Excellent Western Carribbean Cruise

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

Western Caribbean

Sail date: May 23, 2015

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7246

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

My daughter and I really enjoyed being able to relax and have fun on this cruise.  The staff and food was excellent, the comedy club was hysterical, the ports and shopping were all great.  The only negative for me, as a 40 something, was the spring break feel in the main pool areas.  People were doing funnels and buying 100+ oz beer tubes.  We saw 3 people passed out and two of those had vomited in public areas - not very relaxing.  Having seen that the first two days, the constant pushing of alcohol everywhere on the ship ended up getting on my nerves. We had a few drinks and they were good, but a bit pricey.  The pools were very small (given the alcohol consumption, I'm sure that was for safety reasons) and people were literally shoulder to shoulder in them.  In spite of that, I enjoyed myself very much and was able to find quiet places to relax.  There was a great variety of things to do from early morning to late at night.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Comfortable and lots of storage, but I doubt those are true twin beds. They are small.

Ship tip

The daily itinerary left in the room each night is a great asset - take it with you! If you want to shop, go to the shopping presentations - you'll get free things!!

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

glomarrone    9 years ago

Welcome to the world of cruising. Thanks for posting your first review here.  The pools areas are always over crowded.  We usually sit somewhere else in the shade.  Good to read that despite the drinking problem on the ship, you both had a good time.

jallaway    9 years ago

Yup, were either in the front or back on the upper decks. The main area is just nuts during the day.

texasbrat74    9 years ago

you mentioned the food was excellent, do you know if they had the new American table menu in the mdr? and did they have the new room service menu? we are headed out in sept. & I was just curious :) thanks

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