Our Review of August 25, 2005 Sailing of Carnival's Liberty

[cheelsonrm15]

Thanks for the info these boards are great.Just read about the Hilton Rome Airport on the Rome Airport Hotels thread so it looks like we made a good choice.

Ronda:)

[freedommom1]

Hi John,

We just signed up for the Freedom 4/7 and hope to have as much fun as we did on the Liberty.

[freedommom1]

Aside from visiting Ephesus do you have any suggestions for any fun tours that a family of 5 could take from Izmir.We are a sports orientated family that enjoy hiking and cycling.

[freedommom1]

Whoops !,I just realised that Turkey wasn't on your itinerary we are on a new Carnival itinerary for 2007.Thanks anyway your help is invaluable.

[CrusinLiberty2006]

The highlights of Izmir are the Clock Tower,Agora,Tepekule (Smyrna),Kadifeekale (Pagos),The Hisatr Mosque,The Kemerati Bazaar,The Beth Israel Synagogue,The Anglican Church,Saint Polycarp Church,Alsancak,The Museum of Art and Sculpture,The Museum of History and Art and Architecture,The Museum of Ataturk.

Hope this helps.

[CrusinLiberty2006]

Join the 4/7 Roll Call it is already well established

[freedommom1]

[quote name='CrusinLiberty2006']The highlights of Izmir are the Clock Tower,Agora,Tepekule (Smyrna),Kadifeekale (Pagos),The Hisatr Mosque,The Kemerati Bazaar,The Beth Israel Synagogue,The Anglican Church,Saint Polycarp Church,Alsancak,The Museum of Art and Sculpture,The Museum of History and Art and Architecture,The Museum of Ataturk.

Hope this helps.[/quote]

Thanks,my husband and I have teamed up with another family for a tour that includes Ephesus and I just hope the kids enjoy it and don't get too restless which is my major worry.Do you know what kind of temperatures we can expect and what clothing would be suitable for Ephesus.

[freedommom1]

John,The Freedom starts its maiden cruise today and we are sailing in a few weeks so thanks for all your input it was invaluable.

[barb61s]

Thinking of cruising the Mediterranean on the Freedom in 2008 and the itinerary seems to be the same as the Liberty and wondered how Carnival Mediteranean cruises compared to RCCL.Anyways thank you for the review it made interesting reading

[freedommom1]

John,

If you are around do you have any last minute restaurant recommendations in Rome:)

[barb61s]

I too would welcome any retaurant suggestions

[Mike Andrews]

[quote name='freedommom1']John,

If you are around do you have any last minute restaurant recommendations in Rome:)[/QUOTE]


I recommend Armando al Pantheon whuch is at 31 Salita de Crescenzi just a few minutes walk from the Pantheon

[steinsrich]

Thanks ,your review was good reading

[freedommom1]

Hi John,a big thank you for all the help and assistance you provided on our recent Med cruise

[Supacruzer]

Wow,these boards are great thanks a bunch for all the info:)

[joanbrianNSW]

Thanks from us also you covered most of our ports of call

[CrusinLiberty2006]

The Carnival Freedom has some additional new Ports of call for 2007

[mamagina]

I was surprised to see this thread still going! I haven't been on this board in two years! I just want to say HI to anyone who is reading this thread and was on the 8/25/05 Liberty cruise. We were there also and got great info from everyone else who was originally posting. We took an NCL cruise in Hawaii last summer but we are going back to the Med this year on 8/18/07 on the RCL Splendour. I don't know if the original Liberty gang remembers but we were on the Liberty when Hurricane Katrina hit and there were some on board from New Orleans who found out that they had lost everything. I hope those families have recovered.

The 8/25/05 cruise was the best cruise we have ever taken (out of about 20 now) and I remember everything--If you have more questions just ask and I'll try to help. We are going back to Dubrovnik this time. We want to do something else besides the old city because we spent the whole day there last time (loved it!). If anyone has tips for Corfu or Kudasi, Turkey I would love to hear. Thanks and hello to all!

[JHUNTGOLF]

Hi everyone,

I can't believe that there have been over 8,000 views of the review I originally posted. I'm so happy that it proved useful. Out of the blue, I've gotten several e-mails from various people asking about the Med cruise. Hopefully, I provided some valuable info. I felt an obligation to write the review after I got so much info from other posters on the Cruise Critic web site.

My next cruise is on Carnival's new ship--Splendor--to Northern Europe/Baltic area. We booked the second sailing on 7/25/08. Right now, we've got 7 of the 8 couples that went on the Med cruise going on this cruise so it should be a great group.

John

[shapecraft]

Hi John

Thanks for posting this thread it is what these boards are all about:)

[cruisdefreedom]

Hi John hope to see you on the Freedom sometime !

[CrusinLiberty2006]

Annie this is Johns review I hope you enjoy it

[randalls2b]

[quote name='mamagina']I was surprised to see this thread still going! I haven't been on this board in two years! I just want to say HI to anyone who is reading this thread and was on the 8/25/05 Liberty cruise. We were there also and got great info from everyone else who was originally posting. We took an NCL cruise in Hawaii last summer but we are going back to the Med this year on 8/18/07 on the RCL Splendour. I don't know if the original Liberty gang remembers but we were on the Liberty when Hurricane Katrina hit and there were some on board from New Orleans who found out that they had lost everything. I hope those families have recovered.

The 8/25/05 cruise was the best cruise we have ever taken (out of about 20 now) and I remember everything--If you have more questions just ask and I'll try to help. We are going back to Dubrovnik this time. We want to do something else besides the old city because we spent the whole day there last time (loved it!). If anyone has tips for Corfu or Kudasi, Turkey I would love to hear. Thanks and hello to all![/QUOTE]

We have also signed up for the new Carnival Splendor it is such a great itinerary

[CrusinLiberty2006]

The Carnival Liberty is back in the Med in 2009,should bring back a few memories :)

[freedommom1]

[quote name='seacrystal']I much enjoyed your review. We are not hitting the Med/Greek Isles until September of next year but reading your review made me very anxious. I truly appreciated your firsthand opinions of some of the places we intend to see. We also have booked Drive Amalfi for a Pompeii, Amalfi coast tour and loved reading what we can look forward to.

Thanks for a great job!;)[/quote]

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