The Flow Rider

Boogie Boarding on the Freedom of the Seas

One of my favorite features when we sailed on Freedom was the flow rider surf simulator.  I unfortunately didn't give it a try until the last sea day so I only got a half dozen chances at it, but it sure was fun.  Once it was your time to go you rode until you wiped out.  To speed the line along the crew would encouraged everybody to attempt tricks such as barrel rolls, surfing on the knees and front flips.  After a few attempts most people would wipe out and the next person in line got their chance.  The crew would even offer some advise to would be tricksters on how to perform the trick with out wiping out.  I will go ahead and warn you if you plan on participating during a sea day expect to wait in line for upwards of 30 min for your turn.  There was also several times during the cruise that they changed from boogie boarding to surfing.  I did not get a chance to surf, but dropped by a couple times to watch and the wipe outs themselves were quite entertaining.  The line also moved quicker as most people could not stay up right for very long and less people were willing to try surfing I assume because falls looked a little more painful.  If you are looking to try a little surfing action on your next cruise check out the RCI Freedom Class and the Oasis Class ships as they are the only ships in the world with one of these simulators.