Lovely trip! Best vacation we've had with kids in tow!

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 10, 2022

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1018

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We traveled on this cruise as a family with young boys (4 and 5 years old). The cruise was exactly what we were looking for. Camp Ocean is phenomenal, and I highly recommend it! We were able to place our boys in childcare part of the day and enjoy lounging by the pool with a beverage and a book. The service staff (wait staff, room stewards) were also phenomenal -- incredibly helpful and always smiling. Don't forget to bring a tip for them!

Embarkation

1 out of 5
When we arrived at embarkation, I had my identification documents in my baggage that we dropped off to be loaded on the boat. I immediately realized what I had done, but within five minutes, the bags had already been loaded. It took the crew more than THREE hours to find our bags, and we almost missed the boat. Those collecting bags should ask each person if they have their boarding documents and identification documents because it's quite impossible to find the suitcases once they've been loaded. We also did not receive several of our suitcases, and we had to go sift through storage to find them.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The ship needs more individuals manning the omelette station. Also, can we please increase the number of proteins that are available for vegetarians? I.E. avocado and fresh eggs instead of powdered ones?

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Fitness center was amazing! Water slides were great. The pool was quite small for the kids.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Camp Ocean was excellent! It would have been helpful to know their hours of care BEFORE we boarded the boat so that we could have planned our excursions better.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The service staff was phenomenal. They were incredibly helpful and did everything with a smile.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

You may only have one electrical outlet in your room, so plan accordingly.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5
Way too formulated and inauthentic. We left the port and did an excursion on our own.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Small, accessible, and in the heart of local life

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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10 Comments

themichealjohn    2 years ago

Thanks for the review, however, the embarking issue should not be blamed on the cruise.

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

lsbs    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

RoynKaren    2 years ago

thanks for sharing

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

cdavid46    2 years ago

Thanks for your review. Sorry about your mishap with cruise documents! Good lesson for all of us in pre-cruise planning and packing.

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Thanks for your review and tip

Ramsey1986    2 years ago

I’m glad you a lovely trip on the Carnival Freedom. Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed review. 😎

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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