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Carnival Liberty Cruise Review
Insider Take
Conquest-class; Some Funship 2.0 upgrades; Guy Fieri Burgers, EA SportsBar, RedFrog Pub and RumRunners Tequila Bar.
Legendary Joe Farcus is Carnival's designer, and Liberty continues his pattern of creating distinctive individual themes for each ship. In Liberty's case, the theme is Artisans, covering all variations of the artistic designs and handcrafted workmanship of times gone by. Though no one would call Liberty's decor reserved, it's a more muted version of previous Farcus designs. About the only neon glitz one will find on this ship is in the signs identifying the lounges and bars.
Beginning in the Grand Villa Garden at the bottom of the Atrium, ornate artisan ironwork is used throughout the ship's passageways, decorating walls, railings, pillars and wall frames. This gives these areas a clearly European flare, and does a nice job of tying varying design elements together.
There's a noticeable "wow factor" for persons boarding the ship on the lowest level of the atrium; their first view is of the Grand Villa Garden, which feels very much like a European courtyard. The hardwood laminate flooring gives the area an unexpected richness for a Carnival ship. The glass elevators running up and down on one side of the atrium add a modern touch, and a ride in them at some time during your cruise is a must for the views.
The center of the ship's life is Deck 4, surrounding the Atrium; and Deck 5, the Promenade Deck. Promenade Deck is the only deck that runs from bow to stern inside the ship, other than the passenger cabin decks - 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8.
Deck 5/Promenade Deck could be considered the entertainment center of the ship. From Gloves Sports Bar, just off of the atrium, traveling aft through Promenade deck brings you to the enormous Casino, the Casino Bar, Club 02 (the teens-only disco), Without Batteries (the ship's video arcade), the Jardin Café (for purchasing specialty coffees and incredible desserts), Origami Sushi Bar (where sushi is available free in the evenings), the Wine Bar, the Piano Man Bar (where sing-alongs create a packed house most nights), the Stage Lounge (for Karaoke), and the ship's large alternate showroom, the traditionally decorated Victoria Lounge.
The ship's shops, selling logo wear, jewelry and sundries, are on Promenade Deck as well, around the Atrium.
Forward on Promenade Deck is the most visually stunning room on the ship, the Venetian Palace showroom. With a Venetian theme established by an enormous central chandelier (created from Italy's famed Murano glass), Venetian masks decorating the ceiling, and two-deck-high Jesters book ending the stage, the decor of the main showroom sets the stage for the quality entertainment to follow.
The Venetian Palace is three decks high (lowest level on Deck 3), and it does have many support beams that can cut off the view of the stage; also, the main floor is not pitched enough, so at times the views can be obscured by those sitting in front of you. Aside from production shows and headline acts, this room is used for most of the ship's evening passenger participation games, as well as daily/nightly bingo games.
On Deck 4 is the Antiquarian Library, nicely decorated but small, with a limited selection of books. And unfortunately the locked bookcases are only opened and accessible from one to two hours per day. I don't know why Carnival doesn't just leave the library open so guests can access books any time they like.
The Cabinet Lounge is also on Deck 4, just forward of the aft Golden Olympic Dining Room. Cabinet Lounge is the ship's cigar bar, which features live jazz in the evenings. Since it is adjacent to a dining room, I am surprised to see this lounge used as a cigar bar. I often heard passengers complaining about the strong odors in this lounge as they passed through en route to the dining room. This is particularly problematic because the access points to this aft dining room are limited.
The only public room really over-the-top in decor is the Hot and Cold Disco. With huge inverted hands (appearing to hold up the ceiling) and smaller versions as bar stools, I never figured out what this was all about. But it's most certainly a bold environment.
There are two main dining rooms on the Liberty, and they use traditional assigned seating, but with four dining times available, rather than the usual two.
The Golden Olympian Dining Room is mid-ship on Decks 3 and 4, with entries from two doorways on each of the two levels, one forward and one aft. This dining room serves the 6:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. dining times.
The "Golden" is the smaller of the two dining rooms. Seating areas are cramped and passageways between tables narrow. Even bussing stations for the service staff seemed too far apart and too cramped, which made their jobs more difficult.
The Silver Olympian Dining Room, at the stern on Decks 3 and 4, serves the 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. dining times, and is also used for open-seating breakfast and lunch. This room is larger and much airier. The dining room is surrounded by windows on three sides, which enhances its design, and contributes to making it preferable to the Golden Dining Room.
A more upscale dining experience is available at the ship's alternate restaurant ($30 per person surcharge), Harry's Supper Club. Named after famed jeweler Harry Winston, Harry's also offers a musical duo and a dance floor to entertain diners. The decor and furnishings in Harry's are of higher quality than the other dining areas. And the Versace plates and fine silver flatware contribute to a more upscale tone. The core of the menu includes varying cuts of steak, though lobster and fish are also offered.
For more of a fast food experience, there's the buffet at Emile's on Lido Deck. It's open for breakfast and lunch, as well as for casual dinner between 6-9 p.m. Expect a wide variety of choices within this very large area. In the back (aft section) are two buffet lines serving a traditional buffet lunch, with items changing daily, and a carving station for different types of meats. Breakfasts in this section are pretty traditional buffet service.
Forward of that are two buffet lines called "Taste of Nations," with lunches offering a menu that varies by national cuisine each day. There are also two buffet lines serving stir-fry dishes. Passengers choose raw ingredients - meats, fish, seafood, vegetables etc.- as they proceed through the line until they reach the cooking station, where the chefs cook the chosen ingredients.
By the farthest-aft swimming pool, just outside Emile's, there's a starboard side grille serving up hamburgers, hot dogs, and (though not advertised) steak sandwiches. There are also heated chafing dishes for hot condiments - fried onions, sauteed mushrooms, even chili. On the port side in this location is the 24-hour pizzeria, which also serves Caesar salad. I used to think Carnival had the best pizza on the high seas, but I wasn't that pleased after tasting what must be a new recipe for the pizzas. They seem to be using a much chewier dough now.
There are two more grilling stations near the central swimming pools for the fast-food hamburger/hot dog experience.
Inside Emile's, on each side as you move between the Grand Buffet and Taste of Nations, are small service windows. On the starboard side the menu offers Asian cuisine - a combination of Chinese food and Asian fair. Opposite, on the port side, the same window offers deli sandwiches, both cold and hot, served on a choice of breads. I enjoyed most of my lunches from these two serving windows.
Another choice that people often miss is located one deck above Emile's. Here they serve fish and chips and a variety of seafood during lunch.
For breakfasts, all the inside lines serve similar food, though there are a number of made-to-order egg and omelette stations - enough that we never saw extended lines at any.
During the morning, one of the grill areas near the central pool also offered breakfast items and made-to-order eggs and omelettes. Breakfast at this station was available quite a bit later, after the other buffet lines were closed.
Service on the Liberty was generally friendly and efficient, though unpolished. Even in Harry's Supper Club with its surcharge, the wait staff, though dressed more formally, seemed to lack the training you'd expect in such a venue.
Other than the maitre d' in the dining rooms and a dining room hostess, we didn't see any headwaiters. At times this shortage was somewhat problematic. Several times when service dragged somewhat, the presence of a headwaiter would have certainly helped the situation. It's unrealistic to believe two people can oversee the smooth operation of dining rooms that serve 600 to 800 guests for each seating.
That said, we were not displeased with our level of dining room service. There were just a couple of occasions where the assistance of a headwaiter would have smoothed the process.
Carnival automatically charges $10 per passenger per day to your onboard "Sail & Sign" account to cover all service staff, except for the dining room maitre d', whom you may tip at your discretion. Guest can adjust this amount with a visit to the Purser's Desk. A gratuity of 15 percent is automatically added to all drink purchases, and to the cost of the soda cards.
