Carnival Freedom was the last of
Carnival's Conquest ships to be built. The basic design began with
Carnival Destiny and evolved through Carnival Victory and Carnival
Triumph. With Carnival Conquest, the design reached a plateau and
the line built four more essentially identical ships - - Carnival
Glory, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Valor and Carnival Freedom.
Subsequently, the design morphed again into the somewhat larger
Carnival Splendor and then into the substantially larger Carnival
Dream class.
Because there are five ships in the
class, the Conquest class ships can be considered the mainstay of the
Carnival fleet. There are more Fantasy class ships but they were
developed in an earlier era and are used for shorter cruises or for
cruises from ports that are away from the more competitive cruise
ports.
When I say the five ships are
essentially identical, I am speaking in terms of their technical
qualities and their layout. The décor in each ship is quite
different. Each was designed by Joe Farcus and he followed a
different theme in each. On Carnival Freedom, the theme was time and
as usual Mr. Farcus' work is imaginative and often flamboyant.
Carnival Freedom attracts an
above-average percentage of repeat Carnival cruisers. She is
currently the only Carnival ship cruising regularly out of Fort
Lauderdale. However, there are several other Carnival ships based in
Miami just down the highway a few miles. Thus, her homeport does not
explain why Carnival cruisers keep coming back to this ship.
Part of the answer may be the ship's
itinerary. She does not do the same circuit each week. Instead, a
given month may take the ship all over the Caribbean. This is
appealing because guests can put two or more cruises together and
visit several different ports.
However, I was also impressed by the
efficiency of the ship's officers and crew. They have been together
for some time and know how the operation works. Of course, this
makes for a better cvruise experience for the guests.
We have added quite a lot of new
material to our coverage of Carnival Freedom. To begin the profile
and the multi-page photo tour of the ship have been updated.
We have also added a menus page with
copies of the menus from the different dining venues on Carnival
Freedom http://www.beyondships2.com/carnival-freedom-menus.html
and a page with a collection of daily programs from cruises on
Carnival Freedom, which lets you see the type of thing that they do
aboard her.
http://www.beyondships2.com/carnival-freedom-daily-programs.html
There is also a new interview with
Captain Rosario Arena
http://www.beyondships2.com/carnival-freedom-captain.html
and an interview with Stewart Howard, the Hotel Director, in which he
talks about the importance of having an experienced team running the
cruise ship.
http://www.beyondships2.com/carnival-freedom-hotel-director.html
We have a photo feature
http://www.beyondships2.com/carnival-freedom-photos.html
and a video http://www.beyondships2.com/carnival-freedom-video.html
of Carnival Freedom in various ports.
Finally, we have something we have not
done before - - a video tour of the interior and open decks of
Carnival Freedom.
http://www.beyondships2.com/carnival-freedom-scenes.html
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