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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 77

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Carnival Freedom

4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 25, 2022

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9291

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall a nice getaway but I’ll stick with the bigger ships and get the balcony.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Had our check in appointment but the waiting area was packed and running behind. Once our zone was called, it was fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
MDR was ok, surprisingly the buffet was better than MDR. Pizza was particularly good!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pool areas were crowded but not too bad. Venues for shows had plenty of seating. Cruise Director and his staff did a great job hosting activities.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Everyone was friendly but I think it was still understaffed. Bartenders seemed to barely keep up with the demand.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Definitely could use some TLC. Pretty bad sewage odor in the halls and our cabin. Decor was nice and I liked the layout. AC in our cabin was barely working so sleeping was difficult. The safe didn’t work and was never repaired although they said someone would come fix it. We found the prior guest’s leftover drink in the mini fridge so I question the quality and thoroughness of the cleaning.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
This was our first time trying an interior cabin. We’ve always done balcony before. Location was great but we will go back to a balcony because the cabin is very small and there’s nowhere to sit except on the bed. Very limited storage. Big bathroom though. Sewage odor was terrible, the safe didn’t work and there was an old drink in the fridge.

Ship tip

Bring a fan.

Ports of call

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
They rushed everyone off super early (before 8:30 was the goal) because of a space launch scheduled for the morning. No breakfast, no coffee. Just hurry up and leave but I actually was happy to get ahead of the crowds so it worked out ok.
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8 Comments

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

woody20    2 years ago

We stared out with ocean view rooms on the first few cruises, then tried a balcony room and never went back. Love them.

bienfang10    2 years ago

The freedom is a great ship. Excellent...

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Enjoy your bigger/newer ship on your next cruise.

Luv2Cruise2014    2 years ago

We had the same issue with the AC not working on the Dream in May. Great review. Bring a fan is good advice…

Ramsey1986    2 years ago

I’m glad you had a good cruise on the Carnival Freedom. We are cruising on the Freedom in October and appreciate your detailed review. 😎🚢☀️🩴🏝🪸🐠🌺

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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