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

[ninjacat123]

Sounds like $4.22 per day, correct? That’s a big savings. 

[jam19872016]

IT'S CRUISE DAY 🛳 😎 🙌 

[jam19872016]

8 hours ago, Beav1279 said:

How exciting! Sounds like you have a great trip ahead of you.. thanks for taking us along!

Thanks for coming along!

[jam19872016]

8 hours ago, Haljo1935 said:

The car parking situation would cause me a bit of anxiety  - I haven't heard of "air bnb for cars."

I'm a little nervous but I drive a Nissan nothing flashy and I purchased the insurance package. I asked my friend who travels a lot if she had heard of it and she said yes but never used it or heard anyone's experience with it.

[jam19872016]

7 hours ago, ninjacat123 said:

Sounds like $4.22 per day, correct? That’s a big savings. 

A little more I think since I'm using it for 56 days but you purchase by the month but yes a very nice savings. Probably about $4.50 a day.

[jam19872016]

As expected I didn't sleep well but thats normal coming up in cruise day. Gonna wipe the sleep from my eyes, load up and head out.

 

Let's do this!

[Haljo1935]

59 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

IT'S CRUISE DAY 🛳 😎 🙌 

Yay!! LET'S GO!! 🚢🐳

Safe travels  - enjoy your cruise!

[jam19872016]

1 minute ago, Haljo1935 said:

Yay!! LET'S GO!! 🚢🐳

Safe travels  - enjoy your cruise!

Thanks 😊 

[jam19872016]

On the road at 743. Google estimates a 944 arrival at the parking spot.

[ninjacat123]

Woo hoo!!  Time to cruise!!

[jam19872016]

Made it to the parking spot and called an Uber. It arrived within 4 minutes and whisked me to the terminal. 

 

Check in was a breeze sat down at 1028 just waiting to board.

[jam19872016]

Current situation:

 

[jam19872016]

Dessert 

 

[jam19872016]

Boarding started at 1040. 

 

Wedding parties first. They kept calling and they never showed up so at 1043 they called diamonds.

 

By 1048 we were on board. 

 

Mustered by 1053.

 

[jam19872016]

We each made our way to our rooms to drop off bags. Both our rooms appeared ready but no key yet so we vacated in search for lunch.

 

My home for the first five days.

 

[jam19872016]

Then off to lido.

 

I stopped off at red frog for a Pina colada but it didn't seem open so grabbed one from blue iguana.

 

Pro tip, your folio will be on your receipt if you need it to log into the hub and get on wifi. 

 

 

[jam19872016]

Lunch was very satisfying. Now we are heading to the coffee bar for me then checking out the library for my mom.

[jam19872016]

In the library relaxing until our rooms are ready.

 

Double chocolate frappe.

 

 

[jam19872016]

My mom just found a duck. I wasn't even looking yet and she got a head start on me.

 

 

[jam19872016]

Happy patriot day.

 

 

[HxFx]

15 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

For parking I am trying Neighbor.com

Interesting. Do they start your car while you're gone? How many cars were there?

[jam19872016]

Internet check.

 

If this holds up I will be very happy. Definitely starlink upgrade since last time.

 

 

[jam19872016]

2 minutes ago, HxFx said:

Interesting. Do they start your car while you're gone? How many cars were there?

No but I've left my car for almost this long last year and it cranked right up. Hopefully it will be good.

 

No other cars but the owner could see me on camera when I pulled in so that's reassuring that he is paying attention to motion on his property. Was in a very nice looking neighborhood and he indicated he would be in town Wednesday. 

 

Like I said a little nervous but there are absolutely 0 red flags going off so far. I needed to take a picture of my car in the parking spot front back and sides for insurance purposes. The host also asked for a picture. 

 

 

[jam19872016]

Heading to the walking track to get my two miles in and by then rooms should be ready.

[jam19872016]

 

The plan was to do 19 laps but gosh that Florida sun is intense. I did 9 and will do the other 10 once we are moving and have some breeze.