Carnival excels in entertainment, with lavish production shows (three during an eight- day cruise), glitzy costumes, and costly lighting effects. Headline acts featuring comedians, magicians, ventriloquists, jugglers or song stylists will vary with their schedules. There are generally two late-night "Adult Comedy" shows as well, beginning at midnight.
Aside from the daily show room entertainment, watch your daily schedule onboard (The Carnival Capers) for all variety of entertainment - including the poolside games, trivia contests, passenger participation games, Karaoke, bingo, art auctions, sports challenges, etc. (You can even get a temporary henna tattoo by the pool, if you consider that entertaining.)
Carnival also does a great job of making it fun for everyone at the deck parties, held a couple of times per cruise, which always include a band, the cruise staff, dancing, and of course food.
Carnival offers the largest standard cabins in the industry, and this holds true on the Liberty. The interior decoration of the cabins aren't like staying at the Ritz, but the relaxing color tones and blonde wood finishing on desks and closet doors are certainly of acceptable and decent quality. Combined with a comfortable leather sofa (with a storage drawer underneath), this all makes for very adequate accommodations.
Aside from extra space, the thing that makes Liberty's cabins exceptional is the new beds - twins that can be pushed together to form a king-sized bed. And what comfortable beds they are! Combine the comfort of the beds, with the high-quality bedding and luxurious duvets, and sleep becomes a dream. The beds frames are high enough that our luggage slid easily underneath for storage, with little effort.
The in-cabin television carried all the major U.S. networks, as well movie channels, CNN, Discovery Channel, and several offering children's programming. Pay-per-view movies are also available. You can also access a menu of guest services on your TV, including checking your account, reviewing dining room menus in advance, and ordering shore excursions.
The cabins have more than adequate storage space; a hair dryer inside the desk drawer; a mini bar; and a personal safe inside a cupboard. The bathrooms, though stark, are large with a good-sized shower and nice quality towels. Anchored to the wall inside the shower are shampoo and body wash dispensers. On the counter is a complimentary basket of sampler-size toiletry items. Several glass shelves on either side of the sink will store all your personal items.
The standard balcony cabins have a very narrow balcony, with two chairs (one of which reclines) and a small cocktail table.
The only drawback to these cabins is the use of a standard swinging door, rather than sliding doors, to access the balcony. The opening door takes up space on the already-small balcony, and the sound of balcony doors slamming shut can form its own symphony at times.
The Category 11 mini-suites and Category 12 suites on the Liberty offer considerably more space (though still in a single room), plus a bathtub in the bathrooms rather than the standard shower. Their furnishings are slightly more upscale than standard cabins.
Fitness/Spa
The gym, at 15,000 sq. ft., is full of treadmills, stationary bikes, Stairmasters, rowing and hydraulic weight machines, and of course free weights. The strategically placed equipment allows you to enjoy the panoramic views offered by the floor-to-ceiling windows. For runners, a lap on the jogging deck, which surrounds the smokestack, is equivalent to 1/11 of a mile.
On six- to eight-day cruises there will be two nights when formal attire is suggested. All other nights are designated casual. Though there were tuxedos in evidence, suits and sports jackets seemed more the norm.
What we found somewhat disconcerting was that even on designated formal nights, passengers in pretty much any form of dress were allowed in the dining rooms. Admittedly, this was the exception, not the norm. But I don't understand why a maitre d' wouldn't stop people from entering the dining room in torn jeans and baseball caps on formal nights, and suggest they go the casual alternative on Lido Deck for dinner.
Best For People Who Want
A large ship experience with vibrant nightlife and an energetic atmosphere; poolside games during the day and lavish production shows in the evenings; some of the largest cabins in the industry; large and well equipped gym and spa facilities; extensive children's facilities and Club 02 for teens.
Should Be Avoided By People Who Prefer
A reserved, elegant, and uncrowded cruise experience in intimate surroundings, and white-glove service levels.
The public areas of Liberty are rarely quiet, but the atmosphere is conducive to fun. The pool area is the hub of activity, dominated by a 270 sq ft. LCD TV, dubbed the SeaSide Theatre, above on Deck 10; it's used for entertainment, from poolside Trivia in the mornings to concerts and movies in the evening, and for major sporting events.
For those interested in a quieter daytime option, there's an aft pool with a retractable dome deployed during inclement weather.
Onboard musical options can satisfy all tastes, from the concerts on the Big Screen to the Piano Man Piano Bar, Karaoke, Disco with DJs, and Live Dance Music in Victoria's Lounge; there's also easy listening or classical music on the ground floor of the nine-deck-high atrium, in the Grand Villa Garden.
The ship has an Internet Cafe (hidden in a corner of the aft Cabinet Bar on Deck 4) where you can send e-mail and access the Internet. The Liberty has WiFi service available from bow to stern, including individual passenger cabins. You can log in using your own laptops, or rent from the ship for $20 per day, plus the cost of the time you spend online.
With 22 bars and lounges, there's no difficulty getting your favorite beverages, but we didn't find the bar service overbearing or overly aggressive. Soda cards (for unlimited soft drinks) are available for children and adults.
And everyone enjoys the self-serve soft ice cream and frozen yogurt available near the two main pool areas.
A hit among kids and adults alike is the enormous water slide on Deck 11. It offers a fun ride through "the chutes" when you start that high above the sea.
Smoking areas are quite limited on the Liberty. Smoking is not allowed in the showrooms, the dining rooms, the ship's atrium, or even by the bar or along the Promenade Deck passageway. Smoking is allowed in guest cabins, and on guest balconies, and on the starboard side of outside public decks.
Carnival's cuisine has improved dramatically in the past decade. Some time ago, the cuisine on Carnival ships could have been rated equal to a budget cruise line. Today's offerings have enough quality and taste to allow it to compete easily with any of the other mass market lines.
We were positively impressed by the wide variety offered on the nightly dining room menus, which also feature a lengthy list of always-available selections. Portions were plentiful, and other than a lack of artistic presentation and repetitive use of accompaniments to entrees, we finished all our dining room meals most satisfied.
Desserts in the dining room were the highlight of each evening; taste and presentation were equal to any ship we've experienced. The highlight of the dessert menus is the warm chocolate melting cake, which was on the always-available menu each evening.
Food in the buffet on Lido Deck was also above average. My expectations at a buffet are naturally lower than in a restaurant or dining room. But the diverse variety at Liberty's buffets was enough to satisfy for most meals. Various buffet lines offered different types of food; two lines referred to as the Grand Buffet were similar to a typical buffet, with choices changing daily, and ending at a carving station. Two lines featured a "Taste of Nations" selection, representing a different ethnic cuisine each day; and there were two lines doing stir-frying (where passengers chose the raw ingredients and cooks prepared them on the spot).
There ship also has also typical grill areas where hamburgers, hot dogs, and even grilled steak sandwiches are made, and of course Carnival's 24-hour pizzeria, which also offers Caesar salads.
Launched in 2005 as the fourth vessel in the Conquest-class, Carnival Liberty was the first ship in Carnival's fleet to receive the cruise line's latest "Fun Ship 2.0" upgrade in 2011. Her interiors reflect some of the original theme—a sparkling tribute to artists and craftsmen—but also features new dining options and poolside bars. Carnival Liberty alternates weekly sailings to the Eastern and Western Caribbean from her departure home port in Miami.
Taking Fun Ships to new lengths and widths, Conquest-class ships are among the largest in the Carnival fleet. They're basically larger and more feature-filled versions of earlier Destiny-class vessels. More space translates into additional decks, an upscale steak house, and even more bars and lounges; however, well-proportioned public areas belie the ships' massive size. You'll hardly notice that there's slightly less space per passenger after you take a thrilling trip down the spiral waterslide.
