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The excursions look great!!! I love Cruisecritic too!! It makes it so much easier to pick cruises and excursions when you can read what others have done. Getting close!!!
We do Cruisecritic I think that its really good for seeing what others have done and what they think and what to avoid,etc.
If I'm not mistaken I think I saw you are going on a cruise soon too???? right? how cool are you excited?
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Sounds like you have some great excursions lined up!!
Thanks We are really excited about them!
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Atlantis was somewhere my brother & his fiancee wanted to get married, but because of $$$$ they looked elsewhere. How cool you'll get to enjoy it for a few hours!
I know, its a bit pricey and i'm not sure I could afford much more than the floor of a room *L* but we thought this would be a great way for us to experience it just a little without all the money!
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I always see the commercial for Atlantis, and it looks awesome!!! I can't wait to see all your pictures!!! Is it time yet????
I know????!! I keep waiting for the 30 days to go! I'm getting more excited but it still feels a bit far away right now I need to start making lists!! *L*
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Great choices for your excursions!
Thanks!
I was going to do an update this weekend guys but it was so beautiful we spent most of the weekend outside walking. So, I have the pics for the update and will try to get one up this week!
I guess if you have a chance to enjoy a walk this winter without freezing your tootsies off, you'd better take it... even if you DO live in South Carolina!!
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We do Cruisecritic I think that its really good for seeing what others have done and what they think and what to avoid,etc.
If I'm not mistaken I think I saw you are going on a cruise soon too???? right? how cool are you excited?
We have our two week Disney Honeymoon cruise in April! Starting to get excited.
I guess if you have a chance to enjoy a walk this winter without freezing your tootsies off, you'd better take it... even if you DO live in South Carolina!!
We are lucky in SC we have more warmer weather than I was used to in TN We are actually walking again today
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Sounds like great fun! I can't wait to read all about it--I'm going on my first cruise evah in December!
YAY! I think you will enjoy it are you doing a disney cruise?
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We have our two week Disney Honeymoon cruise in April! Starting to get excited.
I thought I saw that I know you are really getting excited because its not that far away!!!
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Great start! Can't wait to read all about it!
Those dates are over Easter right? It's a wonder that cruise was such a good price!
Yeah we booked Easter by accident LOL we had no idea until it was too late but it was a great price for easter dates!
So, I thought I would share a little info about the ship with you guys
We decided on Carnival this year and we are a past guest with them as well! We have sailed with them once before.
The ship we choose was the Carnvial Freedom which sails out of Ft. Lauderdale which is where we left from last year as well.
The Carnival Freedom is in the conquest class of ships. The ship holds 2900 guests and has 1200 staff.
They have a "Freedom" decor...as in america theming. This ship was not originally meant to sail out of the US so the decor was meant for Mediterranean Sea. But, for some reason they brought it over here. So, the theming seems odd for a US ship but oil well right?
Here are some pictures of the ships amenities
The Ship
The Room with a balcolny
The Lido Dining room/Buffet
Mini Golf
The Main/Formal dining room
The Poolside Theater
This is called Serenity Deck...its an adults only deck with sun chairs and a spa and a bar
This is the Theater
They have a lot to do and offer. There is a spa, a fitness center, a track, they have a sushi bar which I LURV There is a coffee shop with a bakery as well. The have the usual Wine bar and Sports Bar. They have the usual Dance clubs for adults and teens I'm sure there are amentities for children but since we have no children I have no idea what they are.
If I didn't say this before we did splurge for a Balcolny room again Once you get one you cannot go back to the other. We choose our room on the Lido deck right in the middle of the ship. We choose the Lido deck because its where all the action seems to be. We have had a room on the Lido deck before and to us its the best spot. We love being able to get dressed and walk right out into the pool areas. We choose to have our rooms next to his parents again but we do not have linked rooms by a door.
So, in a nutshell that's the ship. We think it looks fun like all Carnvial ships usually do. We have read there is afternoon tea at 3pm daily with tea and desserts. I am aiming to do this with his mother or with Eric. I am really hoping to take advantage of it
We have read that there is a Beatles tribute show which is amazing so I'm really psyched about that. We have also heard the broadway show they do is really great too which I lurv as well
We have read a lot of reviews about the ship and the food ,etc. There are not a lot of complaints about the ship itself, most people have great things to say about the rooms and amenities. But, the complaints lie within the cutbacks from the economic decline. There seems to be no more midnight chocolate buffet. There is no free drinks for a sail away party. There are no more chocolates on the pillows at night. But, all of these things mentioned I could care less about anyway. I dont like eating really late at night anyway and although I do love me some chocolate I've never been able to take advantage of it. The chocolates on the pillows I can handle them not being there. It wa nice but oh well. We always missed out on the free drink at the sail away somehow so....We will see what we think of the cutbacks.
So, this is about all I know without actually sailing the boat.
The plans are to Drive down to Ft. Lauderdale again. Its roughly a 13 hour trip which we will split up.
We are taking off Friday March 26th to drive down about 10 hours or so. We will stop for the night and drive the rest of the way in that morning. We will probably stop in West Palm beach like we did last year to spend the night.
We will be riding in his parents SUV again this year as well.
So, there is a mini update for you guys If you have any questions about the boat feel free to ask
Up next: Cruise purchases and last minutes planning!
How did I miss this TR?!?!?!? Sounds like you guys are going to have another fun cruise! Sushi.....lots of pics need to be taken so I can drool all over my laptop, K?
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We are really excited about them! 
I need to start making lists!! *L* 
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Sounds like you guys are going to have another fun cruise! Sushi.....lots of pics need to be taken so I can drool all over my laptop, K?
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