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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Carnival Freedom

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 17, 2018

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2451

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This was an excellent option for families with kids of various ages or people who live in the region. The ports of call were excellent and the cruise was overall a great experience!

Embarkation

3 out of 5
This experience seemed different than other ports, but that may be just my experience. If you are driving drive by the port to drop off your luggage and then go park. Don't worry about printing off your own luggage tags. They can tag your bags there and the tags won't fall off. Make sure and follow all rules regarding what you can and cannot bring because that could delay when you get your bags.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All dining areas were excellent. Lots of options and great staff!

Blue Iguana Cantina

5 out of 5

Incredible tacos!!! A must try for sure!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Although the cruise was sold out and it was spring break it didn't feel crowded. The pools were excellent, but the main attraction. This ship seemed older and lacking other entertainment amenities.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows were okay - better than they were a few years ago. All of the performers and DJs were great.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
We didn't really use this feature, but always love the Build-A-Bear activity.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The layout seemed strange and it was easy to get lost - like most seems seem. The design seemed mismatched and it was easy to tell what had been remodeled recently and what was left behind.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
For being an inside cabin on a lower deck it was sufficient. This location seemed to be near the engine of the ship and did rattle.

Ship tip

Not sure if this was the weather of time of year (March), but this ship seemed to rock more than other experiences I have had.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Would highly recommend going to Passion Island. Was an incredible experience. Like going to a private island.

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
I wasn't as impressed with this port as the other. Swimming with sting rays was a very cool experience though.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5
We did a zipline, bobslead tour and love it. The zipline guides here were incredible!

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
The ship was late to port. It seemed like we were late to every port though. The experience seemed a little more chaotic than other disembarkation experiences. Not sure why it was more chaotic though.
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