Public rooms flow forward and aft from stunning central atriums. Just off each ship's main boulevard is an array of specialty bars, dance lounges, discos, piano bars, and show lounges, plus seating areas along the indoor promenades. The promenade can get crowded between dinner seatings and show-lounge performances, but with so many different places to spend time, you're sure to find one with plenty of room and an atmosphere to suit your taste.
The world's largest cruise line—and one of the most widely recognized—originated its "Fun Ship" concept in 1972 and has been launching party-packed superliners with signature red funnels ever since. The line's ever-growing fleet features entertainment and activities designed for passengers of all ages, from game shows and lip sync competitions to twisting waterslides and mini golf. These ships are a reliable choice for families as well as young singles and couples who want a vacation that won't break the bank.
Nearly all onboard dining options are included in the fare, as are comedy and production shows, children's programs, and use of state-of-the-art fitness centers. With some of the most comfortable accommodations at sea, large new ships are continuously added to the fleet and rarely deviate from a successful pattern, while older vessels are updated with popular features, such as the poolside BlueIguana Tequila Bar with an adjacent burrito cantina, the Red Frog Rum Bar that also serves Carnival's own brand of Thirsty Frog Red beer, and Guy's Burger Joint, created with Food Network star Guy Fieri.
The lounge chairs on the deck above the aft Lido pool are almost always quiet
Steak houses on these ships are some of the best restaurants—and dining bargains—at sea
The ships have been retrofitted with Carnival's Seaside Theatres—the jumbo-size poolside LED screens
Cabins and balconies on deck 8 from mid-ship to aft are beneath the Lido and suffer from pool-deck noise overhead
Seating at the casino bar can be noisy with sound from the slot machines dueling with nearby musicians
Likewise, sound from the Seaside Theatre can be annoyingly loud
Ship Stats
Crew Members 1,160
Gross Tons 110,000
Length 952 feet
Number of Cabins 1,487
Passenger Capacity 2,974 (3,700 max)
Width 116 feet
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By cruisereviewsugary
Review of Carnival Liberty
Melodie Shepherd Age: 51 Occupation:Nurse Number of Cruises: 2 Cruise Line: Carnival Ship: Carnival Liberty Sailing Date: 2016-06-28 Itinerary: Caribean We had unexplained itinerary changes prior to departure. Did not get to port in cozumel which is main reason for trip and we were told they were aware of the issue (ship thrusters ) prior to departure. . The only port we got to go to - Progresso is not worth going to, murky, dirty beaches. Long
lines, Mediocre food at best Average cabin Horrible , you can only sit through so many trivia and bingo games... very few pool activities , tiny, tiny pool , small water slide only open half the time Well since we had to cancel ours , due to carnival not going to port - No advice except don't book with carnival
By jayne1973
Crowded party ship
First cruise and based on the experience, maybe the last. It was crowded and the food was quantity over quality. Plenty of partiers but not much fun. Best entertainment was a casino band.
By Melodie Shepherd_CR
Caribean
We had unexplained itinerary changes prior to departure. Did not get to port in cozumel which is main reason for trip and we were told they were aware of the issue (ship thrusters ) prior to departure. . The only port we got to go to - Progresso is not worth going to, murky, dirty beaches. Long lines, Mediocre food at best Average cabin Horrible , you can only sit through so many trivia and bingo games... very few pool activities
, tiny, tiny pool , small water slide only open half the time Well since we had to cancel ours , due to carnival not going to port - No advice except don't book with carnival
By Paco_CR
This was the first time my wife and I had taken a cruise. We booked our cruise over the phone with a cruise specialist from Carnival who helped us make our cabin selection. It was our 30th anniversary during the cruise, which made this a very special event for us. All in all the cruise met or exceeded most of our expectations. Other than the muster drill and being stacked in like sardines for 30 minutes, it was a fun and exciting romantic adventure
for us. The food was average in the Lido Buffet. However the burgers from Guy Fieri's Burger Bar were very good. The burritos from the burrito bar were tasty also. Dinner in one of the main dinning rooms was spotty at best. Formal nights the service was a bit slower but nothing to get angry or upset about. We did choose one night in the steakhouse, which was worth the upcharge, as it was our anniversary night meal. Pizza was was hit or miss as were the deli sandwiches. Room service for breakfast was nice but the food was warm at best. The room met our expectations. Clean and roomy enough for two. We had a balcony room on the Panorama Deck (level 10). We were on the starboard side of the ship and were able to see Old San Juan the whole time we were sailing out of port. Our cabin attendants kept the room top notch the whole time and provided towel sculptures every afternoon after making up the room. Our son paid for a "Happy Anniversary" decor online for us as a gift, this was put up the afternoon of our anniversary. There were plenty of activities to take part in throughout the entire cruise. We watched a Rock-n-Roll show one night, went to the comedy club a couple of other nights, gambled in the casino several times. We even spent some time one evening watching a Filipino hard rock cover band in one of the small lounges. Most of the passengers were friendly and only a very very very small percentage were ever rude or rowdy. The Thursday night Spanish Trivia, Gender Challenge, Bingo and Marriage Game in the main theater were the highlight of the trip. Even though our Spanish was limited we did well for that contest. I played on the men's team for the Gender Challenge and assisted with a couple of tough answers to help with the win. We did not do well on Bingo but we were selected as the middle couple in the Marriage Game. That was the most fun we have ever had as a couple! Don't miss the very inexpensive cab ride to The Boatyard in Barbados.Only $10 to get there per couple by shared taxi. $20 pp entrance fee, gets you a free drink, chairs and umbrella on beach. Food was good, drinks were strong and sassy, beach was clean, water clear and calm. Free ride back to cruise ship included. The best $50 per couple investment for a great beach party!Beautiful ship, great staff, disappointing cruise. Expensive but worth it was the Dolphin Discovery Swim in Tortola from the St. Thomas port call. It was $150pp but included fast ferry to Tortola, expedited entry through BVI customs and immigration. Quick ride to Dolphin Discovery. Spent 30 minutes in water with 3 other couples and had a blast! Pictures available for purchase on CD were a bit pricey but worth it. Purchased lunch there for about $12. We also received a free marine biology class on dolphins that are kept there while waiting for ride back to ferry. Easy out through BVI customs and immigration. Quick and slightly choppy ride back to St. Thomas. Nice long and tedious wait to get through US Customs and Immigration - nearly 1 hour for the whole group was the only downside. This was the first cruise for both my wife and I, so we have no other similar experiences to compare other than land only trips to San Juan. We are a married couple in our early 50's from Texas. We arrived in San Juan early morning on Saturday and was granted an early check in a no extra charge at The Condado Lagoon Villas at The Caribe Hilton, which was just a short 5 minute ride to the cruise terminal in Old San Juan. this is very nice place to stay for a night or a week, which we have done several times. Day One - Sunday - Embarkation in San Juan We arrived at the cruise terminal at 12 noon and as expected the line to embarkation was already about 150 people long. The union porters took our luggage and tagged them with a colorful ribbon indicating "Faster to Fun" or F2F. A Carnival agent spotted our Cruise Critic hats we were wearing and asked if we were F2F (this was not the only time our CC gear garnered preferential treatment). We happily responded with a yes and were whisked to a much sorter line off to go left. This was one a couple if instances were F2F was worth the $50 fee. We proceeded through all the checkpoints quickly, received our Sail and Sign Cards and entered the ship within 15 minutes of arrival. Our cabin was ready to go as soon as we boarded, another F2F perk. The cabin door and interior were decorated with Happy Anniversary decor, which was pre-paid by our eldest son. The cabin, 1043, had a very nice balcony and great view starboard from deck 10, Panorama Deck. Our luggage had not yet arrived, so we decided to ho grab some food. We stopped off at Guy's Burger Joint and were very impressed by our meal. All staff interactions were met with great smiles an a willingness to exceed expectations. after lunch we tried to explore as much if the shop as possible, before making a late afternoon run to the CVS just a few blocks west of the terminal for few sundry goods and a case of bottled water. Upon our return our checked baggage had been delivered to our cabin door. We