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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Carnival Freedom

4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 30, 2022

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2221

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Good booze cruise. Don’t need to do this ship again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy at our scheduled time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Food service and availability was terrible. Quality of the food when you were able to get it was average for cruise ship food. Buffets made no sense (items out of order or buffet was only half opened), had giant lines and when open were not fully prepared or staffed. Often you only had one, maybe two options for food venues. Never ate in main dining room so can not speak for that venue. Specialty Steakhouse was great although a timely adventure.

Pizza Pirate

1 out of 5

One guy making pizzas and serving. Never once saw pizza ready in the window. Again, long lines. “Pizza Plus” is a joke. Same menu as during they day but they add one pasta and one sandwich which are subpar anyways.

Lido Marketplace

1 out of 5

Terrible. Long lines, very little selection. Only half the buffet was open for dinner even when packed with people. For some reason the “sweet spot” only had desserts at lunch time. For dinner it just contained fruit. Hours were irregular and didn’t work well.

Heroes Tribute Bar & Lounge

4 out of 5

Nice sports venue. Great drink selection and the staff were great. Another venue that’s not frequented too much (off-season for a lot of sports though) so service is quick.

Scott's Piano Bar

2 out of 5

Drinks were good, however the performer Berry was drunk, didn’t really care and was a downer. Most people walked in, stayed for a song or two and left. Not at all like a sing a long bar or dueling piano bar. Interaction was non-existent.

Redfrog Pub

4 out of 5

Good brews and easy to get service. Venue is under-utilized but that allows for quick service.

Mongolian Wok

1 out of 5

Long lines, never got a chance to eat.

Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

4 out of 5

Great steaks. Cool venue. Took maybe a bit too long.

Freedom Restaurant Buffet

4 out of 5

This is now the BBQ restaurant upstairs in the buffet. Nice surprise for a different option. Food was really good. Sort of a hidden jem for seating and different food option.

Taste Bar

1 out of 5

No longer on this ship.

Swingtime Jazz Bar

1 out of 5

Never open or used. Venue sits vacant.

Habana Cigar Bar

1 out of 5

Karaoke venue only. Otherwise, waste of space.

BlueIguana Tequila Bar

1 out of 5

Limited hours and limited selection.

Blue Iguana Cantina

2 out of 5

Hardly ever open. Food good though when open.

Alchemy Bar

5 out of 5

Fun venue with lively atmosphere as the bartenders Zora and Jea actually interact with guests.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Centuries Promenade

4 out of 5

Good drinks and service.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Didn’t see any theater shows as they are usually cheesy and have seen most of them. However, we were pleasantly surprised that there was a steel drum guy “Young Man”. Haven’t been on a cruise with one in a long time. Also, DJs were much better than most cruise DJs. Played to crowd and played a nice mix of genres. Often the DJs only play Latin and New Hip Hop / Rap.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Ship is showing its age, not accounting the altered funnel due to the fire. Lots of rust and dirt on the exterior. Inside was clean but dated. Room was average and clean although needed plumbing after our first night due to clogged shower drain. Layout is fine.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Don’t expect eating all the time as is the rumor with cruises. Food is average and that’s if you can find it and don’t mind waiting in a twenty minute line.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Self assist is the way to go. Was off and in the car in 10 mins. No customs on our trip…???
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7 Comments

SEASTHEDAY525     3 months ago

Thanks for the detailed review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you managed to find some enjoyable things.

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Food seems to have really dipped in standard

xraymomma    2 years ago

Thanks for the review. I’ll be on this ship for the first time in a few weeks, and it sounds like I need to manage my expectations.

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

It's not a rumor you can find food anywhere on the ship