G,T,L
(Gym, Tan, Lunch!)
Well 630 am wake up call got hung up on and I passed back out. Which by the way isnt a cute mouse telling you lots to do.. No just some automated chick voice not really that thrilling. I will give a point to Disney but either way wake up calls are no bueno lol. I had the coffee and juice being delivered between 7-730am and at 730 on the dot I heard a knock at the door. I jumped out of bed, and got it. Took my coffee and Danish out to the balcony and enjoyed reading my book (Nickolas Sparks, The Guardian) listening to the quiet ocean and 4 cups of Kahlua infused coffee with French vanilla creamer that I bought at Publix .
Its not a vacation until you start your day with a coffee and Kahlua. (Thought of you every morning El!)
This looks so good right now but I"m thinking my boss might frown on it a bit.....
So once I was fully awake from my coffee intake I decided I better hit the gym. Normally I go walk around the ship and just take pics, but I had been working out hard prior to us vacationing to lose 30lbs (yea me! Still lots to go but its a start) So I packed my workout gear and wanted to stay on top of my workouts. I changed and off I walked to the gym/spa on deck 12 (we were on 6) you would think that would be workout enough.
You are waaaaay too dedicated! You are on vacation, GAIN some weight!!!!
8treadmills, a couple elliptical, some weight machines, a whirlpool and then some cycles but you have to sign up for the class to use those. I hoped on the tread and set off to do my 3miles. The gym is at the front of the ship so you feel ever move and the tv screens are like 5inches from your faces so as your watching the water then the tv your moving side to side.. Its horrible lol Me and the dude next to me kept laughing and grabbing on to the rails. Best part is you dont have to put and incline cuz when the ship goes up on a wave its like and incline then when it goes down its like your running down hill LOL. If you ever want to see how it feels, just get super drunk, put on a blindfold and go running around the block.
Have you been hanging out in my neighborhood watching me run???? Especially after my kahlua and coffee in the morning????
We saw something in the water at the front of the ship come to find out it was whales but we were never close enough to get a good pic, just splashed in the water.
Guess a whale doesnt splash though huh?
Seriously? WHALES in the Caribbean???
Oh ya they gave P this bag and some headphones that say Circle C (too bad we didnt have an ipod to go with them LOL)
Hey, all they get on DCL is a certificate at the end of the week......
Ship on a stick!
Hes no Capt Jack that for sure.
You got that right!!! Cause Capt Jack is REAL!!! REAL hot!!!!
After that went up to get J from Camp Carnival and who do we happen to see FREDDY. I begged P to take a pic and he said NO. I was upset as he promised on this cruise he wouldnt be like the last where he never wanted to take pics. So I said fine whatever.. And just as I was about to click it guess who popped in.
OK, so if you wrap his, what are those things, horns? Anyway, wrap them around like Princess Leia buns (no not THOSE buns! Geesh!) and you've got a red/white/blue Mickey!!!!!!
We headed back to the room and got our swim trunks on I hope you wore a top with YOUR trunks.....and headed out to catch the hairy man contest. They should have called it the hairless man contest, as most the guys had NONE and they even had a young kid in there it was funny as heck though, kids were loving it
As we walked around a bit to find a lounge chair, we spotted Kid Rock lol
Looks like Kid has been cruising for awhile and NOT going to the gym, eh?
At 3pm they were starting a weeklong Whodunit game. Like mystery theater. Then each day you would find clues in the Fun Times and at certain shows etc they would throw them out. I really wanted to do it.. And what happens I slept through it.. AND my cruise meet. I had been chatting on Cruise Critic with a handful of people (nothing like the DIS, hence why Im doing my report here LOL) and we decided at 2pm to meet up in one of the lounges and one gal who had cruised a million times had a direct email (stalker.. Or maybe it was like a direct line to Batman?) to our Cruise Director Ryan (Gopher oh wait that was Julie on Love boat right Kara? Lol)
Would that be Gopher McCoy?
E later moved to the rocking chairs on the bottom deck to cheer on his Longhorns (sorry I should crop that guy from behind E but had to show the reverse wedgie LOL)
OMG!!!! The reverse wedgie!!!! EWWWWW!!!!
NEXT UP: Our Dinners So Bright. We Gotta Wear Shades.
