Great cruise with family

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 4.4
Author: lauderone

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

lauderone

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

12 Night Grand Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 22, 2008

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

This cruise & another week in Rome provided a wonderful extended time with family & relief from desert project.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Don’t ever like waiting & hassle

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Tres bonne

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Enjoyed art auctions

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Enjoyed all music venues. Comedy Club was fun

Children's Programs

I have no young children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent service.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was good. Seemed to often need to pass thru stale smoky casino to move about however.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Good cabin. Was surprised to have tub & shower. Large balcony

Ship tip

Book a cabin forward of casino.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

Flew in ahead of family & enjoyed hotel with small park. Was nice to see green instead of desert.

Thumbs Up 0

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Not Naples, but long drive down Amalfi coast.

Thumbs Up 0

Dubrovnik, Croatia

4 out of 5

Enjoyed old town & restaurant. Visited the old farm for lunch.

Thumbs Up 0

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

Loved Venice. Have been back twice for extended visits.

Thumbs Up 0

Messina, Sicily

4 out of 5

Sat in sidewalk cafe & watched the clock every time it rang. Walked thru a park. (More pretty green things)

Thumbs Up 0

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Needed no tour. Walked La Rambla & shopped, ate, enjoyed bottles of Tempranilo.

Thumbs Up 1

Monte Carlo, Monaco

5 out of 5

Beautiful city. Found a great shop for white linen shirts & pants. Spent time in casino (& won)

Thumbs Up 0

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

4 out of 5

Second visit to Firenze. Have visited a third time, yet still want more.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

I still do not like waiting & hassle.

2 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Sounds wonderful.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Super review, also sounds like a super vacation

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