June 21 Travel Drive: Cleve to Jacksonville; stayed at Hampton Inn, Bartram Park; nice.
I had a moment of EXTREME panic when I thought I left the boarding passes and our passports at home. My daughter insisted that she was stepping on them the whole way up (they were in my metal clipboard). Could not breathe properly until my husband went out to the car and brought them in. Cannot tell you how relieved I was!
Day 1: June 22 Embarkation
Carnival Freedom Stateroom 1061 is a good room. Was a bit warm on the first evening, but then never again. It is close to Lido deck, atrium elevator, Spa, and 10th floor deck (bow deck, aka secret deck). Across the hall was the stewards galley room door, it opened and closed a bit, but no more so than another cabin being across the hall. If this sounds sketchy to you, try cabin 1063. An this itinerary (southern), we were never toward the dock/pier. If you like that choose a cabin on the other side.We opened the balcony between 1061 and 1063, it was very nice.