problems with float

Maxima can't seem to evaluate numerically float(exp(exp(2))) .

(C30) float(exp(exp(2)));

                                                2
                                              %E
(D30)                        2.718281828459045


I used the following workaround:

  y(x) := EXP(FLOAT(EXP(x))) ROMBERG(EXP(- EXP(s)), s, 1, x)

Ugly!