Our S2S Adventure - Freedom / Spirit (with pics) - 1/7/23

[TxTeach79]

22 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

 

And finally, the Carnival Freedom. Texas Teach in one of his Mardi Gras reviews, referred to her as Ol’ Stubby, so I’ll give him the credit. I think that it’s the perfect nickname for her now. She will be getting a new Whale Tail in October…..

 

 

 

And it was said entirely with love! All the love a stub can handle! 

 

Stoked the review is off and running! Been super excited about this!!!

[Jamman54]

2 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

 

And it was said entirely with love! All the love a stub can handle! 

 

Stoked the review is off and running! Been super excited about this!!!

 

I knew you would be here! Welcome aboard once again! 

[TxTeach79]

7 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

 

I knew you would be here! Welcome aboard once again! 

 

Great to be here! I'm not used to boarding this late, I'll have to quickly muster and adjust! Keep up the great (as always) work!

[Cinnamon2]

Following - thanks for your review!

 

[Jamman54]

Around 1:30 Patti came to collect me at the Red Frog Rum Bar and we headed down to our cabin. All of our luggage was waiting outside of our door. We are staying in cabin # 7439…..

 

 

Cabin # 7439 is an L shaped cabin with a bowling alley balcony located just in front of the aft wrap on the starboard side. Here is the view from the cabin door…..

 

 

Here are a couple of cabin views……

 

 

 

 

We have plenty of closet space…..

 

 

 

 

Our bed faces the window and door for a view of the sea…..

 

 

This is our balcony…..

 

 

 

Looking down on Terminal 6 and the gangways.....

 

 

Here is some Good to Know information for those that want to know…..

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

We unpacked our bags and hung out in our cabin until sail away at 3:30. Being that our cabin was on the starboard side, we could enjoy the sail away from our balcony. Since the Freedom was docked at the terminal bow in, she would have to back out and then spin around to head out to sea…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soon, we could see the Wonder of the Seas and the Mardi Gras in the distance…..

 

 

 

 

As we continued to spin around, our aft end got pretty close to the Norwegian Escape. Their passengers were keeping an eye on us…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Our spinning completed, we begin to move forward. We say goodbye to the Disney Fantasy and the Norwegian Escape…..

 

 

 

Patti saw our hotel in the distance and was able to zoom in on it…..

 

 

This is the Observation Tower which is being renovated….

 

 

We are now sailing past a string of restaurants alongside the channel. First up is Gator’s Dockside…..

 

 

 

Sailing past Rusty’s Seafood and Oyster Bar…..

 

 

 

We are sailing by Fishlip”s…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

We are now sailing by Seafood Atlantic……

 

 

Next up is Grill’s…..

 

 

 

We are now sailing past the Wonder of the Seas…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Indiansbaseball]

Yay !! All caught up ! This has to tide me over until our first B2B on Celebration later this year ! Love Conquest class…my favorite ships ! May just have to book a quickie on one ! 

[Jamman54]

We are sailing past the Victory Casino Ship…..

 

 

 

 

We are now sailing past the Mardi Gras. I was hoping for a horn battle, and the Freedom tried, but the Mardi Gras was casting lines so her Captain was busy with other matters…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

We are now sailing past the boat ramp and Jetty Park. There is always a big crowd to watch the ships sail out…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mardi Gras has pushed away from the pier….

 

 

We are sailing past the fishing pier and Cocoa Beach…..

 

 

 

 

Patti zooms in on the Riki Tiki Bar on the Cocoa Beach Pier…..

 

 

To be continued…….

[Hogladyrider]

@Jamman54.

..awesome photos!

[josieallen]

9 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

We are now sailing past the boat ramp and Jetty Park. There is always a big crowd to watch the ships sail out…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mardi Gras has pushed away from the pier….

 

 

We are sailing past the fishing pier and Cocoa Beach…..

 

 

 

 

Patti zooms in on the Riki Tiki Bar on the Cocoa Beach Pier…..

 

 

To be continued…….

Woo Hoo. I’m so excited to see you have started the review that I did 4 cartwheels in my living room. Well not actually but in my head I did. 

[aml3679]

Enjoying 

[Jamman54]

Goodbye Port Canaveral…..

 

 

The Pilot Boat pulls up, grabs the Pilot, and off they go…..

 

 

 

 

A short time later we get the first sunset of the cruise…..

