Disappointing

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

1.6 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 24, 2018

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9228

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall a complete disappointment. Was very excited for the trip and I would have to say the crew made it one of the biggest waste of monies I have ever done in my life. Do not go on the Freedom!! Stay as far away from this ship as possible if you are looking for a good time.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
poor direction on what was needed to do after getting on the ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Got the cheers package and seemed like the drinks were watered down. Not to mention the waiters and barternders treated the ones with Cheers as second rate citizens. You would think if you paid the extra money for Cheers they would treat you better...no. they treat you like garbage.

The Chic Restaurant

1 out of 5

The food was average but service again was awful

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
The Head of the restaurant was about as rude as you can get. I had to go and ask him a question prior to dinner and he treated me like I was a moron. I was never on the ship prior so there was a lot of questions I had. the problem with this ship is all the staff has an arrogance about them, and they have some of the WORST people skills I have ever been around. Complete disappointment!

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Again the staff was terrible!

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
The comedian was decent and we did see the 80"s show which was also ok.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Rooms smelled bad. The room across from us must of had water problems that leaked in the hall. Overall it seemed like the ship was filthy. Really disgusting.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Bad smell. Air conditioner was poor and very small.

Ship tip

Don't book this trip. Spend your money elsewhere. If you like poor service and arrogance from everyone on this ship then this is for you.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

1 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Was fine. That had nothing to do with the ship though.

Belize City, Belize

1 out of 5
Not a fan of going to a port where you need to take a boat to get to.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Love Roatan. Beautiful and friendly. I wish we didnt have to get back on that terrible Carnival ship again.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
One of the few things on the ship that were good. Seemed to go pretty quickly.
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17 Comments

jebaugh    6 years ago

Wow. You were really negative about everything. Was this your first cruise? We are going on this ship next month, so I hope things aren't really all ONE-star.

ShellyC73    6 years ago

Debbie downer.

SetexSteve    6 years ago

No cruises listed for this person and only one review, this one. Think you would be safe in ignoring any and all comments.

LetsCruiseBaby    6 years ago

Some people are never happy no matter what ship they get on.πŸ˜€

ididit    6 years ago

@andyo4281 been on Freedom and was treated like I was the only person on the ship. We enjoyed Freedom and leaving again in June on the Freedom... wait WHY am I responding to a TROLL? πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ this person has posted nothing but ⭐️ review.

shelia58    6 years ago

Had a great experience on the Freedom.

LoriCarroll    6 years ago

Some folks will go out of their way to find fault... real or imagined.

madi1441    6 years ago

My Freedom Experience was amazing! As well as the crew!

tkaye    6 years ago

Must have sailed on a different Freedom than I did. Love Freedom. Going on her again in December and again next August. I will shed real tears if she ever leaves Galveston. I love that ship. I would live on that ship if I could. β€οΈπŸ›³β€οΈ

dwkcruiser    6 years ago

Had a great time on the Freedom.Staff and Ship were Excellent!Definitely Cruise on her again.

brad1312    6 years ago

Sounds like cruises are not for you at all.

stinger1134    6 years ago

Some people you can't please.

cadkins2369    6 years ago

I took a week long cruise on the Freedom and my experience was just the opposite! Ship was a little dated but very clean and relatively easy to get around. As far as a bad embarkation and not knowing what to do..get a drink and or go to your room, if it’s ready. Just relax!! The staff was EXCELLENT. Never treated less than at any time. My advice is take the Freedom! O e week after we got home, booked my second cruise on the Freedom, again, AND the same room again!!

Batche    6 years ago

Dutch3901 is spot on. I'll also add that the image or attitude one projects to others is usually what is returned back to you.

IkeDeb    6 years ago

That is too bad!😞

Dutch3901    6 years ago

Sounds like a troll... no cruises (including this one that is being badmouthed) is listed. Anytime someone tells others β€œdo not go ...!” rather than state their reasons, has no credibility. Check out their other review on Belize- 1 Star because they don’t like tenders... Silly, stupid review...

Rich81Pauline    6 years ago

What was wrong? You need to be more specific so others will be more informed. Just saying!!

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