Great Time could have been better

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 133

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 23, 2017

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7329

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Had a great time, wish the weather would have been better at George Town. Wish we had more entertainment in the theater with additional performers. The Carnival performers did a great job, but on previous cruises they also brought in outside performers and had some great shows.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Passport scanner died and nobody knew what to do. Finally got sent up stairs to have passports read in while getting our pictures taken. Also traveled with our parents and Carnival definitely needs more workers/wheel chairs to get people on board so families can board together.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Nothing new on Lido deck - kind of hit or miss on food quality. Better selection of deserts and faster than dining room. Dining room has better quality i.e. when you order steak medium rare it is instead of just medium or well done on Lido deck. Guy's Burger and the Burrito Bar were GREAT.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
A lot of activities during the day geared toward generating money for Carnival - Bingo, casino, arcade, etc.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Liked the shows and comedians.HOWEVER, Carnival has stopped having shows every night, i.e. there was no show in the Theater the on the last Sea Day!

Children's Programs

No small children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Dining room service was excellent. Room steward and other staff were OK

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
It is a pain to go from one end of the ship to the other end. Only decks with common in-door access are decks 5 and 9.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
First time we've had a suite. It was excellent. Bathroom was large but we prefer a shower instead of a whirlpool tub. Only bad thing was that during our last stop they did maintenance and varnished some of the railings which made if smelled so bad that really did not enjoy the balcony for the last 2 days of the trip.

Ship tip

Explore the ship to see what is available.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

3 out of 5
We've been here a couple of times. People are push so we stick to the excursion and tour guides. We did the community service excursion was nice to see the small children and provided some school supplies.

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
Got Rained out. So did some shopping.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Great fun on Beach Buggy and Snorkel excurion

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
One of the fastest disembarkation ever. Note if you are not a clothes freak and you can carry your luggage off it is the easiest and fastest way off. Also Faster to the Fun helps get you on and off the ship.
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4 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

hollysmomtravel    3 years ago

Sorry you had rain

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Rehlah    7 years ago

It seems like most cruise lines are cutting back on the theater entertainment. Sign of the times I guess. Glad you enjoyed the cruise though!

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