First cruise was a success! Had a great time on the ship and at the ports. Really no complaints. Weather was extremely HOT but can't blame Carnival for that. Already searching for our next cruise! We purchased

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Carnival Freedom

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 08, 2017

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8332

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Would recommend this cruise ship and particular itinerary. Would like to do it again as I will be more familiar and know what to expect.. next time we will also do excursions!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We purchased FTTF so not sure if this made it painless! But it was fast. The lines seemed to move really fast all the way around though getting in the ship.inprefer the

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
I prefer the dining rooms to the buffets but the buffets were fine too. The food was good and plentiful. The desserts in the main dining rooms were great. Not so great on the buffet.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Bingo, General Trivia, Motown Review Trivia Love and Marriage Show, 80's show, Comedy Clubs Lip Sync Battle

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great job!

Children's Programs

Did not travel with children.wait

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All of the workers were very personable, called us your name, seemed to really enjoy their jobs as well. We were greeted by name from Our room steward as we entered our rooms! We were amazed as we had not even talked with him yet! Hero did an excellent job!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
It was fine. Older ship but that wasn't an issue. Took a minute to finally learn to navigate floors and elevators

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very comfortable. Not as hot as I thought I was going to be and was very thankful for that! Wish the bathrooms didn't have a "step-up" to get into. Hard on someone with back or knee problems or who needs assistance walking.

Ship tip

Enjoy the journey. Go to the shows, join in on activities.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas Did not visit port

I live in Texas so been there numerous times

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
No excursion. Just went into the main tourist area. Nice shopping centers

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
No excursion. Didn't like as well as the other ports. The entry port area very crowded but nothing to complain about

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Beautiful just looking at the main area from our balcony. Love the shopping area and the fact that there was a beach right in the area instead of having to leave. Verynoeganized

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very organized. Didn't take a long time getting out or through customs. Longest part was someone picked up the wrong luggage and we had to do a "search" to switch it out. It even that wasn't too bad!
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2 Comments

GIL155    7 years ago

I believe you have your next cruise planned. Not a bad thought on your part.

jbbinder    7 years ago

There is a learning curve. Glad you had a 5 star time!

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