Tally
Mickey 2
Freddy 5
P 1
I LOVE that you saw the whales, though- I can never figure out why we don't see them on a cruise- with all that deep ocean around! I have seen them on a small boat in the Caribbean while we were out with Thomas (Helloooooo Thomas! 
)
Got it for Name that Tune. I also was on the winning team for Family Feud, but they only had one trophy for the team so I took a gold plated medal instead so I could have one of each. Cheesy but very fun.
well i didnt want to go all crazy and post all over your FB like hello follow me read all about MY adventures LMAO But welcome.. you havent missed much. lolWell hello there! How did I miss that you had started your TR? You know I'll be watching this one closely, having sailed with you on the Magic before becoming a Carnival loyalist. I'm having withdrawls reading this TR... I want to get back on the Freedom RIGHT NOW!
Can't wait for more!
Awesome, thanks for joining.I'm in
We only saw Freddy that one time. I really think he should make more appearances and they should have a photographer with him. I would have bought that pic in a heart beat.. Wonder if when the day comes that my kids dont want to take pics with Freddy if I will tear up??OMG golf at sea sounds so awesome!!!!! Yup, Freddy deserves those point, even without the Princess Leia buns (again, NOT THOSE BUNS!!!!). So far sounds like a great cruise!!!!!
With Kahlua and Rum.. how an i not? lolWe'll be playing golf next May 6th on the Dream- if you would join us, we would have the perfect foursome, we could play for tequila, LOL!!
OH thats not dangerous!
I'll be playing on Explorer with the kids, though, in August- I'm really looking forward to that.
Um will Tequilla be involved ? lol
The pic with Freddy is a little Creepy, no offense- not the boys, just Freddy-
LOL ya I cant figure out what he's doing with his hand.. is it thumbs up? GO Longhorns? or Lady you got 1 minute before I take my princess laya hat off and get a DOTD!
I LOVE that you saw the whales, though- I can never figure out why we don't see them on a cruise- with all that deep ocean around! I have seen them on a small boat in the Caribbean while we were out with Thomas (Helloooooo Thomas!
but never on a great big ship.
There was commotion the next day at sea also. Everyone on the lido deck saw them well again not THEM but their "splashing" LOL
Their Pirate is soooo not Capt Jack!! OMG- you really all do look like you were laughing at him!!
P afterwards said we should have done funny faces like we were scared or holding our finger up bend like "ARRR" lol
Great update- I'm glad you're having so much fun!
OMG how awesome.. Im jealous. I so want one. lol E and the boys think im crazy but I think it would be so cool to have. Maybe next time.Hey I have one of those highly coveted, hard to get, solid gold plated ship on a sticks
OHH "royalty" So what does platinum mean. Perks? how many cruises does it take to get that title? Im totally jealous!I'm enjoying the review. I'm platinum on Carnival but haven't sailed Disney so reading your review is very interesting.
OMG how awesome.. Im jealous. I so want one. lol E and the boys think im crazy but I think it would be so cool to have. Maybe next time.
Not as many perks as you'd think! It's 10 Carnival cruises to reach platinum. The best perk is VIP boarding by far, at least for us. It's great to be able to by pass the line and get right on the ship. After that free laundry and guaranteed dining times are the things we use/appreciate the most. 
I'm in; I think your TRs are freakin' hilarious! The only lines I've been on are RCI and Norwegian, so it's nice to hear a report about a different one.
I wouldnt give it up either.
I like the idea of VIP boarding... and free laundry heck yes.. no staking out a dryer. Then again I could always just bring 12 pairs of underwear for an 8 day cruise like my husband LOL
I've always wanted to try DCL but can't get over the sticker shock.
Missed you.. kept thinking bout ya and wonder..how was it.. details details. cant wait to read YOUR trippy. Aww no encouraging.. guess people arent drinking as much on an Alaskan cruise then caribbean... I know I would be, would need the libations to keep warmChecking In! I just saw this link peeking out of your siggie and followed it! I'm excited to read all about your cruise! I'll be starting my TR tomorrow! Still lovin' DCL and didn't get to "encourage" anyone!
