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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Reviews: 8
Helpful Votes: 96

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Carnival Freedom

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 15, 2022

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6218

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It was a nice first time cruise experience. I booked 2 more once I got back home.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Arrived at the port (took a Lyft) and dropped luggage with a porter. Quick and easy no hassles. Showed boarding pass and appointment time - entered the terminal. Not much wait at all, checked drivers license, passport and vaccine card and went directly through security. Waited maybe 10 minutes and then was called to board the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was good, no complaints . I don’t personally like buffets so I didn’t really try anything there. Guys Burgers, the pizza place, Blue Iguana were the best and the main dining room and the deli were ok. There was a hot dog at the deli that just looked “weird” so I didn’t eat it (unsure if it was beef or not - and the color was “off”).

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
No complaints - the activities are what you make them. Either join or don’t.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room attendant was great! Very attentive and always greeted me by name. Very friendly

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Everything was clean. And the staff was constantly cleaning - even wiping down the hand rails!!! The ship is an older ship and does show its age but seems to be well maintained in general.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very clean - comfortable

Ship tip

Enjoy YOUR vacation - don’t be so bothered or stuck on what anyone else is doing on THEIR vacation. Also, remember you are not the only one on the ship, there’s thousands of other people trying to have a good vacation also. Don’t let the little things ruin your vacation or someone else’s.

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
Took a open bus tour of the island. It was nice to not have to walk around or figure out what or where to go. Nice tour guide that pointed things out along the way. Stopped for some jerk chicken and rice. After the tour - I purchased a t-shirt at Margaritaville and went back to the ship to change. Spent the remaining time at the beach enjoying the scenery and the water.

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5
It was relaxing. No shopping or excursions. The bar b q was okay, the food just needed a little more seasoning.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
There was a delay in getting started with disembark- but once cleared it went pretty smooth. Made it off well before 9am (I think), and caught the shuttle back to the airport - no issues. I was not in any rush

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7 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

MichaelW    2 years ago

Welcome to cruising! If you ever need help, have questions, etc.. ask away. Cheers to many more! 🥂🛳

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review. Welcome to the cruise family

lsbs    2 years ago

Very nice review. Thanks for sharing.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you enjoyed your first cruise enough to go home and book 2 more. Appreciate your detailed review.

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