30th wedding anniversary getaway

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review

mejulie333

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

14 Night Panama Canal Carnival Journeys (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 19, 2020

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Lots of elderly people in this cruise, so things went a bit slower. Lines were horrible at elevators to accommodate those with wheelchairs. Several ports had ambulances taking the elderly off. Nice people we met though!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast easy no lines.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Great food, dined just about everywhere except the steakhouse. Breakfast menus at the restaurant and buffet did not mix up..same ol same ol everyday.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Loved Serenity, Red Frog, and just general activities. Piano Bar was a big bust.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Sportsbar staff wantes to talk more than serve. Excellent dinner service. Room service was awesome.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

3 out of 5

Went through locks, interesting, but gosh.. a boring day.

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Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

2 hours to get through the customs, had luggage tag # for checked luggage, I was seeing ppl with tags in the 30s in front of us. They dont check those tags, you can just walk off the boat.

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7 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed.

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Thanks for your honest comments

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marie2264 4 years ago

Yeah I don’t get why people in poor health do these things. If I was on my last legs, the last thing I’d want to do is trap myself on a boat in the middle of the ocean.

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JackhammerTX 4 years ago

Happy Anniversary Julie!! 30 years is awesome lady!! We're going to do a B2B starting in April and the second half of our B2B is our 35th anniversary!! 2 couples from SA celebrating anniversaries. Awesome!! So glad you had a good time!!

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AuntPinkie 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise!🛳. Hope your next cruise is more lively!

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DebandMarkC 4 years ago

Happy Anniversary

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bobduck1993 4 years ago

Happy anniversary, and glad that you enjoyed your cruise!

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