Live From The Carnival Freedom: Crossing the Atlantic for a New Whale Tail

[jam19872016]

Hit the deli for lunch. Steak and cheese with fries.

 

 

And some dessert

 

 

Lido lunch menu.

 

[NE John]

1 hour ago, jam19872016 said:

Thanks for following along. Agree, everyone is friendly and it reflects the onboard environment on both cruise lines.

 

The journey cruises, the booze cruises have gotten a little out of hand lately 😆. 

Regarding out of hand behavior -  It seems that a very small percentage of people lose their minds when boarding cruise ships, these people show a total lack of respect towards their fellow passengers. I have been reading about more recent crackdowns by security…I hope. There should be positive messaging onboard emphasizing respecting your fellow passengers.
BTW, Cunard is not immune to having a few pax showing unruly drunken behavior. Over the summer on QM2, there was a guy at the Golden Lion pub blasted out of his mind literally jumping around like an ape taking away the fun of listening to the Irish band playing. Luckily his friends walked him away from the pub. 

[jam19872016]

5 minutes ago, NE John said:

Regarding out of hand behavior -  It seems that a very small percentage of people lose their minds when boarding cruise ships, these people show a total lack of respect towards their fellow passengers. I have been reading about more recent crackdowns by security…I hope. There should be positive messaging onboard emphasizing respecting your fellow passengers.
BTW, Cunard is not immune to having a few pax showing unruly drunken behavior. Over the summer on QM2, there was a guy at the Golden Lion pub blasted out of his mind literally jumping around like an ape taking away the fun of listening to the Irish band playing. Luckily his friends walked him away from the pub. 

I have definitely noticed increased security starting October 2022. I think it is helping, but there is only so much they can do and it is surely sad that it is necessary.

 

We didn't get visited by the drug dogs the day we boarded, but they did make a surprise appearance in Bermuda and boarded the ship and walked all the passenger hallways. 

[jam19872016]

That didn't really hit the spot. Meat quality was a little questionable. May make another pass for something to nibble on.

[jam19872016]

 

[chryso]

1 hour ago, exlondoner said:

 

You would be paid, or at least rewarded, by your mother’s pleasure, our admiration, some nice food, and satisfaction at your own altruism.

Absolutely, the best food in the MDR is on gala nights.

[jam19872016]

The rain is making me sleepy 😴 

 

Grabbing my afternoon pick me up.

 

[jam19872016]

Hitting the Oh crap! Button.

 

Fire in the incendiary room.

 

Another page for a response to the staging area in front of crew mess.

Edited November 4, 2023 by jam19872016

[jam19872016]

Captain came on, everything is under control. 

 

No cause for concern.

 

Andy came on and repeated the message. 

[jam19872016]

The rain is not letting up this afternoon. I did my walking in the gym today. Got one mile to go which I would like to do outside, the view is better makes it easier to walk.

 

Heading to the sauna for a bit, maybe the rain will pass soon. If not, I'll finish up my walking in the gym.

[chryso]

3 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

Hitting the Oh crap! Button.

 

Fire in the incendiary room.

 

Another page for a response to the staging area in front of crew mess.

Oh crap is right.  Fire in the incendiary room sounds scary!

[jam19872016]

Checked in for dinner at 632 with a 20-30 minute wait.

 

Rain passed and I was able to finish my walk outside. Hit 4.5 miles todays total.

 

 

[jam19872016]

23 minutes ago, chryso said:

Oh crap is right.  Fire in the incendiary room sounds scary!

From what I understand, that is the most common area. Very easy if trash is not sorted properly for a fire to start there but it is also very easy to respond to a fire there. Not like when the funnel catches fire 😮

 

Thankfully, it was taken care of very quickly.

[jam19872016]

Table ready at 639.

 

Very glad to see this menu. It's the extra we didn't have on the 13 day and was my favorite of the extra menus we had last year.

 

 

 

[WorkingForOBC]

On 11/3/2023 at 2:04 PM, jam19872016 said:

 

 

I've followed your quest for the whale tail from here, there, and back. I'm finally dropping in just to say how geeked out I am to see your Chocolate Sparrow mug. We stop in there a few times every summer!

[Blackjackboss]

8 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

Table ready at 639.

 

Very glad to see this menu. It's the extra we didn't have on the 13 day and was my favorite of the extra menus we had last year.

 

 

 

Why

[jam19872016]

Just now, WorkingForOBC said:

I've followed your quest for the whale tail from here, there, and back. I'm finally dropping in just to say how geeked out I am to see your Chocolate Sparrow mug. We stop in there a few times every summer!

They ran out of the regular cup they use and this is what they sourced. I didn't even know that was a real place 😂.

[jam19872016]

3 minutes ago, Blackjackboss said:

Why

Teriyaki pork chop was amazing and I'm not even a pork chop person. The buckwheat pasts was s surprise hit too.

[WorkingForOBC]

10 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

They ran out of the regular cup they use and this is what they sourced. I didn't even know that was a real place 😂.

Wow! That's crazy. It's a great bakery/candy shop/coffee shop on Cape Cod. I've been going there since I was a kid, and now I'm taking my own kid.

https://hotchocolatesparrow.com/

 

[jam19872016]

2 minutes ago, WorkingForOBC said:

Wow! That's crazy. It's a great bakery/candy shop/coffee shop on Cape Cod. I've been going there since I was a kid, and now I'm taking my own kid.

https://hotchocolatesparrow.com/

 

How random that they showed up here.

[jam19872016]

Corn fritters and buckwheat pasta stir fry 721.

 

 

[WorkingForOBC]

8 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

How random that they showed up here.

Here's the cup in it's natural habitat, a long with it's iced coffee cousin.

 

I think you now need to find a way to visit the actual store!

Edited November 4, 2023 by WorkingForOBC

[jam19872016]

1 minute ago, WorkingForOBC said:

Here's the cup in it's natural habitat, a long with it's iced coffee cousin.

 

I think you now need to find a way to visit the actual store!

Do any cruises stop there?

[WorkingForOBC]

8 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

Do any cruises stop there?

It's a little far from Boston for a port day, but now that Bar Harbor is limiting cruise guests, other Northeast ports are stepping up. I've even seen some calling on Martha's Vineyard... Hyannis might be able to handle a cruise ship... You never know?!!!

[jam19872016]

The corn fritters were very nice. Still hot and a nice crunch with a nice portion of corn and not too much breading. The sauce didn't really add anything to it.

 

The stir fry was just as good as I remember. Such a great flavor 😋 👌. 

 

For mains I got the fried shrimp and fish and teriyaki pork chop 737