OKIEFROMTULSA

In place of the pictures I get a message saying: Please update your account to enable third party hosting.

I looked in my settings and didn't see this option.

Any clue how I can do this?

Thanks in advance

Can you get shots of Fireball included in the package? Asking for a friend ☺

LOVE the Freedom! Sailed on her 3 times, leaving February 3rd for the 4th time on her. By the way, my favorite time of the year to cruise is Jan/Feb. Kids are in school (mostly) and the aft pool on the Freedom is adult only, if that's what you're looking for. The aft pool also has a retractable roof so if it's raining, you can still enjoy being out there. I'm definitely a fan of the smaller ships. Found I don't use all of the amenities that the big ships offer anyway.

Still waiting............ Do these offers typically come in the form of an email from Carnival corporate or from your PVP?

I booked a very small interior with bunks in the event I ended up cruising by myself. I now have a cruising buddy that this is her first cruise and would love to secure an upgrade!

"When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers 'tis near Halloween'." -Abraham Lincoln (Or somebody, I'm too lazy to look it up.)

 

Ladies and gentlemen, just as promised, Watermelonqueen99 is back with another review! This time, it's a full picture review of our Western Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Dream that left NOLA on 10/29/17. I wrote a review of our cruise on the Freedom earlier this year, and I really enjoyed doing it. I won't link to it, because I'm not into contributing to delinquency (that's a lie, it's actually a hobby of mine), but it's on here if you wanna search for it. (Disclaimer: If you're easily offended, your last name is Duggar, or you're currently on medication, I don't recommend it.) Because Photoshop now wants to charge me to host my pictures, and that money could go toward alcohol, Botox, or scratch-off tickets at the gas station, only the text remains. But it's worth a read if you're planning on sailing on the Freedom, or if you want to lower your IQ by a few points. To begin, I will give you a little overview of who we are, my writing style, and what we do and don't do when we cruise, then I'll get started with the actual review. I have 595 pictures (I don't even have that many pictures of my 2 children combined) that are uploading that I have to sort through, so please be patient with me. I copy/pasted this intro from my Freedom review (because I didn't have to put my drink down to type a new one), and just modified it a little:

 

Hey, girl, hey! We are T (me) and C (him). We met in 1998 in college, and married the next year. We are late 30's, and we own our own business that allows us a lot of flexibility. We first started cruising in April 2014 for our 15th wedding anniversary, got completely hooked, and this cruise on the Dream was #8 for us. We cruise 2-3 times a year. We are currently Gold (actually, it's more of a mustard yellow color ), and looking forward to that Platinum card, mostly so that we can get our draws washed for free and we don't have to keep going to the Deck 2 laundry room like mere pheasants. We'll only be lowly Gold card members for 2 more cruises, thankfully. We are loyal to Carnival, and are very laid-back and easy to please. We have a 15 year old son and an 11 year old daughter, but we do not cruise with them. We do, however, take them to Disney World every summer. (Our bank account just dropped by $6K when I typed that. Reaching for Xanax/Vodka cocktail.) On the ship, we are very social, very friendly, and love to make new friends. During the day, you'll find us around the ship playing cards, people watching, day drinking, wasting money at the casino, or getting wind blown on one the lower, quieter decks. At night, you'll find us at our favorite bar, hanging out with our favorite bartenders and new friends we've met. We don't go to any of the shows, comedy or otherwise. We don't go to dinner in the MDR. (We prefer the classy ambiance of Guy's Burger Joint and/or the Lido buffet.) We do not cruise without the Cheers package, and we make full use of it, no shame. (15 drinks? Honey, that's not a limit, that's a goal.)

 

Also, for this review, I wanted to throw in a little known fact about myself: I'm an athlete. Okay, I'm being a little modest here, I'm actually an Olympic athlete who has won several gold medals. Here is a pic of me and a fellow Olympian after our last competition:

 

 

My mama was so proud of me that day. I had been training since I was 16 years old. Anyway, now that my little secret is out, let's talk about my writing. If you're not familiar with my review style, consider yourself lucky. It's not appropriate for women, children, small animals, men of the cloth, virgins, people who wear sweater vests, or really anybody with any decency or intelligence. If you're still here after reading that, shame on you. Also, we should be friends.

