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Seth was really good. He did say he wouldn't be on the repo cruise . The pool are is exactly like the Conquest , Glory and valor.

According to John Heald, The Freedom received a new screen on the lido deck. Did they show movies/concerts durning the day?

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Sorry!!!! We are not picture or video takers. The upgrades are nice and the ship is beautiful!!!

Did they re-do the pool area?

Prob the best piano bar player I have seen.

Do you have any pictures or videos? We would love to see the progress.

Any reviews or news from anyone yet?

 

 

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I would have thought that we would have heard something by now.:rolleyes:

There were people saying they were going on that May3rd cruise.

I hope we hear from them soon. :D

Freedom is back in Port Everglades this morning.......

Looking all spiffed up on the webcam.

Anyone cruising on her today?:D

I hope we start getting reviews today from the passengers getting off of Freedom.

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This week is the first sailing of the Freedom following dry dock. I'm sure next week there will be hundreds of posts here with reviews/opinions about the upgrades.

However, I will miss those posts because I will be cruising on the Freedom next week and can see the upgrades for myself!

Please share with us your experience when you get back.

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Does anyone have a copy of the FunTimes for the new Carnival Freedom itinerary? We will be cruising in June and would like an idea of what we can expect.

You may want to repost after May 10th because that is when the first group of guest post 2.0 Freedom renovation returns.

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It's almost 6:30 and she is still at the pier. What time is she leaving

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Any pics yet?

 

 

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Please Please send us pictures

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Waiting in line to board her now!!!!!!!!

Any pics yet?

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She is sailing today

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I was looking at the Port Everglades web cam last night at 10:15 & the Carnival Freedom was pulling into port. Just curious if she having a problem. Seems a little early on returning to port. Anyone else watching?

 

Betty

She was in drydock for two weeks

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So excited she has her new upgrades! I just hope the passengers leaving out on her today will not be affected by any unfinished work that is still lingering.

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Me too! I figure not only will the whip be ready but any possible issues with the new 2.0 features will be worked out.

She is in port Everglades now

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Thanks everyone for your responses.

I will also try to email the guest services manager before we sail to reserve a fan just it case our portable one is Confiscated. :o

We will be on the Freedom this summer and Im hoping we are allowed to bring in a small fan. We will be in an oceanview on the riveria deck and im afraid it will be too hot in the room. Should I carry it on or put it in our checked bags.?

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My dh and I have only been on one Carnival cruise and we’ve done 6 NCL and one RCI. We were on the Imagination out of Miami that left right after hurricane Isaac went through. So we realize that things with this cruise were just off. The ship came in late because the port was closed- outside the port area was CRAZY! The muster drill was at 3 o’clock in the morning. The crew was exhausted. We missed Key West. So these things were really out of Carnival’s control and they handled things well for the most part. Other things like the ship seemed a little dirty, and the buffet with the lines and lack of seating (maybe this was due to everyone being up until 3 am for the muster drill and we all ended up in the buffet at the same time) would seem to be under their control. We had gone with traditional dining and I think we’ve decided we just don’t care for it. In all we enjoyed our cruise but just weren’t wowed. Okay, so now we’ve booked the Elation 5 day out of NOLA for 6/28/14. This cruise will be different for us because our children will be with us. My dd age 20, ds age 14 and dh’s dd age 11. We are all booked in an inside cabin so Carnival may have their work cut out for them making this a great cruise. I know, everyone will say “what were you thinking booking everyone in the same room?” Three reasons- the price difference was large, it was hard to figure out who to put in cabins together and the three kids would end up hanging out in the room too much if they had their own room (and I want to spend time with them). So with 5 people in a room, us new to cruising with kids and us being new to CCL, I need advice and tips. We did choose my time dining this time so maybe that will be better. Are there always lines at the buffet? How are the shows for our age group of kids? We only saw half of one on our cruise…something broke and the show was canceled. What kinds of things are there for kids to do onboard? I’ll probably have more questions but I'm determined to make this a great cruise!

Thanks!

Keep checking often on upgrades specials for a larger room. The difference in the price may affordable if Carnival is running a special.

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Does anyone know what time Freedom will be leaving out today? It will be interesting watching her leave out on the webcam with no guest on board.

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Meh. I've long aged out of Camp Carnival/Camp Ocean, so this doesn't affect me one bit, other than making it harder to find cruises without too many kids onboard. I've joked many a time that Carnival is trying to turn itself into the poor man's Disney Cruise Line. The Badge Challenge smacks of Boy Scouts' merit badges or Disney World's pin trading with the workers (oops, I meant cast members). On top of that, they hired middle-aged people, who might be out of touch with what today's kids like, to organize Camp Ocean activities. As long as I'll be able to find cruises with 200, rather than 2000 kids, it's all good.

 

Having said that, I'm curious what will become of Circle C and Club O2. Will they get revamped too? When and how?

I think Carnival is trying to draw families who normally travel on Disney to their line. This is exciting.

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Is there a play area on the beach in Grand Turk or an area in Margaritaville for kids to play?

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I'm so excited!!!! We will be on the Freedom in July with kids in each one on the age groups. I'm sure they will have an awesome time.

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Your DD is definitely tall enough! It was either 40" or 42". My DD is 43" and LOVED that slide!

Can a child ride with an adult?

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my cruise date has finally arrived. getting ready to head to the port to cruise on the pride.:D

Enjoy!!!!

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Wow Freedom will be in drydock next week. Can't way to see her transformation. Looking forward to seeing the Dr. Seuss area as well as the renovated pool area.

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whoohoo for you i know the feeling.I started out in triple as well and when i got to double i was really excited.Im even more excited now Single diget only five more days to go. yours will be here before you know it. Whoohooooo Victory here we come.:)

Congrats! Enjoy your cruise!!!

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