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

[Wonky]

Phenomenal amount of provisioning, they must have heard you were coming🤣😉

[jam19872016]

5 minutes ago, Wonky said:

Phenomenal amount of provisioning, they must have heard you were coming🤣😉

After skipping breakfast I'm ready too 🤪 

[jam19872016]

I'm really surprised they are holding until 1230. I know that was the earliest time available for check in but i would have thought they would hold back the earliest real boarding time to give themselves a chance to let people in early. 

 

As it is there will be a cascade effect where people who do show up on time will have to wait in line anyway because of all the early arrivals.

 

Five more minutes. Thirty five if I need to wait till my 1pm check in.

[exlondoner]

Any minute now…Chaos will occur.

[exlondoner]

Just now, jam19872016 said:

I'm really surprised they are holding until 1230. I know that was the earliest time available for check in but i would have thought they would hold back the earliest real boarding time to give themselves a chance to let people in early. 

 

As it is there will be a cascade effect where people who do show up on time will have to wait in line anyway because of all the early arrivals.

 

Five more minutes. Thirty five if I need to wait till my 1pm check in.

They are much stricter than at Southampton. They usually let people wait inside there, unless the terminal is overcrowded.

[jam19872016]

3 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

They are much stricter than at Southampton. They usually let people wait inside there, unless the terminal is overcrowded.

That has always been my experience. They will allow you sit inside until the terminal is full and then male you wait outside. Literally every other terminal including boarding QE two weeks ago at Terminal B.

 

I will take note if they really is no seating available inside or that was a lie.

 

12:32 and still no movement. 

Edited October 23, 2023 by jam19872016

[jam19872016]

12:33 I see movement I think. Wheel chairs but no announcement so they don't get caught in the impending stampede. 

Edited October 23, 2023 by jam19872016

[jam19872016]

Made it.

 

 

Halloween drink specials. 

 

 

Free gift for doing the round trip sailings. Very nice.

 

 

 

[jam19872016]

Rooms were ready on boarding. Next up, Lunch. 

 

 

No line for the Wok!!

 

[jam19872016]

Lunch is served. 

 

 

[jam19872016]

@exlondoner

 

[exlondoner]

I don’t think the cruets actually quite match. The pepper seems more indented than the salt, but maybe they are meant to be like that so you can tell them apart without looking.

[jam19872016]

An ADA lift has been installed at the main pool.

 

[jam19872016]

Ada ramp onto the basketball court was not fixed though. 

 

[jam19872016]

Mini golf course has been refreshed.

 

 

[jam19872016]

The money shot. 

 

 

 

[jam19872016]

Bumping booties with Queen Elizabeth. 

 

[jam19872016]

Lido lunch menu.

 

[jam19872016]

17 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

I don’t think the cruets actually quite match. The pepper seems more indented than the salt, but maybe they are meant to be like that so you can tell them apart without looking.

I can already tell you they won't match the ones in the dining room 😆 

[jam19872016]

We're heading back to the duty free shops.

 

Souvenirs for mom and a mobile bar setup for me.

 

 

[jam19872016]

Ran into Stuart in the hall. Asked about a chair in the room he said they have been removed but will Try to find one for her.

 

 

[heffy2]

Woohoo!! I have a few friends sailng back to Florida with you. I hate that they removed the tiny chair that has always been in inside cabins. That's one thing I've always loved about Fantasy Class ships, all of the inside cabins have that little chair. It looks like they've scrubbed the teak decks, they look nice. I hope you have a wonderful sailing!

 

[lazydayz]

Welcome back to the Freedom - how exciting!!  The whale tail looks great.  

[jam19872016]

The terminal is quite crowded now. I would rather sit and wait like I did than stand in a never ending line like these people.

 

 

Terminal C shops are bigger and had better prices than D. Not as nice as B though. 

 

 

 

My bar is well stocked for this trip.

 

 

[jam19872016]

34 minutes ago, heffy2 said:

Woohoo!! I have a few friends sailng back to Florida with you. I hate that they removed the tiny chair that has always been in inside cabins. That's one thing I've always loved about Fantasy Class ships, all of the inside cabins have that little chair. It looks like they've scrubbed the teak decks, they look nice. I hope you have a wonderful sailing!

 

Thanks 😊 

 

25 minutes ago, lazydayz said:

Welcome back to the Freedom - how exciting!!  The whale tail looks great.  

Happy to be back 😀.