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Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 4.2
Author: jay

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review

jay

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 10

Helpful Votes: 111

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

14 Night Panama Canal - Partial Transit / Carnival Journeys (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 27, 2019

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8224

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Many take this trip several times - suggest take it at least once

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Take time to find multiple routes around ship especially if a cruise with majority of seniors

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Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

Rained out, Carnival reimbursed any excursions if cruisers didn’t use

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Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

Awesome - totally enjoyable experience

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

Limited shopping near ship and will need transportation to shop downtown

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

This was a very time consuming. Vast majority where seniors over 50+, lots of wheelchairs or scooters, Platinum/Diamond and lots of people checking luggage. It took us 1 hour 50 min.

3 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Cruiserike0322 5 years ago

Sounds great, we are going on the Glory in February.

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dbsu58 5 years ago

I know there are some that have ability to take a long cruise, but, I think 14 day cruises tend to have more retired people than a 7 day. It is easier for us to get the time. Most retirees are over 50, therefore a senior.I am a senior (62) and Platinum , but no wheel chair . I hope I don't ruin someone's vacation by being on their cruise. That being said... We have this very cruise booked for 2021. I believe it is the Freedoms last before repositioning. Interested in what you did at different ports. Did you do any excursions? Do your own thing?

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