 

This was our second time on the Dream and our second time doing this itinerary (sort of, we had to miss Grand Cayman on our first cruise). The pictures will include the ship, food, drinks, what we did in port, screenshots of the FunTimes and more. I took lots of notes, so I may get a little long-winded. (Which is nothing new.) My reviews are far from serious, but I also try to make them informative. My review will be chronological, and will include the good, the bad, and the ugly. Although we do love Carnival, we are also critical when something doesn't live up to the standard we're used to. Like I said, I'm still sorting through the pictures, and I also have a little bit of writer's block (translation: I'm still hungover from the last night of the cruise), so bear with me as I prepare to write this mess for you. I should be here with a full installment tomorrow evening. So feel free to put on that nice track suit you've been saving for your cousin's third wedding, crack open a wine cooler that expired 2 years ago, and join me as I relive our week aboard the Carnival Dream.

 

Let's "be friends"! I'm from Tulsa and you sound like my kind of person!!

Anywhere!! Aft pool bar was my location of choice in the mornings and the bloody mary's were GOOD!!

In 12 cruises, I have never gotten an upsale offer. However, I'm really hoping I get one for my upcoming Feb 2018 cruise as I booked the cheapest possible category of room (bunks) in the event I ended up traveling by myself. At this time I do have someone going with me for her first cruise and it would be wonderful to at least have twin beds both on the floor!! But regardless, I'm betting a good time will be had by all!!

When did they stop that? There was a hole in mine 4 months ago on Freedom.

 

I was on the Freedom in February and there were holes in the cards when they were given to us.

I had a hairdryer on Triumph. It was mounted on the wall in the bathroom (see photo). On Freedom I believe it was in a drawer in the room.

 

 

 

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Yes, on the Freedom they are in the drawer in the room.

On the Freedom in 15 days! Any ship is a good ship. I loved the Triumph so sounds like Freedom is going to be great.

Okiefromtulsa - did Freedom have hairdryers?

Let's not discuss the lack of dryers on Triumph.

 

 

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Yes, there were hairdryers available, such as they are (they're not really powerful). I have short hair so they work fine for me.

I've been on the Freedom twice, most recently this past February. I really like this size of ship. One of the things I liked most about the Freedom is that the aft pool WAS adult only. They changed it to family friendly not long after my last cruise. I'll be on her again next February so we'll see then what my feelings are about the changes.

And, I really like that the Freedom leaves and returns on Saturday. Makes it much nicer to have Sunday to rest before going back to work.

I was on the Freedom out of Galveston in February. We each carried on a bottle of wine, no questions asked!

Here is another photo.....from later in the week, last sea day....no kids and plenty of empty chairs.

 

 

Now that's better!

ABQrobin thanks for the picture. Like I said, this area is one of my favorites for "adult" time. I would think the kids would have more fun in the Lido pool anyway!

Well hopefully in February most of the kids will be in school!

mom2ashembella Will you post when you get back and let me know? Thanks!!

I was on the Freedom in February, before they changed the Aft pool to "family friendly". I'm disappointed by this change since it was one of the places that I really enjoyed spending "adult" time. I know there's the Serenity Area, but there is not a pool there.

Does anyone have any comments on what the Aft pool area is like now? I have another cruise booked on the Freedom for next February so I'm just curious.

I've laughed out loud a few times, please post more!

Good idea, and I'll do just that! But, I actually did read on this board that Carnival really does review the comments posted here. Whether that's true or not, I don't really know.

I for one am extremely disappointed with this change. And it's not because I don't like children. I have 4 kids, 10 grandkids, but I typically go on a cruise for adult time and conversation. One of the places I have been able to enjoy that is in and around the adult only aft pool areas. I just completed my 11th cruise in February, this time on the Freedom. At that time the aft area was still adult only. It was the 3rd time for me on this ship, and quite honestly, one of the main reasons for my choice of this ship is because it did offer the adult only pool area. I have been on ships that both pools were open to families and you couldn't get near the pool, much less the hot tubs because they were dominated by the kids. Kids playing marco polo in the hot tub, and jumping in and swimming like it's a pool is not acceptable to me. And maybe I do want to get in the pool with a drink, and adults, and share adult conversation without continually being splashed in the face.

Just my opinion, and I hope someone from Carnival really does see this thread (not that it will make a difference).