbean ship. Considering the Ben and Jerry’s suite doesn’t price something further in comparison with different promenade staterooms, it’s really an ideal deal.

As a sweets lover, it was a enjoyable each day deal with to have Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. It did really feel as if the crew members at Ben and Jerry’s didn’t know the principles of the voucher or suite, as we at all times appeared to get completely different solutions when inquiring.

For instance, we requested about whether or not we might have a milkshake as a substitute of ice cream and it wasn’t fully clear. On the final day, the voucher was taken after I ordered my each day deal with, however my husband hadn’t had the prospect to get his.

It was nice to have the free ice cream vouchers each day, however I definitely wouldn’t have to have each day ice cream on an extended cruise. The 3-night crusing was good for a each day ice cream deal with after lengthy days within the Bahamian solar.

Again, I’d fortunately take a look at a pretend cow’s dairy-ere if it means I get free ice cream and complimentary joyful hours with drinks every day. The noise and privateness of the promenade stateroom wouldn’t at all times be price it, however the Ben and Jerry’s suite is a should if it’s obtainable!