put away our garments and necessities and relaxed a bit in the cabin. Dinner was open seating on this first night and again our expectations were exceeded by the staff in the Silver Olympic dining room. Afterwards we decided to explore some more and found ourselves chilling at the Serenity deck right before being called for the mandatory muster drill. This was actually the only low point if the cruise. Even though it was mandatory to attend, the high humidity and temperature, even at 9:30 in the evening, combined with thousands of bodies in a tight space, made it very uncomfortable for many of us for well over 25 minutes. Due to our center location for muster we were unable to gain a decent rail view up topside, so we decided to do a more subdued send off from our balcony. We had a great view of the ship backing up and turning to port and watching Old San Juan fade away over the next 15-20 minutes. On a scale from 1-10, I would rate the first day as an 8 due to the "sardines in a can" feeling during muster. Day Two - Monday - St. Thomas We had pre-scheduled the Dolphin Discovery excursion to Tortola an had an 8 am call in the Venetian Showroom. We hit the Lido buffet at 7 am and found the varied selection for food quite satisfying an plentiful. Coffee was a bit strong but with some real cream and natural sugar, it was doable. We then headed to the Venetian and our group of about 24 followed our guide off the ship and straight to our ferry ride. We made the slightly choppy ride to Road a Town in about 45 minutes. A quick trip through custom/immigration for the BVI and then we loaded into a large limo van and headed to the Discovery location. After a brief discussion on expectations we were split into groups of about 8 people. Our expectation again were exceeded as we spent nearly an hour in the water with our dolphin, Gracia. We touched, held , rode on her belly and we were pushed from behind. I even was asked to give her some if her fish rewards. Afterwards we were able to purchase snacks and drinks while choosing if we wanted photos of the excursions, which were a bit pricey, but such a great keepsake on CD, thumb drive a 3 prints. We even received a conservation session which included the lineage of all the dolphins at this location. We then headed back to Charlotte Amalie where there were some computer snafus that delayed entry through US immigration and customs by about 30 minutes. Then back to the ship for some sun in the Serenity area. Dinner was at Diamond's Steakhouse, as it was our 30th Anniversary day. We enjoyed a nice and relaxed 3 course meal with excellent service. The food was top notch and the cheesecake was completely decadent. We then booked a couples massage at the spa for the next evening. We knocked off early at about 10 pm as the previous 3 days of non-stop action in San Juan and the Liberty had us drained. Day Three - Tuesday - Day at Sea We slept in a little and had breakfast on Lido deck. Omelette were very well prepared your way, coffee still very strong. We then proceeded to the Venetian for a very informative session on the various ports and excursions available. Felipe, the cruise director, discussed each port and the top 5 excursions for each. There was an excursion for each port of call given away via raffle after Felipe discussed the individual ports. We did some more exploration and found ourselves on the Serenity deck once more. Lunch was deli sandwiches made to order on the Lido deck. We rested some more on our balcony and then headed to our assigned dinner in the Silver Olympic dinning room. Tonight was elegant night and while most passengers were dressed appropriately, quite a few were not, which was a bit disappointing. We met our assigned waitstaff of Carlos, Abdul and Samuel. They never missed a beat, taking orders, filling glasses, pulling plates and changing flatware as needed. They took the time to ask about us and where we were from. We felt very welcomed by these gentlemen. They even sang Happy Anniversary to us! The food was great and we even made conversation with fellow diners nearby. We decided to eat light due to our scheduled couples massage later in the evening. Just before we left the dining room we were entertained by the entire waitstaff dancing all over the room. After dinner we strolled the Promenade deck and took in the casino for a few rounds of slots before heading to the cabin to change into gym clothes. The couples massage was just the right touch to end the day, I took the bamboo massage while my wife had the hot stone massage. When we booked the day before the staff at the spa knew it was our anniversary and offered an extra 25 minutes for both of us at no extra charge! After the pampering received at the spa we called it a night again at about 10 pm. Day Four - Wednesday - Barbados We awoke early and hit breakfast at 7 am on the Lido deck. We did not book an excursion and decided to grab a cab and head over to The Boatyard. It was a wise choice as we were able to split a cab with 2 other couples and only pay $5 each for the short 10 minute trip. Entry into the Boatyard was $15 each, which included a chair,an umbrella and return cab ride back to the ship. The water was very calm, clear and inviting. Food and drinks were available for purchase and there were clear restrooms on site. This was a very good bargain. We stayed about 4 hours and headed back for a late lunch on the ship. We decided to try Guy's again and were just as thrilled this time as we were on day one. We roamed around again and visited the Rum Bar for some Caribbean Coladas that hit the spot! Dinner again at our assigned table and with our 3 great servers. More merriment at the end with dancing and signing all around! We made the late showing of the Rock and Roll Show in the Venetian, which was well presented by some very talented singers and dancers. Afterwards we headed to the comedy club to Azeem for the last performance if he night. He was freaking hilarious. Initially he followed his routine but not even 5 minutes into into if he was interacting with several guests and next thing we know us he was improvising god last 20 minutes with some extremely funny adult humor on the fly! After that we hit the casino for a while and then hit the hay. Day Five - Thursday - St Lucia The night before we booked an excursion through the TV in the room and picked a beach trip to the northern side of the island. Our tour guide LeeAnn, a native Lucian, met us in the Venetian and escorted us to our tour bus. She was very informative during our drive to the northern tip where we stopped to take pictures of some great breathtaking views of the Caribbean Sea. We then headed to Pigeon Island National Park Beach, where we spent over 3 hours on a small secluded beach. Lounge chairs were included. We found a shady spot and enjoyed our time talking with fellow passengers in the very calm and clear water and on the beach. We then headed back to the ship and readied up for dinner. Again, we received excellent service as well more signing and dancing, afterwards we caught the tail end if Spanish language trivia in the Venetian, followed by name the TV theme song trivia. we stayed for the Gender Game, pitting a group of 15 men against 15 women answering opposite gender specific questions. I joined the men on stage for this fun event. After that we stayed to play some bingo and then waited for the Marriage game to start. Initially a couple with the least amount of married time was selected with only 3 days under their belts. Next came the couple with the most years, which happened to be their 50th anniversary. The final slot was contested by about 9 couple ranging in married time from 20-30 years. We decided to try for that slot. There was an initial "kiss off" that pared it down to us and another couple. The final "kiss off", Felipe the Cruise Director, challenged us to make it passionate. Well I just grabbed my wife and started kissing and spinning her around like ice skaters. We were selected based on our "high energy"! The game proper was similar to "The Newlywed Game" in that the husbands were led offstage and the wives answered 10 questions. Then while backstage the men were asked the same question. This led to some very funny and "R" rates responses. In the end all couple received a Carnival ship trophy, but the 50 year married couple also received some very nice jewelry for her, compliments of Felipe. We hit the sack again after all the festivities. One thing I noticed was that at all times there were staff members cleaning in all areas all of the time. Not once during the whole cruise did we see anything that could even be considered as dirty. They even painted the sides of the ship in every port where the tugs scuffed the white paint of Liberty. Most impressed by this attention to detail. Day Six - Friday - St. Kitts Breakfast in Lido again with omelettes. Very consistent with good food quality. We did a spur of the moment excursion to Cockleshell Beach in the southern part of the island . After a 30 minute twisty and up and Finn ride with outstanding views, we arrived at the beach. We received a welcome fruit punch drink and had access to chairs, umbrellas right on the water. We had a great view of Nevis about 3-4 miles way. The clear, warm and calm waters were just perfect. Our driver picked us up on time after a 3 hour stay. We caught late lunch again at both Lido buffet and Guy's. It was during lunch that several passengers recognized