Lousy boat

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 2.9
Author: hindskathleen

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

hindskathleen

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 10, 2022

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2381

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Would not go on this boat again even for free. Rough crowd, bad food, awful decor. Would do these ports again but on another cruise line

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Worst food I have ever had on a cruise ship

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Singers in Victoriana lounge so bad I thought it was karaoke

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Lousy except for piano bar

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Never got my order right even with repeated instructions⁸

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Horrible clashing prints everywhere, not enough room in atrium or aisles, small doors so walkers left in halls

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Size was fine but steward could not get rid of pee smell in bathroom. Gross.

Ship tip

Don't go

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Very crowded, hard to get to Uber

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Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Would go back. Liked rum distillery

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Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5

Liked area away from bars. Wish I had brought my snorkle

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Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Catamaran cruise was fun. Not very colorful fish but excursion crew was fun

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Organized but a long wait, very hot on gangway

10 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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dkantouth 2 years ago

Would like to know what other cruises you have been on. Helps understand perspective. Sorry you didn't care for your cruise.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn't meet expectations

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lsbs 2 years ago

Hopefully your next one is better.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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queenie504 2 years ago

Research before you go on an older, smaller ship. We were just on Freedom and it was exactly as we expected. Service was wonderful, decor was over the top, and food was inconsistent. Some food was wonderful while pork chops, strip steaks and chicken breasts were dry and tough. All fish dishes were excellent. Remember you get what you pay for and this was a very, very affordable 5 day cruise.

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Hmmmm.

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Not sure I’ve ever paid attention to the decor on any ship.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Interesting

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Other reviews of this sailing

I absolutely loved this ship. I read so many reviews and all were very different from each other. I went with an open mind and I love it from the shows to the games to the Cruise Director and all. I’d sail this one again. 5 stars from me. 😃

Very relaxing Caribbean Cruise