On the Freedom, there are a ton of different bars. We only hit up the one around the pool where they have a steel band playing most days, the lobby where they play the pianno and have a gal singing, some mellow dancing nothing wild. The night club is like any other type of dance club. They have a comedy club, and then the theater for the shows. Along with a casino. I didnt find anything wild and crazy about it or full of partyers. Yet again most nights we were in bed by 1-130. Im sure if you stay out later it may get a bit wilder maybe? So far out of all of our cruise's E's and my 3day cruise to Ensenada was the wildest for us.. But we had no kids so we partied all night and slept all day LOL
Aww thanks. Which RCI and Norwegian shipshave you been on? We are always looking to read up on other ships and try them out.
One question: my travel buddy and I are in our late 20s, no kids. Would you say the nightlife for adults was pretty good on the ship? We like meeting other people, but neither of us are "partyers", so to speak.
aww well thanks, Im guessing/hoping your doing a trip report for your cruise.. cant wait to see how much your daughter has grown (hope that doesnt sound petafileish lol) and how the new ship is!
aww well thanks, Im guessing/hoping your doing a trip report for your cruise.. cant wait to see how much your daughter has grown (hope that doesnt sound petafileish lol) and how the new ship is!
Our Futures So Bright. We Gotta Wear Shades
rasing messy slobby lil gangsters LOL)
And they gave free samples of a ton of stuff.. Again why I didnt take a pic no clue? Our freebies includied some razors, breath strips, crest white strips, pepto sample, and toothpaste, mouthwash, & lotion. (E gets mad at me cuz I never let him use the vacation samples. I take them home so I can use them for another vacation LOL Then I get to look back and remember where we got them from and remember the past vacation. He thinks its dumb.. but its just part of the OCVP Disease LOL)
I do this, too- it's fun to remember the vacay!!
We watched some tv and relaxed, before getting ready for formal night. I will say no trashcans were hurt in this process.. Unlike on our dinsey cruise (Read More About It Here!)
I think this was in large part due to we didnt do any tasting on this cruise. Someone give Mickey another point. Carny did have a martini tasting on the 1st day (embark) till 5pm you just hit up the bar and ask for the martini flight. But no way we could go since we had kids and the clubs werent open. Sure we could have locked them in our room or let them go crazy in the arcade, but I wasnt comfortable with that.. On the 1st day at least. You would think with all the bars they have on the Freedom they would have different tastings scheduled. But no tastings , but for $150 they have a behind the scenes tour.. Umm no thanks.
Really? No tastings at all? That really surprises me- I sure hope they have them on RCI- I need something to do on my 4 sea days!
We wanted to hit up the family comedy show before dinner so off we went (no stiletto 5k as we had plenty of time to get there.
Amazing what spanx can do for a gal.
You look GORGEOUS girlfriend!!
The club was packed with families with kids of all ages.
When we think of family comedy I figure booger and fart jokes.. Along with things my kids can relate to. Well apparently our interpretation of family comedy and Carnivals interpretation are SOO Different. This was really more for kids age 16 up. Most of the jokes were way over my kids and most of the other kids heads. Within the 1st 3mins E and I didnt like the way it was going, and looked around an noticed lots of other parents with shocked faces also. The kids then started asking to leave as it was boring (which means thank god they didnt understand some of the jokes)
This is CRAZY!!! The family comedy was soooo good on our last cruise that we dragged T&T out of Edge for it- and they were both HYSTERICAL!
So we decided to leave , BUT being that we were in the 2nd row guess who got heckled? Dude said something along the lines of You should have left the kids in the club, they dont usually enjoy this show or laugh. My comedy isnt really for them., but for the parents and the kids to just be quiet. Well Im not one to just be quiet and ignore things so I snapped back Well when Carnival labels something as a FAMILY production obviously many of us (as I point around the room) thought it would be ok for our FAMILY! (ya I so did the quote thing too) And for another thing if your mentioning that kids dont enjoy or laugh in your show.. Maybe its time to change the routine.. Any GOOD (just emphasized it no quotes this time LOL) comedian would to accommodate their audience. I got a couple claps and OHHHHhhss from the crowd along with that sparked most of the other families to head out also! Oh Freddy not sure who is rating your shows but you get 4 thumbs down on this one.
YOU ARE A ROCK STAR!!! Good for you and shame on Carnival!
So we were able to coax the boys into taking some pics. Ok fine actually we yelled at the kids to take pics on 2 backgrounds just so that we could have some new nice pics. They have these set up adjacent to the casino and basically in the walkway. Bad use of a small area. Also backgrounds were SOOO cheesy. I was hoping for some plain black or white to get a nice pic. But they didnt have those out tonight. (yet last night on casual night they did.. every night it was a surprise of backgrounds. So We let the boys pick one but they wanted to wear their glasses.. Crap I didnt bring mine. Oh well of all the pics we took this is the best one we bought.. For $29 OUCH
This is another GORGEOUS photo- very worth the OUCH!
