Good cruise.

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 4.7
Author: byufan11

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review

byufan11

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 55

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 01, 2022

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7234

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was a good cruise. With good food and comparable drink prices. Not our best cruise but we enjoyed it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very organized. We had to wait a little longer to board but not a big deal. Once they called out boarding zone it was very fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was great with plenty of options. We ate at the Chic restaurant for dinner every night.

The Chic Restaurant

3 out of 5

Food was good. They do rush you more than any other ship I have been on. I signed up for “my time dining” but still had to make a reservation on the phone and wait for a time. Not a big deal but I prefer not to take a phone to dinner with my wife. Plus you need your phone to get the menu. I’m sure this is a result of Covid.

Habana Cigar Bar

1 out of 5

This is not a cigar bar! Lol. I was looking forward to buying a cigar and smoking it in the lounge. Name is deceiving.

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Wow! What an awesome burger. Fast service with great food.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Didn’t do a lot of activities.

Carnival WaterWorks

5 out of 5

Me and my wife did the slides. I am 51 and had a blast on them.

Stress Less Pool

5 out of 5

Loved the adult only pool. It was packed but relaxing. Spent much of our time there.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Would have like more live music at the pool. The shows in the theater were awesome.

Victoriana Theater

5 out of 5

Went to 3 shows. The 80’s, 88 keys and the beach one the last night. The singers were great and the whole production was awesome!! Good eye candy for both me and my wife. Lol.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We were in room 7234. Kadic was our room steward and was very friendly and did a great job.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Interior room was big enough. Bathroom was plenty big. Our room had the 2 fold down beds that took a lot of room and made it hard to get in and out. I would ask for a room without them next time since there was only 2 of us.

Ship tip

If you get an interior room and there is only 2 of you, get one without the fold down beds or you will stub your toe every time you get out. Lol.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very fast. Elevators were packed so I carried our luggage down the stairs and we walked right off. Best one out of all our cruises.

7 Comments

Cruisingdiva12 2 years ago

Thanks for your review. My husband and I will be on the Freedom in December. This was very helpful!

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Ramsey1986 2 years ago

I’m glad you enjoyed your good cruise on the Carnival Freedom. Thank you for taking the time to share your review. We were on the same cruise. 😎🚢☀️🩴🏝🪸🐠🌺🙏🏻

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Years ago the cigar bar was just that. But I think since it was (is) also a muster station, it had to be changed. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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lsbs 2 years ago

Thanks for your review.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Sounds like Carnival, good, but not the best. You get what you pay for.

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