Freedom Questions

[Bakeman]

Just curious, I am not seeing a whole lot of people talking about the Freedom. Is there something wrong with this ship or just that not alot of people have cruised on it, since it just came from the Med in the fall?

[LHP]

We just sailed on it in November (8 days to Panama).

 

We had a great time. I don't particularly like going out of Fort Lauderdale...but that is nothing against the ship itself.

 

Food was good....Entertainment Staff was wonderful. We had a blast!!

[Bakeman]

What is the problem with Fort Lauderdale?

[pe4all]

We loved the Freedom, and I would sail her again if given the opportunity. We just used Ft. Lauderdale when we sailed Miracle 3 weeks ago, and had no problems - but we went cruised on a Tuesday, and returned on a Wednesday, when there were very few (2 others) ships in port. We flew into FLL on a Saturday, and saw a minimum of 9 ships there! So I can definitely see why/how Ft. Lauderdale can be a pain to go in/out of!

[Bakeman]

We leave on a Sunday, and if Cruise Report is correct, we are the only ship in port that day. So hopefully we can get lucky there.

 

Any tips about the Freedom?

[pe4all]

If "Ticket to Ride" is still one of the shows, go see it. It is great! Try to go to the piano bar - it is usually a lot of fun. If an early riser, go watch CCN on the big screen on Lido in the morning - get one of the blue "rocking chairs" , have a cup of coffee/tea, and enjoy the relative quiet. The crew of the Freedom was very nice. Don't miss the chocolate buffet - usually the last sea day. Otherwise, enjoy every minute of your cruise - that is the best tip I can give you!

[Grits53]

We're doing the Freedom's southern itinerary this coming November. Can't wait! I love the Conquest class ships! We flew in and sailed on the Miracle out of Ft. Lauderdale last October and had no problems at either the cruise terminal or the airport. Well, there was a slight problem, in that the Miracle was on its way from NYC to be repositioned at FLL, and bad weather delayed its arrival by a few hours. However, I thought the staff at the cruise terminal handled the problem well. We liked FLL well enough that I booked the Freedom partly because it sails from there.

 

Have you joined your cruise's roll call?

[PaulMedik]

Just curious, I am not seeing a whole lot of people talking about the Freedom. Is there something wrong with this ship or just that not alot of people have cruised on it, since it just came from the Med in the fall?

 

Bakeman,

 

We sailed her last April and had a great time. She's a fine ship with first rate crew. Our sailing was through rough seas the first few days and she held up well.

[maxamuus]

When is the best time to head over to board? Want to avoid the lines and the chaos.

[Rstamper]

On the six night Caribbean cruise on the Freedom, is the chocolate buffet still on the last sea day? Also what night is the deck party on the six night cruise? Do they serve any food? What things are going on at the deck party?

 

Thanks

[Webecruzen]

The ship is wonderfull! We were on it March of 08. I have never sailed out of Ft. Laud. but I would be there one hour before posted time. Have a great time!

[nluvwithcruzn]

We were on the Freedom in November of 2007 -- Western Caribbean. It was my first cruise and was the best vacation I have ever been on.

[BrendaB1]

On the six night Caribbean cruise on the Freedom, is the chocolate buffet still on the last sea day? Also what night is the deck party on the six night cruise? Do they serve any food? What things are going on at the deck party?

 

Thanks

 

I did the 6 day, Key West, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios cruise & deck party was Grand Cayman night with a mexican buffet.

 

 

To the OP: Freedom is a beautiful ship. Nice, new & clean. I loved it & would like to cruise on it again. One of my favorite ships. :D

[LizaMM]

i have read a few good reviews of the Freedom since she returned to Fl. Here are 2

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=904059

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=892615

 

if you do a search you will find a few more.

 

I will be sailing on 2/24 and plan on writing a full review when I return.

[G.C]

We were on the Freedom last November and loved it so much we are booked for a 8 day familiy cruise next month. We are not so happy about sailing out of Fort Lauderdale again which can be any where from easy to a total mess. We are platinum with CCL so we know the drill and this port was by far biggest screwed up mess we have ever seen. To be fair we have also seen everything go perfect here as well.

[Bakeman]

Have you joined your cruise's roll call?

 

No, i havent, because we just booked this week, but looking at that roll call there is nothing for my cruise, unless i am looking in the wrong spot.

 

To all thanks for the info.

[Bakeman]

Nevermind, I just didnt look hard enough.

[crsnfun]

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=892615

 

Here's my review on her..

Great ship, great staff, great entertainment!

Have a GREAT cruise! :D

[Bakeman]

I am actually about halfway through reading it right now, and am so ready to go.

[crsnfun]

I am actually about halfway through reading it right now, and am so ready to go.

 

You really will love this ship! :)

Before we left, we read some reviews and were a little concerned because alot of the reviews were, well, not so good....

We were determined to have the time of our lives and we didn't have to work too hard to do that!

[Bakeman]

See, that was my concern, there werent a whole lot of reviews and the most of what they say was not so positive. But that is also the way it was before we got on the Ecstasy 2 years ago, and we had an awesome time.

[maxamuus]

I know the ship docks in Cozumel, but what about in Costa Rica and in Panama? Are they dock or tender?

[LizaMM]

Docked in both.

[maxamuus]

Docked in both.

 

Cool thanks! The tender thing sounds like such a pain.

[Epaul3]

Paul, I was looking at your great webshot pictures and just wondered: did you have an aft balcony cabin? If so, how did you like it?

 

Thanks.