As Good As it Gets

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 4
Author: mellormg

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

mellormg

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 30, 2016

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8351

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Carnival was wonderful. The meals were superbly prepared and our dining room staff was fantastic. I was prepared for the rough weather our last two days. Malcolm, the Cruise Director, is a gem!!! We had two issues - our excursion (not thru Carnival) was upsetting as we were transported in a van to Chichen Itza that lost its air conditioning after the first hour of the drive. Our second mishap was finding our car in Lot B with a flat tire. Not the fault of Carnival but would have appreciated a bit more help rather than being referred to the wharf parking police who pretty much disposed of us and our situation.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Am not into jewelry purchases and art so all the activities surrounding these items were not an attraction for me.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Only attended the "Music of the 70's quiz" and it was a treat with Malcom!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

As this cruise was the culmination of a 6 week vacation I wanted to take advantage of the guest laundry room across from our cabin but neither the soap dispenser nor the machines worked with my cruise card. I called Guest Services and they sent a young lady over but she didn't know how to operate the system at all. After waiting an additional 15 minutes I left. I did use the iron.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

3 out of 5

The city itself is void of any attraction but the excursion to the Mayan ruins is well worth the time/money.

Thumbs Up 3

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

If you are not a souvenir/jewelry shopper I would encourage you to take an excursion around the island. The port area is beautiful but enough with the shopping!!

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