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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

jmbailey2

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

Western Caribbean

Sail date: February 27, 2016

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6489

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Day 1 and check-in were smooth. Dining was enjoyable.

Day-2 contracted stomach problems and vomiting. Not sure whether it was bad food or bug

Day-3 Cozumel was OK. Shopping area was clean and clerks polite. Dining was enjoyable

Day-4 Grand Cayman. Shopping good and Dining enjoyable

Day-5 Jamaica (Montego Bay) Horrible port (no shops unless we would pay $20 each for a cab. We returned to the ship and bought a few items at the tent city) Dining enjoyable except we got a hamburger that was under cooked and smelled bad

Day-6 Sea day enjoyable Dining enjoyable

Day-7 Sea Day enjoyable Dining enjoyable Exit ship process smooth

Service was excellent in every venue. Furnishings were old looking and the ship had a lot of rust. Dining was enjoyable and shows were generally good. There were lots of activities. Sailing was smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

no children in our group

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We received excellent cabin service

Ship tip

Ship needs updating.

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Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Loved the shops on the pier.

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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

1 out of 5

Horrible port. Tourist trap

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7 Comments

mattw1976 8 years ago

Yes

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davethesailor 8 years ago

Typo: ...Sealing them...

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davethesailor 8 years ago

I have always gotten a bit queasy on the second or third day of any trip away from home. Drs. Think it is change in water. I avoid drinking local water or even ship water. But I like ice and even that can do it. Use bottled water. Of course we are still exposed to who knows what with that many people in right place. Funny story : yrs ago in Cancun, we were paying $3 for bottled water at the hotel. After two or three days we tried to take a short cut and ended up in a courtyard behind the hotel, where a guy was sitting on the ground filling hundreds of bottles with a garden hose and selling them. So much for bottled water. Lol

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gg23 8 years ago

Looking forward to this,weekend

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cruiserbec 8 years ago

So sorry things weren't better for you. I spent 14 days on the Freedom last summer and everything was perfect!

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paulae 8 years ago

Sorry just saw it

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paulae 8 years ago

What ship were you on?

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