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Carnival Freedom (FD) Fact Sheet
Shipyard: Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani, Italy
Inaugural cruise: March 14, 2007
Godmother: Kathy Ireland, International Runway Model and Chief Designer and CEO of Kathy Ireland Worldwide.
Country of registry: Panama
Cost: $500 million
Cruising speed: 21 knots
Size/Capacity
- Gross tonnage: 110,000
- Length: 952 feet
- Beam: 116 feet; 125 feet at pool deck
- Maximum draft: 27 feet
- Occupancy based on 2 guests per stateroom: 2980 (1490 staterooms)
- Full guest occupancy: 4075
- Passenger decks: 13
- Space ratio: 37:1
Crew
- Total officers and crew: 1150
- Officers: International
- Hotel and cruise staff: International
Accommodations
1490 Total Guest Staterooms (including 45 accessible staterooms)
- 2 Captain’s Suites
- 10 Grand Suites
- 40 Ocean Suites
- 523 balcony staterooms
- 6 scenic ocean view staterooms
- 324 ocean view staterooms
- 564 interior staterooms
- 10 ocean view upper/lower staterooms
- 11 interior upper/lower staterooms
All staterooms feature: telephone, 110 AC power outlet, individual climate control, Carnival Home™ Signature Bedding Collection, hair dryer, safe, non-stocked mini bar units and flat-screen TV
Life Saving Equipment
Grand Total Lifesaving Capacity: 6170
- 24 Lifeboats (occupancy each: 150 / total occupancy: 3600)
- 2 Rescue / Water Shuttle Boats (occupancy each: 60 / total occupancy: 120)
- 34 Launchable Life Rafts (occupancy each: 35 / total occupancy: 1190)
- 36 Life Rafts (occupancy each: 35 / total occupancy: 1260)
Maintenance Schedule
- Dry dock: 11/29/09-12/13/09
- Dry dock: 4/19/14-5/03/14
- Dry dock: 2/13/19-3/08/19
- Dry dock: 10/04/23-10/22/23
- Dry dock: 9/07/26-10/08/26
Ship Refurbishments and Renovations
Renovations completed during dry dock: 10/04/23-10/22/23
- Routine hotel maintenance
- Cosmetic enhancements such as new carpeting and tiling, etc. in lounges and public areas
- New red, white and blue hull design and paint scheme
- Installed a new funnel
- Deck 3: Converted portion of Atrium into Dreams Studio
- Deck 5: Expanded the casino
- Deck 5: Heroes Tribute Bar & Lounge (replaced SkyBox Sports Bar)
- Deck 5: JavaBlue Cafe (replced the Coffee Shop)
- Deck 11: Installed a dedicated Pickleball Court
Renovations completed during dry dock: 2/13/19-3/08/19
- WaterWorks (replaced Twister waterslide)
- Bonsai Sushi Express (added to Lido Restaurant)
- 324 berths added
- Expanded retail space
- Mini Golf Course moved to Deck 11 aft
- Solarium added to Deck 12 aft
- ADA updates
Renovations completed during dry dock: 4/19/14-5/03/14
- Fun 2.0 Features added:
- RedFrog Rum Bar
- Blue Iguana Tequila Bar
- Alchemy Bar
- EA Sports Bar
- Guy’s Burger Joint
- Blue Iguana Cantina
- Cherry on Top
- RedFrog Pub
- Playlist Productions
- Carnival’s Seuss at Sea Program including Dr. Seuss Bookville (completed 5/24/14)
- Camp Carnival renovated and renamed ‘Camp Ocean’ (completed 5/24/14)
- RedFrog Pub (completed 5/24/14)
- Routine hotel maintenance
- Addition of 2 new Captain’s Suites and 6 new Scenic Ocean View staterooms on Deck 9 forward.
- Cosmetic enhancements, updates and upgrades such as new carpeting, wall coverings, tile work, lighting in lounges and public areas
- Video Arcade upgraded and renamed ‘The Warehouse’
- Pool Area
- Nightclub
- Gym and Spa
- Club O2 (moved to deck 4 and replaced the conference room)
Renovations completed during dry dock: 11/29/09-12/13/09
- A Serenity Adults Only Retreat Area was added to the forward sections of Sun Deck 12 and Sky Deck 14. This will be the first "Adults Only" area for the Conquest-Class ships.
- The Drawing Room on Atlantic Deck 4 midship was replaced with a dedicated Circle "C" Young Teens Club (12-14).
- 18 Family staterooms (cat 6J) on Spa Deck 11 were converted to Balcony staterooms (cat 8F).
- The Forward Dining Room was set-up for "Your Time Dining" (open seating). .