 

 

 

Patti spots a speck on the horizon and when she zooms in on it, discovers that it’s the Mardi Gras, following us out to sea…..

 

 

We decide to have a drink at the Alchemy Bar before dinner, but when we get there, it is hopelessly crowded. We head up to the Centuries Bar (Casino Bar), where we grab a couple of seats. I still can’t figure out what this thing is…..

 

 

Patti’s got her Mocha Chocolate Getaway……

 

 

Here are some of the Centuries Bar menus…..

 

 

 

 

We decide to just get something to eat from the Freedom Restaurant upstairs. Here are our plates……

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Afterwards, Patti decided to go to the first bingo session of the cruise, and then maybe stay for the Welcome Aboard show. I was going to the 8:30 PG comedy show. Let’s meet the comedians for this cruise…..

 

 

 

 

 

I arrive for the show about a half hour early and grab a seat in the back at the bar. I get my standard Punchliner drink…..

 

 

 

Marcela, the Comedy Host, gets the show started…..

 

 

 

This show features Jersey, and the audience immediately gets into it…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He was very funny even though it was a PG show. I can’t wait to see his 18+ show! I made my way to the Lobby bar for a couple of drinks before calling it a night. When I got back to the cabin Patti was already there. No luck at bingo tonight.

 

Coming up next: It’s GREAT to be back at sea day!!

[Jamman54]

2 hours ago, Cinnamon2 said:

Following - thanks for your review!

 

 

Thanks for following along! Glad to have you aboard! 

 

1 hour ago, Indiansbaseball said:

Yay !! All caught up ! This has to tide me over until our first B2B on Celebration later this year ! Love Conquest class…my favorite ships ! May just have to book a quickie on one ! 

 

Glad to have you along for the ride again! Ten months is a long time to wait. Pull the trigger! 

[Jamman54]

12 minutes ago, aml3679 said:

Enjoying 

 

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you along for the ride! 

 

50 minutes ago, josieallen said:

Woo Hoo. I’m so excited to see you have started the review that I did 4 cartwheels in my living room. Well not actually but in my head I did. 

 

My body hurts just thinking about that!  Now settle down and enjoy the ride! 

[canes20]

 

Late but here now

 

 

 

[JandPB]

All caught up. Ready to follow along. The Conquest class ships are my favorite. Love the stadium seating near the main pool. Never seems crowded. Looking forward to the rest of your review.

 

~PB

[Jamman54]

2 hours ago, canes20 said:

 

Late but here now

 

 

 

Glad to have you aboard!
 

 

53 minutes ago, JandPB said:

All caught up. Ready to follow along. The Conquest class ships are my favorite. Love the stadium seating near the main pool. Never seems crowded. Looking forward to the rest of your review.

 

~PB

 

Thanks for following along! We enjoy sailing on the Conquest Class as well. 

[carolinagalcruise2011]

I’m so excited to read your review! It has been 4 years since my last cruise but got one booked in April! So I will be living vicariously through your review to help tide me over til then.🤣

[pirate4me2]

5 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

We are now sailing past the boat ramp and Jetty Park. There is always a big crowd to watch the ships sail out…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mardi Gras has pushed away from the pier….

 

 

We are sailing past the fishing pier and Cocoa Beach…..

 

 

 

 

Patti zooms in on the Riki Tiki Bar on the Cocoa Beach Pier…..

 

 

To be continued…….

Hey, a campground! I think I need to haul Monty, my home, down there next time I cruise from Port Canaveral! 😂  How awesome would that be? Just not during hurricane season…I can’t have my home blow/wash away. Hmmm, I’d have to figure out something for KatieKat the CampingCat too…

[luvcruzing]

Great photo.  Makes me even more excited for my Mardi Gras cruise in late April. Staying in an aft extended balcony cabin on Deck 11. 😛

[ShakyBeef]

15 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

I still can’t figure out what this thing is…..

 

 

 

It looks like something ancient, ugly, possibly alien, and definitely carnivorous hatching from its egg.  I would advise you to not be sitting there when it finishes hatching.  That thing is gonna be hungry. 

 

I'm adding my appreciation to that of all the other here.  I always enjoy your reviews and Miss Patti's pictures so much!

 

This is the same itinerary we did (twice) on our last cruise, a B2B on Elation in January 2020 (although the second leg missed both ports due to winds or waves and we ended up at Nassau).  So long ago.  I'm looking forward to seeing the ports again.  Thanks for taking us along!