Cramer Cruise 2012 – Day 1 – Boarding and Setting Sail

By On January 13, 2012 · 2 Comments

2012 started with us walking through lines as we prepared to board our ship (the Carnival Freedom). Ours was the only ship in port that day so it was a nice quick shuttle ride in and into the boarding area. We waved goodbye to our luggage and entered the maze of lines that ended at the gangplank. While waiting outside the ship we were given the first impression of how massive this boat was. They were gearing up to feed a small town and had the carts of onions to prove it.

 

Once on board we had a few hours until our rooms were ready, so we started to explore the ship. They had the buffet up and running so we loaded our plates and claimed the table that would be our informal meeting place for the rest of the cruise.

The ship pulled away from Ft. Lauderdale as the sun started to set, so we were treated to a beautiful view from the balcony of my parents suite.

Jeff’s has two heads because he is a mutant. Or because of the panoramic app. One of these

We had our first dinner in the Posh dining room (not to be confused with the Chic dining room farther up). These are real names. We had a lot of fun sharing some tables and making plans for our first port in the Bahamas. We wandered around the ship a little longer and then called it a night.

Pretty great way to start the day.

I’m going to end with the picture of this guy. Because not only did he take our picture for us, he left us a gift of himself too.

 

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2 Responses to Cramer Cruise 2012 – Day 1 – Boarding and Setting Sail

  1. anita says:
    January 13, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    such fun! thanks for sharing, i look forward to more. hard to come back to utah winter?

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    January 29, 2012 at 10:06 am

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