Cruise Day 1: Travel & Check-In Day | Carnival Freedom | Embarkation + More
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
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Have you ever considered taking a Cruise? First time cruising can be quite a challenge, but we are here to help you plan out the perfect @Carnival Cruise!
In this video, we flew out of the Toledo Express Airport to Sanford, Florida. Join us as we fly Allegiant air. The flight was great and our upgraded seats were worth the extra money! After the 2 hour flight, we rented a Ford Explorer from Budget Rental Car.
Once in Sanford, we drove to Orlando to check in at Universal’s Endless Summer Dockside Resort. The resort is conveniently located in the @UniversalOrlando Resort area. With quick access to both Universal Studios Orlando and Island’s of Adventure, there is no doubt as to why this is the perfect value resort! The cost of the resort varies, but usually starts in the $90 range with rates going for well over $170 per night. We do a quick room tour and then are off to bed.
The next morning we checked out of Dockside and headed to Walt Disney World’s Polynesian Resort. We went to the Poly for Breakfast at the newly renovated Kona Cafe. We tried the famous Tonga toast, Pineapple Macadamia Nut pancakes and, of course, Mickey Waffles! There is no better way than to start our vacation with a Disney breakfast!!
Now let’s get to the main attraction- the Carnival Freedom!! And as a neat experience, we decided to take 2 cruises back to back!! This means we will take a 5 day cruise and then stay on the ship for an additional 4 day cruise. After a quick hour drive to Port Canaveral, we made our way to Terminal 6. After going through security and customs we boarded the ship! The very best moment of any cruise is the moment you step aboard and see the atrium for the first time. After, we checked in at our muster station and went to our stateroom. Our room was located on deck 9, the lido deck, forward starboard. We had an interior room- cabin number 9202.
Next we went to the Freedom Restaurant the aft Lido deck buffet for our first cruise meal. We had Pizza from pizza pirate, a salad and pasta. As the ship set sail, we danced at the Sail Away party with our cruise director, James Love.
Next we went for dinner in the Main Dining Room. We were assigned Your time Dinning, which means we can choose to dine anytime between 5:30 and 9:30 pm. We were assigned to the Chic dining room located on deck 3 forward. We had Hendri as our lead team waiter and loved the entire team!
Next we decided to head to the Alchemy Bar, the Punchliner comedy club and then ended the evening at Scott’s Piano Bar.
As a surprise Rachael got up and did a duet with @JohnsonLeePiano the Piano Bar entertainer. They performed Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s song Shallow.
Overall, we had a fabulous first night aboard the Carnival Freedom!! Stay tuned for videos from the rest of our trip!
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We are not employed by Allegiant Airlines, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando Resort, Carnival Cruise Lines or any of their properties. This video contains opinions based on our own experiences. Please go to the official websites for the most accurate information. We do not own the rights to any of the music featured in this video. Some music used is from Epidemic Sound.
I did NOT see that voice coming! Goosebumps on my journey into work this morning. Thanks!
Thank you!!
Omg this is the most adorable cruise embarkation video I have ever seen. Sailing Freedom in November, can’t wait
Thank you so much! We hope you have a great cruise!!
I’m pretty sure you can get two entrées and then an additional one is five dollars. You stated you could only get one entrée
...just what I was looking for; going in May-thanks for sharing
Perfect! We are glad we could help!
Wowzer! That stunner singing at the piano! The creeper in the background isn’t half bad either. 😂
Thank you!!! 💕🤣
Just got off the Carnival’s Freedom. Your cruise was more likely than mine’s. 😅😅😂
No extra plugs is why we always pack a power strip!
That is great advice! Especially on the older ships
Nice we go in 3 months. We had that same cruise director on paradise. Lol her voice gave it a way
We hope you have a great cruise!
Thanks for sharing! We have never done a carnival cruise, so this was a great video for us! I hope you had fun on the cruise! Rule #1: Don't fall off the boat!
Thank you! Lol that’s a great rule!
@@Alongfortheridetv ITS A SHIP!
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Thank you very much!
What did you think of the decor on Freedom? Curious use of red snake skin wallpaper and golden oranges in the dining rooms, and everything is burgundy slathered in phony wood paneling.
The Freedom’s decor was fun but definitely a little mismatched. We sailed on her years ago and it seems like as they refresh and remodel the theming seems to be more and more mismatched. Overall we found the decor to be a little flashy but fun. Thanks for watching!
Nice video! This is some good content to fill in for the Cedar Pointe off-season.
I have never taken a cruise before, but it seems like it would be fun.
Do you have any tips for smuggling liquor on-board? 😅
Thank you! We are so glad that you enjoyed the video. We are hoping to do more fun adventures in the off season. Lol as to your question… we can try and answer that if you DM us on Instagram 🤣 it’s: along_for_the_ride_travel
@@Alongfortheridetv I'm gonna fill up a CamelBak full of vodka and then wear it around my belly under my shirt like I'm pregnant. If anyone questions why I'm a pregnant boy, I will just shame them for assuming my gender and then will proceed to give birth to my beautiful vodka child. I think I'll name him Tito. 👨🏼🍼💕
@@doomayamit sounds like you may need to look into purchasing “Cheers” the drink plan. Lol