us from the marriage show as it was replayed on the ships channel all day long. We asked at guest services if a DVD was available of that event but was informed they stopped that program a while back due to very low interest. We hit the casino a bit before dinner. It was the second elegant night of the cruise. This time more passengers were better dressed for dinner that the previous elegant evening. More signing and dancing ensued and again another tasty meal. We spent some time walking around later as well as hit the casino again before going to sleep. Day Seven - Saturday - St. Maarten Breakfast as usual and a jaunt down to the cab stand for a cab ride to Maho beach. $8 each and we were grouped with 2 other couples. We were dropped off at the Sunset Bar and Grill. We laid $20 for 2 loungers and an umbrella. We watched the planes fly 50 feet overhead while landing at Princess Julianna Airport. We stayed from about 10 am until another 1:30 pm. Beach was quite rocky and inclined dramatically into the moderate surf. By the time we left the were about 600-700 people in the area, compared to about 50 when we first arrived. Lunch again on the ship at Guys and the spent the afternoon on the aft pool area which is adults only. Last night of dinner with the finest waitstaff afloat. They even got me get up and dance Gundham Style with them. Afterwards we said our goodbyes to the staff and fellow diners. Throughout the day debarkation instructions were on ships TV. We had F2F and need edit as we had an 11am flight out in the morning. We hit the sack about 10pm. Day Eight - Sunday - San Juan The ship arrived at about 6am to the dock. We hit the Lido buffet about that time and headed back to our room to take all our luggage to our assigned F2F area in the Olympic Gold dining area. At about 6:50 we were herded to Zero deck and we're off the ship and through customs by 7:30. Made it to the airport by 8am! All in all I would give this cruise 9.0 out of 10.0. Our cabin was kept tidy by our cabin steward and he provided some very cute towel animals and such. He kept ice in our ice bucket every evening and we never once had to call for service on the room. I used the Landry services to press my shirts, slacks and jacket and a nominal charge. I was not disappointed with this service also. Actually other than a couple of rude and obnoxious passengers and the muster drill, everything else exceeded our expectations beyond belief. We will cruise on Carnival again, as we decided this morning to come back in two years with our adult sons. Until then Bon Voyage to all who sail on Liberty"
By Tina_CR
This was my first cruise. It was ok because of the travel group I was with. The travel group regularly books trips throughout the year with Carnival. Every day the group had their own fun activities planned (line dancing, dominoes, card games ect) and every night there was a theme party. This was the best part of the trip. Had I not been with the group I am positive I would not have had as much fun. The group already has their 2016 Carnival cruise
planned and I would love to share their company again but I cannot see spending money with Carnival. Real Low Budget Experience. After the third day, I was tired of the same menu. The food was warm when I picked it up. By the time I sat down, it was cold. On one occasion during breakfast, I had to get another serving of food because the eggs were cold as well as the pancakes. During the formal dining nights, the service took forever and once again the food was barely warm. At some point I decided to skip formal dining. Late one night, I decided to get a snack. The only thing available was pizza which was paper thin and unappetizing. Not to mention having to stand on line for 25 minutes. As for fish, there were only two options. Barely warm fillet from the buffet or heavily battered greasy fried Talapia. I had no choice but to purchase dinner when visiting the ports or eating wraps which I eventually got tired of like the rest of the food. The alcoholic drinks were watered down and over priced. The stateroom was clean but there was rust on the balcony which indicated the ship was in need of a serious make over. The onboard activities were boring and anything worth doing was crowded. For the type of money spent, Carnival provided a low budget experience. When purchasing duty free liquor on the ship, I was informed that Carnival changed the policy and no longer delivered purchases to the room the night before departure. Instead you had to stand on a line on the morning of departure to retrieve your liquor. I was on line one mile long from 6:30 am until 8:30 am. The whole procedure was chaotic. People who purchased liquor on Carnival were able to go to the front of the line whereas those who did not purchase liquor on Carnival had to wait. Need I say the amount of tension surfacing from those on the line. It was as if Carnival was punishing patrons for purchasing alcohol outside of the ship. The entire system was disorganized. Over all, I made the best of it but I would think twice before going on another Carnival Cruise.
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hi, who are you again?
Do you have ALL the versions?
TamaPrincess23 replied to TamaPrincess23's topic in What's On Your Mind?
The v4.5 looks like the entama sort of. So does the v4!
Hmm.. I am on spring break, so how about next group hatch in May and, lets see... The 15th?
My mom saw it 2 years after it broadcasted then she showed me now finding it here on tamatalk.What language are they speaking?That is really old, sorry if I sound mean.I am not trying to.
All right, mine is a v4 named TROY, here are stats. Name:TROY Happy:4 Hungry:4 Flower Points:194 Pencil Points:103 Style Points:299 Status:He goes to preschool, and has inherited everything from his father, JESSE points:22058 GP Weight:48 Alright, start hatching!
Well on the v4s you just click get code.When you log out your reciept you have to enter the logout code then once you have logged out go to the games icon and go to PASSWORDS then keep the computer on the reciept then type in the codes.That is how you do it I think beacause I haven't went on the v4 tamatown in quite a while.
How about today, 11:15 am UK flag (even though I live in america but Crystal is always full.) on the server BOOTS.My username is LILAIA.
It didn't? (the .5) Someone on this forum does! I'm not sure who.It is in his/hers siggy.
Any one else except for ilikehoney wanna join?
TamaPrincess23 replied to ELY_M's topic in What's On Your Mind?
Mine is a v4 and it looks like a tooth.Someone look it up for me plz!
Cool! I hear my wallet saying "spend me! spend me!" But then I would have to go on a couple plane rides to get all the way to Japan.Next possibility is eBay.My mom probably will not let me though, I already have a lot.
If it is a v4, then I may have the answer, for I have one and took PERFECT care of it, boom!I come home it beeps and it is DEAD as a door-nail!First, PM me and tell me the charachter, age, and if it was an adult, teen, toddler, or baby. I will help after that when I get the PM.


The Sinquerim Beach is the first tourist beach of North Goa and is also close to Fort Aguada, the famous and best preserved of all Portuguese coastal forts. The Aguada Bay, which is divided into two parts, the Caranzalem Bay and the Sinquerim Bay is formed by two headlands, Cabo and Aguada. The Aguada Bay is dominated by the battlements of the old fort and tends to be more popular with affluent tourists who avail the facilities offered by the Fort Aguada Hotel Complex that is a luxury establishment.
The Fort of Aguada was built by the Portuguese to control the entry of any enemy into River Mandovi and to protect old Goa from any attack. The fortification skirts the seashore, and its center lie a circular lighthouse tower. The Fort is currently the Central Jail, Goa's largest prison.
The beach is good and clean stretch of sand and an ideal place for swimming. The Aguada hotel complex is built around the remnants of the fort with the hotel built on the cliff. However, the complex itself is cut off from the beach since there are no private beaches in India. The hotel has been constructed in three parts, consisting of expensive cottages on the upper reaches of the hillside, the fort jutting out to sea, and a delightful Goan village, with individual cottages. Drawn by the clientele of the hotel, Aguada beach has cafes, and itinerant vendors who sell everything from Kashmiri carpets to massages. The complex also offers a good range of water sports with two or three water sport companies operating from here.
The Aguada Beach lies at the southern end of a very long stretch of beach that extends up to the mouth of the Baga River. Individual segments of this extensive stretch of sand have been given separate names as according to the villages that lie behind them, such as Sinquerim, Candolim, Calangute and Baga.


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Mozilla enables Tracking Protection by default in Firefox
Updated • Jun 12, 2019
Mozilla announced on June 4, 2019 that it enabled the privacy feature Tracking Protection for new Firefox installations as of this day, and that the change will be enabled for existing Firefox installations as well this year.
Mozilla launched Tracking Protection in Firefox Nightly (desktop and mobile) in late 2014, and enabled the feature for Firefox's private browsing mode with the release of Firefox 39 in 2015.
