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Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 3.1
Author: Texcess

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Texcess

Contributor Level: Cruise Director

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 8

Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5

14 Night Panama Canal Carnival Journeys (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 28, 2017

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Huge percentage of Platinum & Diamond cruisers. Hard to get preferential treatment that way. Panama Canal was interesting for about 20 minutes. Nothing much to see. Much more fun last time on the ground. Dinner choices were less than spectacular. Two weeks is a long time.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Super

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

1 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

1 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

1 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

10 Comments

shingaling 7 years ago

Better you than me, cruises17. (If you can complain about anything, while on a 14 day cruise, wow.)

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cruises17 7 years ago

I was on same cruise.. had a bunch of old rude people. would rather be on cruise with kids.

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Summerholiday 7 years ago

They were complaining no preference treatment .. as they chose to travel with different cruise companies thats why they have not received platinum or diamond.. its there decisions but you can not then complain about it ...

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shingaling 7 years ago

Summerholiday, what?

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Summerholiday 7 years ago

Well if u would of stuck with carnival you would of been platinum or diamond.. but thats the way it goes ... as long as you enjoy 😊

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JGriff 7 years ago

Thanks for the info

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JGriff 7 years ago

Sounds like I should look at the Journey

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shingaling 7 years ago

JGriff, just speculating, but prob because they are much longer, more expensive itineraries. Also, typically few children onboard Journeys cruises. The Panama Canal cruise that Freedom returned from last week had less than 40 children onboard.

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JGriff 7 years ago

Why do the Journey cruises have more P & D quests ? TIA

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shingaling 7 years ago

The Journeys cruises always have a lot of diamond/platinum guests. That's why FTTF is not offered.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Enjoyed every moment!

Ok cruise to Panama Canal

Bordering on below average