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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 20, 2022

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1116

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

With the exception of the visually jarring, outdated decor, this was an amazing experience. The food was better than expected, the staff was personable, the activities were great.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Great experience. Easy. Orderly. Fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
I was pleasantly surprised with how good the food was. I expected an experience like you get at an all inclusive and this was nothing like it. Every choice was good!!! The fish tacos were the best I’ve ever had.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We loved our spa services!!! The 80s party was fun and several other cruisers asked how we knew about it (we dressed 80s) I think that should be on your itinerary along with dinner attire.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
This is hard because Macio was above a 5, and the other comedians were pretty good too. The bands in the Atrium were a 5. The evening show wasn’t worth our time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We loved Jess, Kimbo, James, Dr.Diana and Monique in the spa. They went above and beyond.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
This is another hard one. The ship is visually jarring. It is hideously outdated. There are so many patterns and colors I wonder if it was ever cool. It was immaculate though.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Clean, good size for a ship, great balcony. I loved the location! The only thing bad is we were below the sports deck. People running all night long. Very loud.

Ship tip

Find out what the deck party theme is and what dinners you have. We had two formal nights and didn’t know. It looked like 90% of the dining room didn’t know.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Stayed in Coconut Grove and had a great time.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Loved it. Great shopping. We did the Carnival buggy/waterfall excursion. It was really cool

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
We did an excursion here we hooked into with cruises.com. It was something special. The highlight of our trip.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

2 out of 5
I’d skip this one. Poor communication on the food (we missed it), all the excursions sold out immediately. There wasn’t much to do and almost nothing to buy.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Shockingly fast and easy

Traveler Photos

80s deck party Loved the balcony!
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