Studies by Mozilla revealed that Tracking Protection decreased page load time by an average of 44% next to improving the privacy of users by blocking tracking cookies.
Mozilla relied on the Disconnect list and introduced an option to select different blocklists in late 2015. The organization launched a Tracking Protection Test Pilot experiment in 2016 to gather more data, and included full tracking protection functionality in Firefox 57 in 2017.
Full tracking protection meant that Firefox users could enable tracking protection for regular browsing windows directly from the browser's settings.
Tracking Protection got another boost in 2018 when Mozilla added mining and fingerprinting protection options to the feature. Mozilla made the decision then and there to push tracking protection in Firefox by improving its visibility.
June 4, 2019 marks the next step. Tracking Protection is enabled by default in all new Firefox installations so that third-party tracking cookies are blocked in all browsing windows ; a huge change to the previous default value that blocked trackers (and not cookies) only in private windows.
Mozilla plans to make the setting the default for existing Firefox installations in the coming months as well.
Firefox users who run the browser already may change the default setting to benefit from the new tracking protection right away. It is certainly also possible to disable the tracking altogether.
Load about:preferences#privacy in the browser's address bar.
Select Custom under Content Blocking.
Check the "cookies" box to block cookies and trackers going forward.
Optional: block trackers in all windows and not only in private windows. Note that this may impact accessibility and functionality of some sites.
You can check out Mozilla's content blocking support page for additional information on all options.
Mozilla indicates blocked content with a shield icon next to the web address in the browser's main toolbar. A click on it displays what is blocked, an option to turn off blocking for that site, or to check what has been blocked by the browser's protective features.
It took a long time to get where we are today. Mozilla enabling Tracking Protection for all its users is a welcome step as it improves privacy for all Firefox users. Some may say that limiting tracking is not going far enough, and there is certainly some justification to that as tracking is just one side of the coin that makes Internet users dislike ads.
Besides privacy, advertisement is disliked because it slows down the loading of sites, may be disruptive, and may be used in malware and scam campaigns.
Still, enabling tracking protection by default is a step in the right direction albeit one that Mozilla should have made years ago.
Now You: What is your take on Mozilla's announcement?
Mozilla announced on June 4, 2019 that the privacy feature Tracking Protection is enabled for new Firefox installations as of this day.
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Anonymous said on June 4, 2019 at 7:21 pm
Hunter said on June 4, 2019 at 8:59 pm
While this is pretty much useless for those who use uBlock Origin, this will be useful for people who don't use or have no idea what an addon is.
Gerard said on June 4, 2019 at 9:25 pm
No doubt the usual Mozilla bashers will try to run this change into the ground too. My advice to these unfortunate losers: use Google products only and never criticize what you don't understand.
foromir said on June 5, 2019 at 10:08 am
Marco said on June 5, 2019 at 12:57 pm
Martin P. said on June 5, 2019 at 6:45 pm
Tim said on June 4, 2019 at 10:13 pm
Finally, a step in the right direction!
Sunny said on June 4, 2019 at 11:03 pm
They now turn on tracking protection via disconnect list by default, perhaps because they plan to disable the option to turn off tracking via hyperlink auditing.
So I am not impressed.
Harro Glööckler said on June 4, 2019 at 11:24 pm
Another lovely mistake by Mozilla…people will notice some sites don't work (false positives or by design) and blame the browser. There's also this annoying thing called recaptcha v2 where Google already makes your life hell if you don't use Chrome and it keeps failing with any content blocking.
Chrome + recaptcha = 1 click on "I'm not a robot"
Firefox + recaptcha = 1 click + 1 or 2 sets of images
Firefox + recaptcha + Adblock = 1 click + up to 5 minutes of clicking on slowly loading images with multiple try agains
The result will be just web devs looking at the filter list to circumvent the block and tons of angry "why doesn't it work?!" users…in the end it will be ultimately ignored like DNT.
a said on June 5, 2019 at 11:27 am
Not true, don't extrapolate your problems to everyone running Firefox.
ReCaptcha on Firefox is indeed "unreliable" but even with uBO it's incredibly rare that it asks for more than 1 set of images challenge.
Shiva said on June 5, 2019 at 11:29 am
Last week I installed a standalone version of Vivaldi without extension for two reason:
– test it just out of curiosity
– quickly solve reCaptcha
With JDownloader I set this parameter and I must say that it works a little bit better compared to a profile of Firefox without add-on. No way to solve reCaptcha with Firefox and some security\pricacy extensions.
[ "C:\\Program Files\\Vivaldi\\Application\\vivaldi.exe", "–user-data-dir=\"R:\\Software\\Vivaldi\"", "–disk-cache-dir=R:\\Cache-VI", "%s" ]
LD said on June 5, 2019 at 4:19 pm
I refuse to waste my time with reCaptcha. I usually just leave the website and go somewhere else, unless I really, really, really want to see the page. If so, I click the audio test instead. You only have to answer once, and you don't even have to type every word in the phrase. (I even suspect you could type any gibberish and it would be accepted.)
Don't get me started on how much I detest providing free labor to Google…
John Fenderson said on June 6, 2019 at 5:42 pm
@LD:
Yes, that's mostly what I do as well. If I hit a CAPTCHA, I just move on to another site unless the CAPTCHA is part of an account creation process and I really want an account.
owl said on June 6, 2019 at 2:14 am
About measures of reCAPTCHA :
Buster promises to solve captchas automatically
https://www.ghacks.net/2018/12/12/buster-promises-to-solve-captchas-automatically/
Buster: Captcha Solver for Humans
https://github.com/dessant/buster
@Shiva,
Vivaldi:Privacy Policy,
https://vivaldi.com/privacy/browser/
about data collection and the use of unique IDs:
When you install Vivaldi browser ("Vivaldi"), each installation profile is assigned a unique user ID that is stored on your computer. Vivaldi will send a message using HTTPS directly to our servers located in Iceland every 24 hours containing this ID, version, cpu architecture, screen resolution and time since last message. We anonymize the IP address of Vivaldi users by removing the last octet of the IP address from your Vivaldi client then we store the resolved approximate location after using a local GeoIP lookup. The purpose of this collection is to determine the total number of active users and their geographical distribution.
Being assigned a unique ID and the inability to opt out of this data collection are good reasons to avoid this browser (Vivaldi).
February 25, 2019 By Sven Taylor
https://restoreprivacy.com/secure-browser/
Shiva said on June 6, 2019 at 2:44 pm
@Owl
Thanks for the advice, I'm already aware about Vivaldi privacy policy and I already know Buster (or others 'promising' methods like 1-2 script to improve reCAPTCHA solving). It is olny a temporary solution with a standalone installation, pricacy default settings and a volatile profile on RAMdisk. There was also Iridium browser but I still have to verify if it is compatible with JD extension and in any case I wanted to try Vivaldi. Not a big issue if 2-3 times in a week JD open and close it automatically to solve reCAPTCHA.
However I just remembered that I've never tried Buster extension on a clean profile of Firefox for JD. I'll give it a try. Honestly with reCAPTCHAs I prefer a trick that proves that 'I am a human', but it seem a big challenge and surely privacy\security exstensions and related settings in about:config lower your score.
Harro Glööckler said on June 6, 2019 at 1:20 pm
@a: you're saying something like "i'm a chain smoker and don't have lung cancer, therefore it's rare or it doesn't exist". Recaptcha v2 is one of the few things that seriously impacts the quality of life of a web browsing person…I've heard of people that kept messaging their state's representatives to do something against it because recaptcha made their online life a hell.
@Shiva: i gave up long time ago and just started paying for a captcha solving service…my sanity is worth more than $10 per ~250-1000 solved captchas. To think how happy i was years when they got rid of garbled text captchas and replaced them with "one simple click"…now i want those back rofl
@LD, @owl: sooner or later Google decides that your ip is sending automated queries and disables audio challenges…That's when things like Buster become useless. Apparently you're a bot if you use Firefox /w adblock to solve 5-10 captchas in a row (it can easily become 10+ when downloading something from share-online for example).
