Will never cruise with Carnival again!

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 3.4
Author: dariawilson212

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

dariawilson212

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 15, 2022

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6380

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I will never cruise Carnival again. Food was awful, you had to pay for upgraded food if you wanted seafood or something extra. What is the point of all inclusive?! The people onboard were rude! We did meet some great people which we will stay in touch with though. Didn't get to enjoy the pool. The ports were SO crowded because the Carnival Mardi Gras was docked a the same time and we never got to enjoy the islands because every beach chair was taken, the beach was packed and so were the restaurants! It was not a pleasant vacation at all to say the least!

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Terrible! VERY unorganized and you rush to get into line to stand! I asked for a wheelchair for my mother who has screws in her back and a stimulator implant and they told me to go find one!!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food was awful. I got food poisoning on the ship and spent a whole day in my room sick.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The activities were ok. Nothing fabulous.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The performers were good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The service and staff were amazing! They should get 10 stars!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The bathrooms were disgusting in the public areas. People are slobs and it was hard to keep up with cleaning!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The room was nice, but only had one outlet! I had to call for an extension cord to plug in our phones and devices.

Ship tip

Don't go! I didn't even get a chance to dip my feet in the pool because there were SO many people in the pool and were so rude. I also didn't even get a chance to sit at the pool because people hogged the chairs! Someone threw up over the balcony 2 floors up in our room and we had to have service come clean it up.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

IT WAS AWFUL!!!! We once again needed a wheelchair. My mom had to walk to the wheelchair area which was a haul just so they could wheel her into line to sit!! We needed to take transportation to the airport so they wheeled my mother to the end and made her stand for 30 minutes until the next transport bus came to get us. It was a mess!

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