Great sample of the Caribbean

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 4.3
Author: QPM

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

QPM

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 18, 2018

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1053

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Great job by Carnival overall--staff extremely friendly and the ship is clean. Generally wait times are kept to a minimum and leaving for shore/returning to boat was super easy. They do a great job for families and I would travel with them again. Our in room fridge was out of order and never got fixed.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We paid for the "faster to the fun" pass... well worth it as you get to skip virtually all lines and your room is ready

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

There will be plenty of time to sample everything, so don't bother with any long lines on day of departure.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Montego Bay, Jamaica

3 out of 5

Not the safest place in the world, we stuck with the tourist spots... beautiful beaches. We booked the hop on hop off bus which allowed us to see a bit of the country-Doctors Cave is an awesome spot but I could have done without Margaritaville.

Thumbs Up 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Waters are just beautiful, the port is safe and easy to navigate. Probably my favorite of the three (and my wife's too).

Thumbs Up 15

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Private beach had good amenities, but a lot of it was similar to what I can do on Padre Island. Again, travel advisory and my taxi driver seemed to think it was safe up to about 5 blocks outside of the tourist zone. I would have liked a little more freedom to travel around, but we stayed with the main tourist areas.

Thumbs Up 7