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Carnival Freedom
History
Name	Carnival Freedom
Owner	Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator	Carnival Cruise Line
Port of registry	Panama City,  Panama
Builder	Fincantieri Marghera (Venice), Italy
Yard number	6129
Launched	April 28, 2006
Sponsored by	Kathy Ireland
Christened	March 4, 2007
Acquired	February 28, 2007
Maiden voyage	March 5, 2007
Identification	Call sign: 3EBL5 IMO number: 9333149 MMSI number: 371154000
Status	In service
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Tonnage	110,239 GT
Length	952 ft (290.2 m)
Beam	116 ft (35.4 m)
Decks	13 (14 is the top 13 was skipped)
Installed power	Six diesel-electric generators
Propulsion	Two shafts
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity	2,974 passengers
Crew	1,150

Carnival Freedom is a Template:Sclass- operated by Carnival Cruise Line, and the final Conquest-class vessel to enter service. Built by Fincantieri at its Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy, she was floated out on April 28, 2006, delivered to Carnival on February 28, 2007, and christened in Venice by American model, actress, author and entrepreneur Kathy Ireland on March 4, 2007. The following day, March 5, 2007, she departed on her maiden voyage, to the Eastern Mediterranean.

One of Carnival Freedom's main features is the Carnival Seaside Theatre – a 12-foot by 22-foot LED screen located by the pool on the Lido deck, which is used to show movies, sporting events, and concerts.

Itineraries

Carnival Freedom originally sailed two itineraries from her home port in Civitavecchia near Rome. Stops on her Grand Mediterranean itinerary included: Naples, Dubrovnik, Venice, Messina, Barcelona, Cannes, and Livorno. Stops on her Mediterranean and Greek Isles itinerary included: Naples, Marmaris, Izmir, Istanbul, Athens, Katakolon, and Livorno. In the Fall and Winter of 2007, she sailed the Caribbean Sea from the Port of Miami. In the Summer of 2008 she returned to Europe and sailed the same itineraries as above. In the Fall of 2008 she again sailed the Caribbean but from Fort Lauderdale out of Port Everglades.

Carnival Freedom began sailing year-round from Fort Lauderdale starting November 22, 2008, with six-day cruises departing Sundays and visiting Key West, Fla., George Town, Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios, Jamaica, while eight-day voyages departing Saturdays alternate to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.

Carnival Freedom repositioned to Galveston, Texas in January, 2016.

As of 2015, Carnival Freedom is sailing to the Western Caribbean and Eastern Caribbean visiting Cozumel, Mexico; Grand Cayman; Jamaica; Roatan, Honduras and Belize, Costa Maya, Progresso, Key West, Freeport, and Nassau.

Carnival Freedom entered a three-week scheduled drydock in Freeport, Bahamas on March 30, 2014 for upgrades to Fun Ship 2.0 status, including refurbishment, addition of Guy Fieri's Burger Joint, The Blue Iguana Cafe and other improvements.

Incidents

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References

Notes

1. ^ Smith 2010, p. 38.
2. ^ Spencer Brown, Carolyn (February 28, 2007). "Carnival Takes Delivery of Freedom". Cruise Critic. The Independent Traveler, Inc. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
3. ^ Jainchill, Johanna (March 5, 2007). "Kathy Ireland christens Carnival Freedom". Travel Weekly. Northstar Travel Media. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
4. "Carnival Freedom (9333149)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved May 30, 2015.

Bibliography

• Smith, Peter C. (2010). Cruise Ships: The World's Most Luxurious Vessels. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 9781848842182.

External links

• Official website
• Cruise Critic review
• Carnival Freedom ship location in Google Maps

• Ships of Carnival Cruise Line
• Ships built in Venice
• Cruise ships
• Ships built by Fincantieri
• 2007 ships