2nd Cruise on Carnival Freedom

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 3.8
Author: bemmeupscotty

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

bemmeupscotty

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 15, 2018

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This was my second cruise on this ship, While I thought the food in the main dining area and speciality resteraunts were very good I was not at all impressed by the food at the buffet on my first voyage and was even less impressed by it this time around, the general low quality of the offerings overall were a disappointment. The staff was wonderful at every level. Loved the casino and bar staff most of all. I felt the embarkation process was very orderly, however disembarkation was a caotic mess, I don't remember that being the case the first time around, could possibly be that fact that the ship was an hour late arriving back at the port of Galveston due to weather.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Thumbs Up 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

4 out of 5

Thumbs Up 2

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Thumbs Up 2

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Thumbs Up 4

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

3 Comments

DebandMarkC 6 years ago

When you get off the ship and go pick up your luggage in the cruise terminal, if you get a Porter with a cart he can bypass all the other lines and take you directly through to customs. It took exactly one hour from the moment I stepped off the ship to the moment I was in the parking shuttle. There was 4 of us with eight pieces of luggage so I tipped him $20. Well worth it rather than standing in all those other lines

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bemmeupscotty 6 years ago

I didn’t do faster to the fun as we are able to get there so early I didn’t feel it necessary and it really wasn’t for Embarkation as we were in the adult pool sipping drinks by 12:45. But you can bet I was kicking myself during debarkation because it was the exact opposite, a complete fiasco ( We literally did not get out of Galveston until Noon) Just out of curiosity how long did it take you with faster to the fun? We too loved the dining room and steakhouse, great experience both morning and evening, but they have got to do something with that buffet, shocking how bad it was this time..

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Texasmom22 6 years ago

You are on point with the food. The buffet is a no go. But I absolutely love the main dining room for brunch and dinner, guys burgers, and the steakhouse. So much good food to be had. And, we never sail without faster to the fun. Embarkation and debarkation are a breeze and so worth it. Glad you had a good time!

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