E & I took a nice one and look hes sort of smiling
What an awesome couple!
After a round of pics we made our way to the Posh dinning room. Yep same as last night no rotational, they have another dinning room but that is for the anytime dinning. We had opted for the 830pm late seating (being that it translates to 530pm Cali time)
A couple tables were all adults and older couples and they did the total grandma type thing when they saw the boys.. Aww how cute and handsome they are..
Well, they ARE- I would have said the same thing-
Then they saw E in sneakers and laughed, a few guys yelled over.. That looks awesome, smart guy NO smart WIFE! Since the boys wanted to wear chucks with their formal gear, I got E a pair also. He took his nice shoes as he didnt want to wear the tennis shoes but with enough egging on from the boys .
LOVE that!
they wanted to hurry back to their clubs. Off they then went back to the room to change out of the monkey suits with strict instructions on how to hang up their suits and stay together. Then once done to come back up to the dinning room.
Yea- you have them well trained- our cabin looked like a crime scene after formal night-
Before dessert came out the wait staff put on a show, and sang thats Amore. I think if your on the 1st level of the dinning room you get a better view all I saw was tushies, not that its a bad thing...lol. Until I got serenaded.. Must have been cuz E was gone and I looked so lonely with 2 desserts LOL
Thats Amore Video
I think he really wanted to tell you about it!
Once back at the room we changed and had a drink, I opened my wine and pretty much finished it off. (should have got 2 bottles darn me what was I thinking?)
My guess is you should have brought 7 bottles.....
My awesome photo skills in full effect
I love your pics- I feel like I'm there!
Since we were alone, we went to the adult comedy club with the same comedian from earlier John Rathbone. And this time he was funny since it was all meant for us. A much DIRTIER version of the earlier family show. Could be because we ordered a few more drinks. (get the "blue" drink... it packs a punch! I call it 2 for the price of 1)
Do ya think he was scared when he saw you come in?
After we hit Decades the disco where they played 80s 90s hip hop and house music and everything in between. Danced a few songs. This must have been to techno so I could get the full effect LOL.
LMAO!
Headed back to the room, boys watched some tv then headed off to dream land. I worked on my trip report, & put out the room service menu before hitting the rack to order coffee and danishes.
Next Up: Amazing Race
Talley
Mickey-4
Freddy-1
Amazing what spanx can do for a gal.
You look great!
BUT being that we were in the 2nd row guess who got heckled? Dude said something along the lines of You should have left the kids in the club, they dont usually enjoy this show or laugh. My comedy isnt really for them., but for the parents and the kids to just be quiet. Well Im not one to just be quiet and ignore things so I snapped back Well when Carnival labels something as a FAMILY production obviously many of us (as I point around the room) thought it would be ok for our FAMILY! (ya I so did the quote thing too) And for another thing if your mentioning that kids dont enjoy or laugh in your show.. Maybe its time to change the routine.. Any GOOD (just emphasized it no quotes this time LOL) comedian would to accommodate their audience. I got a couple claps and OHHHHhhss from the crowd along with that sparked most of the other families to head out also! Oh Freddy not sure who is rating your shows but you get 4 thumbs down on this one.
You go girl!!!!
So we were able to coax the boys into taking some pics. Ok fine actually we yelled at the kids to take pics on 2 backgrounds just so that we could have some new nice pics. They have these set up adjacent to the casino and basically in the walkway. Bad use of a small area. Also backgrounds were SOOO cheesy. I was hoping for some plain black or white to get a nice pic. But they didnt have those out tonight. (yet last night on casual night they did.. every night it was a surprise of backgrounds. So We let the boys pick one but they wanted to wear their glasses.. Crap I didnt bring mine. Oh well of all the pics we took this is the best one we bought.. For $29 OUCH
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I didn't see E on my screen at first, and I was wondering why you had this couple there, especially because the guy looks like he's in pain I had to laugh at your pic background. They had the same one on Liberty - looks alot like Titanic to me! Love the shoes with the suit! They look great on E - don't think Jim could pull it off.
