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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Carnival Freedom

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 24, 2018

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8300

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Would go again, on this ship, but different ports of call.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Simply flawless and quick!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Found the buffets to be a monotonous. Although, kept clean and tidy, they were all the same. Guys Burger joint was good, but greasy. Great fries. The Mongolian wok had a line up all the time, ate there once, not sure what all the fuss is about, it was mediocre. Deli, disappointing, not much meat, thin bread, no real taste. Main dining room much better. Only had one real complaint and that is, four times they couldn’t get medium rare right. Seems like quite a lot of waste here. Service was excellent always here. Seon was one of our waiters, enjoyed him the most. Always friendly and always good for a laugh. Entertainment was a nice touch. Ate in the Steakhouse, really great experience, worth the extra money. Fabulous food, excellent service from Luka.

Centuries Bar

4 out of 5

This was our favourite hangout. Great service, great conversation. Sand rinse knew what we wanted before we ordered. Rowena, always friendly! Thank you both!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Enjoyed it all. Just a tip though....if you have “credits” on your players card from the casino, don’t assume they will put them on your sail and sign card at the end of your cruise. YOU HAVE TO ASK! I couldn’t believe it. They won’t tell you this. In fact, they seemed embarrasses when I asked about it! So if you win at the slot machines, don’t forget!

Spa Carnival

3 out of 5

Had a couples massage. We’re the last couple of the evening, felt rushed. One of us had a great massage, while the other one was not as good. Not a super experience overall

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Malcolm “woohoo” Burn, what a great Cruise Director! Had everyone engaged and enjoying themselves where ever he went. Simply great!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Room steward on first impression was not great. After being told we could get into our stateroomat 1:30 pm upon emba4kation, he told us to “go away”. Once he knew where our stateroom was when we returned, his tuned changed. Throughout the rest of the trip he was very attentive, thorough and nice. Appreciate the service, thank you Filimeno.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Always clean, except the balcony windows. We had to ask to have ours cleaned.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Better size then expected. Well kept, aside from the windows. Understandably they can’t be washed daily, but expectation would be that they would be clean upon arrival at least.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5
Very industrialized, a bit run down. Although it was interesting to see. Did not do any excursions, however shuttle did a little tour before departing to the airport. Enjoyed this.

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5
Wasn’t keen on being “bait” for some of the Locals here. Was asked several times whether we wanted illegal substances, etc. Felt uncomfortable here. Did not do any excursions, probably will not return.

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
Did an amazing excursion to the Rendevous island with “Wonders of the Reef”. Definitely the highlight of our vacation. These guys were knowledgeable, funny and so accomodating. We didn’t realize that it was cash only until it was too late. Unfortunately my husband is diabetic, assumed food would be available for purchase, but only brought credit card. These guys went out of their way to make sure we both got fed, regardless. The whole experience was phenomenal. I was a first time snorkeller and because of them I would do it again. They made it so easy. The whole experience was truly memorable. Thank you!

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
Did not do an excursion, just went into the Bay Area to site see. What a beautiful place. Add bumper boats and they would have everything!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick, easy and painless. Thank you.
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2 Comments

DFromATX    6 years ago

Just an observation - Most people seem to say the opposite - the MDR is just ok and the other places to eat are great. I’m surprised you gave the cruise 4 stars.

dpeters    6 years ago

Yes I would go on carnival freedom again. I went last August and it was wonderful.

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