VioletMoon said on June 5, 2019 at 12:11 am
Maybe Firefox considered users intelligent enough to change the setting manually on their own and knew that "years ago" making such a change would have broken so many sites that users who fiddled with the setting would go back to the default that allowed tracking.
Certainly, Mozilla didn't want to "force" a default setting on users that would have them howling about how inept Mozilla choices were.
From the responses I've read online over the years, Firefox users would much prefer to change privacy settings on their own and use of much better tracking protection add-ons that make Firefox check boxes silly little "wanna be's."
Anonymous said on June 5, 2019 at 1:08 am
So… it's only a matter of time before they start disabling ad-blockers under the excuse of performance.
"Well, you've got Tracking Protection, you don't need a third-party ad-blocker."
DropZz said on June 5, 2019 at 7:21 am
Not even Google would be that stupid.
Anonymous said on June 5, 2019 at 11:23 am
DropZz said "Not even Google would be that stupid."
Uh, Google is already moving in that direction. This was just written about here and elsewhere, I believe, recently.
Anonymous said on June 5, 2019 at 12:47 pm
Disabling them outright would cause too much bad press, but step by step restricting what they can do is something they have already started by switching to webextensions, and it remains to be seen if they'll follow Google in further restricting them with webextension manifest v3.
ddk said on June 5, 2019 at 1:15 am
"Studies by Mozilla revealed that Tracking Protection decreased page load time by an average of 44% "
Fantastic. FF still has a way to go before catching up to speed on Chrome. Perceived load times especially on pages with animated graphic content are still quite laggy
Overall, a move in the right direction.
EDIT: upon clicking Post Comment I was informed of posting comments too quickly and to slow down….this is my only comment on here and took around 10 min to compose…still too fast???
Uh, we already determined a couple of days ago on here (https://www.ghacks.net/2019/06/02/firefox-69-to-use-process-priority-manager/#comments) that your lagginess problem lies on your end with your set-up, not with Firefox. For all of the "laggy" sites you mentioned last time, several others on here including myself confirmed that those sites all load instantly for them in Firefox, even with flash disabled.
LD said on June 5, 2019 at 2:38 am
I actually prefer to block tracking and spying myself, with Ublock Origin, NoScript, and Privacy Badger….which let me see exactly who is tracking my activity and on which pages. (It's also immense fun to zap every Facebook button into oblivion on every site I browse.)
Mozilla's solution may be a potential problem for people who link through cashback sites to shop and earn extra rewards; that requires tracking to work.
"Mozilla plans to make the setting the default for existing Firefox installations…"
How exactly does Mozilla plan to make that a default? By altering the settings that I have already selected in my browser?!
Pants said on June 5, 2019 at 7:03 am
LD "to make the setting the default" .. there is a difference between a default value and modified one. It's changing the default setting – if you haven't modified it, then it will change – if you have a modified value, then it won't change (but the default will, e.g. if you reset the pref).
Thanks. That makes more sense.
DuMuT6p said on June 5, 2019 at 12:00 pm
"Firefox users who run the browser already may change the default setting to benefit from the new tracking right away."
Freudian slip ? Of course if it was not Martin writing this.
This going default seems OK, but as long as it doesn't interfere with other extensions blocklists.
Mozilla should focus on regular users having smooth experience and no breaking websites and power users having option to customize and cause problems for themselves if they like, but be able to revert. Anything else make it seem like business guys don't have a clue and developers don't care.
uBlock Origin is better for tracking protection. Firefox should have this extension bundled instead of Pocket.
ULBoom said on June 5, 2019 at 1:32 pm
My 3rd party tracking blocker works more smoothly than FF's, so FF's is kept off. It also blocks ads, provides phishing and malware protection, social media button removal, etc.
As far as Captchas go, I don't see much difference between FF's and Chromium's sequences of barely visible tiles. If anything, Chromium takes it further than FF. Using audible Captchas usually works on the first completion; skip the images.
With add ons, browsers, internet suites, etc., all offering tracking, ad, malware and phishing protection, which do you choose? Far as I know, they all have access to the same lists so I pick that which works best with the rest turned off.
Agree completely that FF defaulting to no tracking will break some sites and some users won't know why. If Chrome begins restricting ad/tracking blockers as they said they will and Mozilla wants to attract Chrome users, they should not build a default FF that that behaves oddly. As new users understand FF better, they'll learn how to configure it for privacy.
owl said on June 5, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Mozilla enables Tracking Protection by default in Firefox,
"Content blocking" of Firefox is, Disconnect's trackerprotection is being used.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/content-blocking?as=u&utm_source=inproduct
https://disconnect.me/trackerprotection
https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protection
trackerprotection of this Disconnect had been implemented from Firefox 42.0 (September 23, 2015).
https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2015/09/23/help-test-private-browsing-with-tracking-protection-in-firefox-beta/
Starting with Firefox version 67, you can block harmful scripts including cryptominers and fingerprinters. These privacy protections are mostly invisible, but you'll know they're working when you see a shield icon on the left within your address bar.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/content-blocking
By the way, "Brave Shields", which is implemented in the Brave is a specification that are combined Adblock Plus and Disconnect-tracking-protection.
https://github.com/brave/ad-block
https://github.com/brave/tracking-protection
Firefox's "Content blocking" will demonstrate the performance of the expected. Therefore, additional implementation of HTTPS Everywhere and NoScript is sufficient.
I removed conflicting uBlock Origin, uMatrix, etc.
> Firefox's "Content blocking" will demonstrate the performance of the expected. Therefore, additional implementation of HTTPS Everywhere and NoScript is sufficient.
You will get more ads, more tracking, say goodbye to cosmetic filtering, scriptlet injection, personal rules, and other default defenses related to pings, prefetch, webRTC, CSP reports… And Noscript script blocking is already possible with ublock origin.
owl said on June 6, 2019 at 12:24 am
@Anonymous: You will get more ads, more tracking, say goodbye to cosmetic filtering, scriptlet injection, personal rules, and other default defenses related to pings, prefetch, webRTC, CSP reports… And Noscript script blocking is already possible with ublock origin.
There is no need to worry about that.
It has been proven in the same specification "Tor Browser".
Moreover, in the Firefox (beta, DeveloperEdition), I also implement the "Chameleon" to another.
The degree of effectiveness of them has been investigated by "AmI Unique ( https://amiunique.org/ )" and so on.
About Chameleon,
Useragents:
Randomly select from a preset list of user agents.
Choose between different platforms or device types.
Use a custom user agent.
Change user agent at interval.
Headers:
Spoof some header values.
Modify referer options.
Enable Do Not Track.
Options:
Enable script injection.
Enable tracking protection/etc.
Disable WebSockets.
Spoof client rects.
Spoof screen size.
Spoof timezone.
Modify cookie options.
Prevent WebRTC leak.
about:config checklist to enhance your privacy.
https://github.com/sereneblue/chameleon
That doesn't say anything about blocking CSP reports and hyperlink auditing. I don't even know any other way to block those two things without using uBlock Origin, and remember, hyperlink tracking will soon become the default in Firefox, with no way to disable it. I consider uBO an absolute must.
Also, I don't know what is meant by "…HTTPS Everywhere and NoScript is sufficient.
I removed conflicting uBlock Origin, uMatrix, etc." but to my knowledge there is absolutely no conflict amongst any of those four add-ons.
Thank you for your polite comments.
Your opinion (importance of protection of "personally identifiable information", its measures, effectiveness and confirmation of the measures) is a sound argument, and I share "the opinion".
by the way,
# 1. As a guideline for that (importance of protection of "personally identifiable information", its measures, effectiveness and confirmation of the measures)
I refer to the following report.
