Freedom of the Seas: Excess is success on giant new ship

Royal Caribbean International has put to rest the skeptic’s question, “What’s there to do on a cruise ship?” If the line’s new Freedom of the Seas is any indicator, the answer is “everything.” The 160,000-ton vessel, which debuted in late May and nudged out the Queen Mary 2 as the biggest cruise ship, , brings with it an ever widening world of whiz-bang amenities. Frankly, there’s so much to do on board this behemoth, it could stay put and not sail anywhere at all. Freedom-huge and jam-packed with options-really mimics a city at sea.