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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
Carnival Freedom

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 12, 2019

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We arrived a little early and were ushered right in to terminal and onto the ship. But, we had to wait in the lobby for 2 hours before we got to go to our rooms. We didn't have enough time in the ports, if I had it to do all over again, wouldn't have booked the excursions and then we woud have had more time to explore the towns. Food was mediocre. Debarkation took around 3 hours. Feeling that I want to try another cruise line next time and bigger ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
It went pretty smoothly till we got on but, had to wait in the lobby for 2 hours until the rooms were ready.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
buffet was not that great, dining room was better.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
had an acupuncture treatment which was way overpriced but, immediately relieved my neck and shoulder pain, spas were too crowded, to my knowledge no inside whirlpool.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
I liked it, great shows at night, and we particularly like a combo band, blonde singer and black male, and horns in the other part were great.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
excellent service but, you can tell they never get time off and it is hard not show in their attitudes.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
all the ships in that class are basically the same on Carnival, don't like this.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
We had an inside room, adequate, nothing special, really want a balcony next time, it was very not at first, had to ask for a fan, no windows.

Ship tip

book very early, more is available, and prices are better sometimes

Ports of call

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5
Not enough time in this port, alot to see, great fish place there, with soup that had real chunks of lobster and crab in it.

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

3 out of 5
Loved the Garden of the Gods, great excursion, shopping place was not that great, general condition of the island resembles a slum.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
We went to Atlantis, loved the aquarium, very beautiful, and had a little time when we got back to check out the town, but, not enough.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
took them three hours to get us off the boat.
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1 Comment

cgriffis3150    5 years ago

A little research would have made your cruise better. You don't have to wait in lobby for rooms to be ready. You can explore, have a drink, eat, swim, play putt putt, basketball, go to spa, etc... Self assist on debarkation will get you off ship quickly.

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