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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 24, 2016

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6225

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Loved that members of our large group had different activities to choose from throughout the day. Disappointed in long lines everywhere, long waits to get seated for dinner even when our group was split up. The execution of getting everyone off the boat for excursions is nothing less than a hot mess. There were many examples, but the one that really got me upset was that the staffperson who gave us instructions on how to get to our ferry for our Tulum trip did not know what she was talking about. We were told to walk down the pier and past the left side of the Duty Free Building. After we did that we realized that if we were getting picked up by a FERRY and not a bus, we would need to go back to where there is actually water. So we went back down the pier and found the group waiting for the ferry. There were several employees with signs for various excursions, but no sign for our Tulum trip. We were assured we were in the right place, and it turned out we were, but there was a lot of unnecessary stress due to being given erroneous instructions before debarkation.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This was our first cruise and I expected a smaller cabin, it was surprisingly roomy based on what I'd previously heard about cruising. Our steward Carter was great.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

2 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
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GingyB    6 years ago

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