Carnival Freedom Review
Mar 27-Apr 4 2010 Carnival Freedom - Keep your Freedom
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Carnival Freedom - 27 Mar -04 Apr 2010 - Cruise Review
First, I'm not a "Whale Tail" cruiser, this is my 2nd Carnival cruise on a Conquest-class size ship in the past 7 years. Most (emphasis on most) of the crew we met, were very professional, courteous, and friendly. We really enjoyed the itinerary of San Juan, St. Thomas, Antigua and Barbuda, Tortola, and Nassau. That is the only reason we took this cruise, it fit our schedule and desires. There is always good and not so good parts of the cruise. I'll try to keep off my soap box when it comes to the negative parts. You have been warned!
We drove to Ft Lauderdale on Fri for the Sat departure and stayed at the Pier 66 Hyatt. We had a patio-level room overlooking the pool and courtyard. I can't say enough nice things about the place but it was exceptional and worth the extra bucks to stay there.
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Ocean Suite
Room - Our room (OS 7272) was ready at 1:30. The room was very comfortable and spacious but the balcony was very narrow. A 4-foot person could not lay down across the balcony without having to bend their knees. Sitting in the lounge chair my knees were against the glass, I'm 5 foot 7 and ½ inches. The DW is 5'3" and could barely sit comfortably in the lounge chair. Fortunately there was a regular chair that we could use without feeling too cramped up on the balcony. Lengthwise the deck was about 10' so you could set up sideways to lay down on one of the lounge chairs, but only one person at a time. The bathroom was a double sink with a Jacuzzi short tub. There was ample shelving for toiletries. The entrance to the bathroom was a dressing area with 2 stand up closets and a vanity with drawers for the DW. There are 2 other stand up closets next to the queen-size bed as well as several drawers for my stuff. There is also a refrig, safe, and writing desk with drawers. Storage was not an issue for us over-packing fools.