Well off to a fine start - our flight out of ATL was delayed to the point we had to run to make the ship so there were no lines at all for us. We were able to meet up with some of the CC'ers before sail away and enjoyed meeting everyone.
This trip was a birthday gift for our 13 year old granddaughter and she had a great time. We had sailed the FREEDOM on her inaugural voyage out of Venice in March 07 and I didn't see any particular wear and tear issues. We needed a trip to coincide with her Spring Break and I thought the FREEDOM would be a good choice since it has everything including the water slide and outdoor screen, multi station buffet, library, disco etc. In our past experience CCL offers a great kids program for the tweeners as it did this time.
We cruise often - 15+ with Carnival and another 15+ with HAL, NCL, Princess, Costa etc. But, I will always remember my first cruise on Carnival as being so much fun and have loved sharing that with my kids and now my grandkids. Thanks to Carnival for not disappointing me again this time.
Great location just off the aft elevator bank (directly to the buffet) - quiet