Information that would be helpful:
SURVEILLANCE SELF-DEFENSE TIPS, TOOLS AND HOW-TOS FOR SAFER ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS(Electronic Frontier Foundation)
https://ssd.eff.org/en
The Design and Implementation of the Tor Browser [DRAFT]
https://2019.www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/#fingerprinting-linkability
What is browser fingerprinting?
https://amiunique.org/faq
https://amiunique.org/links
Browser Fingerprinting – Explanation & Solutions
https://restoreprivacy.com/browser-fingerprinting/
#2. As a cornerstone of measures,
Using NordVPN, I use simplewall, NetLimiter 4 and Wireshark to monitor and control suspicious communications to devices (such as PCs).
# 3.About Browser
I, do not use the Firefox release version, it uses a beta version and DeveloperEdition version.
Therefore, to them has been "Firefox's Content-blocking" is implemented from 2019-03-19. thus, it has been tested the effect of the "Content-blocking".
By the way, at the time I was using the Firefox of "XUL / XPCOM based API", "NoScript" was the favorite. Because I have the experience, I know NoScript well.
@Anonymous:That doesn't say anything about blocking CSP reports and hyperlink auditing.
> blocking CSP reports : I believe that NoScript's "Anti-XSS protection" is enough for this.
https://noscript.net/features#xss
https://noscript.net/abe/
https://noscript.net/faq
> hyperlink auditing :
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/hyperlink-auditing-aka-a-ping-and-beacon-aka-navigator-sendbeacon.364904/
For this topic, I accept the opinions of Mozilla.
In the actual browsing,
It implements a multiple Browsers,
Specifications (multiple profiles) with different settings,
I use properly depending on CONTENTS.
The add-on for the "blocker function" added to the Browser is
Tor Browser:None (remains of the default specification, the built-in NoScript only)
Firefox beta:NoScript and Privacy Badger
Firefox DeveloperEdition:NoScript and Privacy Badger
Waterfox:uBlock Origin, uMatrix
Waterfox Alpha:NoScript and Privacy Badger
Pale Moon:uBlock Origin、uBlock Origin Updater、ηMatrix
Brave stable:uMatrix and Privacy Badger
Brave Beta:uMatrix and Privacy Badger
Brave Dev:uMatrix and Privacy Badger
Iridium Browser:uBlock Origin, uMatrix
After all, so I end user, a rule of thumb will affect the decision.
I am interested in the search for rational facts.
Above all, I am focusing on the information of "ghacks.net" and the comments from the end user.
My opinion is not a "invariant theorem". In other words, there may be a need to revise or withdraw a opinion.
I welcome comments.
What about web developers?
how they should track users.
all people think that tracking is bad.
dear friends, tracking and telemetry if used normally they aren't a problem.
developers should know what is your system from 10000000 different systems in the world so they can make they product better!
user17843 said on June 6, 2019 at 2:50 pm
Haven't verified, but here's a criticism of the filter list they use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqkeZIPLY5M
Firefox's "content block" uses Disconnect's tracker protection.
Proud to partner with Mozilla to protect your privacy.
Tracking protection lists
Definition of tracking
Trackers we block https://disconnect.me/trackerprotection/blocked
Trackers we don't block https://disconnect.me/trackerprotection/unblocked
Categories of trackers
For those who want to see which companies we block, you can click on the shield icon, go to the Content Blocking section, then Cookies. It should read Blocking Tracking Cookies. Then, click on the arrow on the right hand side, and you'll see the companies listed as third party cookies and trackers that Firefox has blocked. If you want to turn off blocking for a specific site, click on the Turn off Blocking for this Site button.
https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/06/04/firefox-now-available-with-enhanced-tracking-protection-by-default/
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Craft beer is exploding in popularity right now, and one of the coolest things about craft beer is that you can make it yourself right at home. Here are some of the most basic steps you need to follow to brew your favorite craft beer at home like a pro.
Buy the ingredients: The first thing you need to do is buy your ingredients. The recipe you follow will depend on the type of beer you choose. However, you will typically need your choice of grains, malt, hops, brewers yeast, and then whatever flavor extract you want to add to the beer.
Wash all your equipment: You need to wash and sanitize your 64 ounce growlers, the carboy, the siphon, and anything else that's going to be touching the beer. This should be done the night before you want to bottle the beer, and you can let everything air dry overnight.
Brew the beer: Put the spring water in a large pot to boil and bring the temperature up to 170 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, steep the grains for about a half hour. Next, take the grains out and bring the water to a boil. Now you'll add the malt and continue to boil for an hour. When you have 15 minutes left, add in your hops. When you're done boiling it, you need to cool the beer down to 170 degrees again. You can do this by filling the sink with ice and placing the pot right in it.
Start the fermentation process: After the beer it cool, use a funnel and pour the beer into your carboy. Add the yeast, then shake it up to spread the yeast around. Let the beer ferment for about a week, depending on the recipe.
Buy your 64 ounce growlers: After the beer has fermented, you can siphon it into a bottling bucket to get rid of any sediment that built up during fermentation. Before you can put it in the growlers, you must add a mixture of water and corn sugar so it can carbonate. Once you have your 64 ounce growlers ready, you can siphon the beer from the bottling bucket your insulated growlers.
Let the beer age: To let the beer carbonate, leave it in the growlers for at least two weeks.
Drink up: After the two weeks is up and your beer is carbonated, it's ready to drink!
Now you can make your own craft beer. American consumers 21-years-old and older consumed 27.5 gallons of beer and cider per person in 2015 alone, and now you can make some that you and your friends will love.


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The 'Gotham' Series Finale Trailer is Absolutely Batsh*t
Posted on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 by Hoai-Tran Bui
After five long, wacky years, Gotham is ending. And with its bombastic upcoming series finale, we will see the beginning of Batman and the end of the weird, wild madness that is the Jim Gordon-centric Fox series.
A show that was meant to be a serious, crime procedural take on the Caped Crusader, Gotham ended up becoming the most ludicrous of all the Batman screen adaptations, and that's saying something when you have Adam West fighting sharks with…bat shark repellant. But there's something admirable about Gotham and how it stuck to its guns and gave up all pretense of being a serious show. And now it will all pay off in the series finale, which shows us how Batman finally begins. Watch the Gotham series finale trailer below.
Gotham Series Finale Trailer
I know the question you're all asking after watching that trailer: What the hell is going on? And I know your second question: Where is Jim Gordon's mustache? Seriously, I thought the whole point of showing a Jim Gordon origin story (played by the still-hunky, not at all middle-aged Ben McKenzie) was to see the origins of his mustache. McKenzie even played into those expectations with a hilarious Halloween costume in 2014. But nope, here he is, clean-shaven. How dare you, Gotham.
Though this Gotham series finale trailer deprives us of the mustache, it at least leaves out little else. This entire trailer plays out like a mini Batman: Year One movie, introducing Batman's famous rogues, whose origins have been explored through the five seasons of the show, and giving us those iconic Batman moments: Batman jumping on a car! Batman throwing a batarang! Batman not appearing onscreen for a single second in this clip! But it's worth it for the goofy faces that Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) and the Riddler (Cory Michael Smith) pull throughout the trailer, and hearing Taylor exclaim, "I did not spend 10 years in Blackgate just to be scared of a man dressed like a bat!"
That's Gotham for you, going out with a bang… a bata-bang! Get it?
Gotham airs its final episode on Fox on April 25, 2019.
GOTHAM is an origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. From executive producer and writer Bruno Heller and executive producers Danny Cannon and John Stephens, GOTHAM follows the rise of Det. James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) through a dangerously corrupt city teetering between good and evil, and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time. Beginning in Winter 2019, GOTHAM will air its fifth and final season, wrapping up this beloved series in a farewell event that will focus on Bruce Wayne's (David Mazouz) transformation into the caped crusader.
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