Dominican and Turk — enjoyable but...windows and bedding weren't the best

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 4.2
Author: mandienh

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

mandienh

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 25, 2022

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 9197

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall a good experience just a few hiccups along the way.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was great, however as someone who eats every two hours there were times where I couldn't get anything to eat since the buffets were closed in the afternoon, also there weren't any bananas, spinach or more healthy items...

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

no rock climbing walls, pools were great, hot tubs great, trivia great, corn hole great, wanted to explore the kitchen and that wasn't an offering

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Comedy show was ok, not great, the 88 keys show had malfunctions and technical difficulties so we didn't get to see what is would have been, although the actors/signers did an acapella show from stools which was pretty good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Everything was clean layout and design is nice, however the windows, inside and out need cleaning, they had rust streaks which makes it hard to see clearly out of them, all the windows on the whole ship even in the common areas and the ship needs some fresh paint on the outside as well.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

We booked this room for our family of four, and we were lead to believe that there would be two bunks for the kids and a king for us. When we arrived we were told they couldn't put bunks in the room and the only option was for us to sleep on a hard futon like couch cushion 6 inches off the floor and they could separate the king into two twins for the kids. Not what we signed up for, my back didn't love this idea either.