Guess I'm too old for constant noise!

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

Western Caribbean

Sail date: February 27, 2016

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6264

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I had not been on a cruise for 6 years due to a family illness.   I was struck by there being no place to get away from noise on this cruise.  That many people make a lot of noise but the added noise just about everywhere except my room was too much for me.  I found no place to sit and read a book in quiet.  Also the excursion I did in Jamaica was awful.  We did not go any place interesting and the tour guide had no interesting info about the island to share while we were stuck I traffic which was most of the time.  The ever presence of trying to get us to spend money was kind of shocking to me.  Especially the photo deal.  3 or 4 would have been nice but there were at least 10 pushes each day to have a picture taken.  Too much.  And for the first time ever I had to walk out on a show due to the filthy content.  We did discover the non X rated comedy show and enjoyed that very much.  The other was so dirty it made me very uncomfortable as it did others I talked to.    Our room was great, clean and comfortable.  The staff was very good, always friendly and helpful, especially the cleaning folks and food service folks.  I had a great time, it was a worthwhile week.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Always cleaned well and in timely way. It was comfortable.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

1 out of 5
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8 Comments

sassi    8 years ago

Now im confused 1 min u can't find a quiet area to read on vacation then u felt pushy On shopping did not think the tour guide was good Jamaica was awful i tell u ......some people only dream about goin on a cruise let alone 7 days if u want quiet to read stay in your room u r sooo i wish a mother f would. ... lucky my family and i were not on that cruise we turn the F up go hard or stay home get your life b blessed

rochellehorton    8 years ago

When i want peace &quiet i just go on my balcony. Not sure if u had a balcony or not😉

nklebba8    8 years ago

If you do your research you will find those quite places. For instance on The Freedom deck 9 fwd there is a private wrap around deck. That has chairs and is very spacious. All you have to do is look at the deck maps to find those quite spots.

jenaparker    8 years ago

Wow. I go on a cruise in May. I like to read reviews. Everyone has their own opinion. They share it and they get blasted for it. Hurting someone are people I sure don't want to know

gatoraugustine    8 years ago

Reading a book on a cruise is like trying to play basketball in a library. Why? There's several places to relax in quiet if you just look for them. Poor planing on your part.

kbluv2cruse    8 years ago

The serenity deck is usually nice and quiet. Also they do have a library.

ajont    8 years ago

Yes, I was confused too. Either you liked it or not!

sassi    8 years ago

Then u say " i had a great time it was a worthwhile week " OMG

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