Live From The Carnival Freedom: Crossing the Atlantic for a New Whale Tail

[jam19872016]

Lunch menu.

 

 

[jam19872016]

My mom's melon salad.

 

 

My croquettes 

 

[jam19872016]

Someone here please teach the other cruise lines how to get the food out so hot still. I'm usually happy if it's warm but my croquettes were still burn your mouth hot. 

 

Hot and a very nice flavor.

 

My mom's pasta salad with mackerel 

 

 

Beef and noodle chow mein.

 

[jam19872016]

Another slam dunk. Piping hot with a fantastic flavor.

 

For dessert I got the Brownie and banofee pie.

 

 

 

 

And my mom got the lemon mousse

 

 

 

And cappuccino 

 

[jam19872016]

They don't have Frappuccinos here just iced coffee. 

 

I tried making my own to be extra frugal but I've either got to tweak my recipe or just buy the good stuff, this isn't quite cutting it.

 

 

Just tastes like cold coffee.

[jam19872016]

Moved to the commodore club. The space reminds me of the viking club lounge on Royal Caribbean.

 

 

Sitting in the back corner on a nice comfy couch. 

 

 

There is soft music piped in. I was really over the loud music being turned all the way up on Freedom. There was simply no indoor space to escape the noise.

[jam19872016]

Lovely and quiet room with everyone in there reading or sitting quietly and a group of four come in and sit near me who want to chat chat. They weren't doing anything wrong. They weren't loud or vulgar, I just wish I could find a quiet place to sit in public to enjoy my coffee and catch up on my cruise news.

 

I'm not a fan of balcony rooms they don't cool down  as well and are hard to keep dark but I could go for my own balcony. Except in the summer when it's too hot, then I need my private quiet place to be indoors. 

 

Anyway  I'm at the theater now for matinee showtime of Classic!

 

The description is a reenactment of classic stories condensed into five minutes in humorous ways. Sounds different...maybe too cultured for me but I will give it a try.

 

[Petersonfcu]

6 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

 

Then it is just two long lines on each side of the walkway but different items on each so you have to play frogger across everyone entering the wrong way. Of course this also ensures there is not an orderly line along the buffet but instead a dart in and dart out method that feels like the buffet equivalent of driving in Miami.

 

Huh.  And for some reason I always thought the Brits invented the idea of "queue up."  🙂

[jam19872016]

It's Lido for dinner tonight. The theme is Spanish which is about our least favorite style of food but it's our only option if we don't want to dress up.

[jam19872016]

31 minutes ago, Petersonfcu said:

Huh.  And for some reason I always thought the Brits invented the idea of "queue up."  🙂

They don't use the virtual queue either. I asked two different people if I need to just line up because they never check me in from tje virtual queue and they both gave a vague answer that did not apply to what I was asking. 

 

The line has been quick so far but I can't understand why it's an option if they don't use it. It's the opposite of Carnival that practically bullies you into checking in on the app.

[jam19872016]

Buffet menu.

 

 

MDR menu.

 

 

 

 

The sun will be setting soon.

 

 

[jam19872016]

Sampler plate zero for presentation but let's see how it tastes.

 

[jam19872016]

Dinner was OK. Glad we won't have to dine here too often for dinner. 

 

We've ordered a pizza for a late night snack since we know we will be hungry later.

 

Sun is setting and I'm off to do my walk.

 

 

[Hogladyrider]

@jam19872016...wow you have sunset and we have lunch!

[balcony bound]

1 hour ago, jam19872016 said:

It's Lido for dinner tonight. The theme is Spanish which is about our least favorite style of food but it's our only option if we don't want to dress up.

 

do they have room service?

[jam19872016]

51 minutes ago, balcony bound said:

 

do they have room service?

Yes. We might try it next time.

 

[jam19872016]

Today's programme.

 

[balcony bound]

32 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

Yes. We might try it next time.

 

That looks great!

[#55worktoplay]

51 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

Yes. We might try it next time.

 

That looks like a pretty decent menu. Food looks pretty good overall. 
 

Tell me what your secret it to manage to get this number of day’s vacation while still working😀

[Hogladyrider]

@#55worktoplay...I was thinking the exact same thing....lots of free vacation time for a young person.

 

Maybe is is wealthy or won the lotto and doesn't need to work.

[fla33023]

3 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

Sampler plate zero for presentation but let's see how it tastes.

 

I see haricot verts! 😂

Edited October 10, 2023 by fla33023

[MeganGC1983]

25 minutes ago, Hogladyrider said:

@#55worktoplay...I was thinking the exact same thing....lots of free vacation time for a young person.

 

Maybe is is wealthy or won the lotto and doesn't need to work.

Pretty sure we can’t say what is going on here. 😉

[jam19872016]

1 minute ago, MeganGC1983 said:

Pretty sure we can’t say what is going on here. 😉

@MeganGC1983 for the win 😆 

[jam19872016]

50 minutes ago, #55worktoplay said:

That looks like a pretty decent menu. Food looks pretty good overall. 
 

Tell me what your secret it to manage to get this number of day’s vacation while still working😀

 

41 minutes ago, Hogladyrider said:

@#55worktoplay...I was thinking the exact same thing....lots of free vacation time for a young person.

 

Maybe is is wealthy or won the lotto and doesn't need to work.

Combination of Self employed able to work remotely and when I'm not on the seas I have a friend who owns a business whom I work for. She is very accommodating of my lifestyle. 

Edited October 10, 2023 by jam19872016

[#55worktoplay]

7 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

 

Combination of Self employed able to work remotely and when I'm not on the seas I have a friend who owns a business whom I work for. She is very accommodating of my lifestyle. 

Great for you!