Enjoyed every moment!

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 4.7
Author: majormarj

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

majormarj

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

14 Night Panama Canal Carnival Journeys (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 28, 2017

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1422

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Totally enjoyed every moment on & off ship! Staff was always courteous & helpful! Loved our room! Posh restaurant food always beautifully served! Borgdan was most helpful with our table helping with special dietary needs!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Visually stunning & yummy! Wait staff was outstanding!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Creativity at sea! Loved the craft kits!! 8:15 show very entertaining!!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Shows varied & entertaining!

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Camp Ocean took excellent care of the two little ones in our group! Staff very caring!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Efficient, thoughtful & caring!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved having a window on the eastern side! Sunrises were awesome!

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas Did not visit port

Have been to Galveston many times!

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Montego Bay, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Swam with dolphins! Needed more information about changing areas or lack thereof!

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Loved the wild beauty of this port!

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Beautiful shopping area!

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Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Made jewelry! Enjoyed the interactions with the students/teachers!

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Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Bucket list! Check!

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Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Freed the turtles! Awesome experience! Pedro was a fab guide!!

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Terrible! Too many Diamond/Platinum numbers to make this work efficiently! Porters were not ready, so no help with luggage! Scary with 2 small children in tow!

4 Comments

lov4cruzn 6 years ago

We're on Freedom on Feb 3rd can't wait!!!

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NoahA 7 years ago

Can't wait

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cndyndale 7 years ago

I’ll be on the Freedom Dec. 16. I’m so excited. 😀😀

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ttaillon 7 years ago

In 4 months, we will be on the Freedom!!

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Other reviews of this sailing

Ok cruise to Panama Canal

Bordering on below average