night picture of Aft Lido Deck

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Freedom

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 14, 2017

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: Lido Deck

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Lovely ship that ran smoothly.  Entertainment was good and one night it was most creative with moving belts, backgrounds and more moving stage parts - impressive.  A great comedian in JR Brow, whose humor is his lines and even singing; he plays a good guitar surprisingly.  Food was average but a lively crowd on the ship made it a fun 5 days; did I mention a delay to fog?  Yep, we lost 1.5 days due to fog in Galveston.  THAT was disappointing.  I still don't understand with GPS, advanced radar on ship and shore (?) why Carnival and other ships headed into Galveston seemed as stranded as Columbus may have been from time to time.  Once onboard all went smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 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
it was as advertised as well as the service

Ship tip

Don't go in Jan or Feb out of Galveston - FOG!

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

2 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

2 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
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5 Comments

rjmcdowell    7 years ago

the port of Galveston decides if the port is open or closed...carnival can sail in fog but they don't decide.

stevenstair    7 years ago

Did you come back alive?? No matter what instruments they have they still need a visual to come in safe!!!!

maddieallin    7 years ago

What their lights inside the ship? I know the boat can't move couldn't you see inside the ship? Don't get it

taacman    7 years ago

Try turning your lights out in your living room and pitch black and put four people in the room at different points and say now each one wait 5 seconds and head to the door without touching each other or object

michellek613    7 years ago

When you say you lost 1.5 days... what exactly does that mean? We going on the same cruise in 2 weeks and I just wanted to know what ti expect.