great experience

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 4.9
Author: juliec45

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

juliec45

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 02, 2023

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1404

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise in 16 years and the first ever bring kids (12 and 15). We all had a great time and will definitely go again!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

food was good and nice selections

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We enjoyed the dancers and comedians. Bring Paul Hooper back!

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Kids were nervous to try Circle C but enjoyed it once they did. Miguel is great and really made the kids feel at ease.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Thanks to Richard, our room steward, for doing an impeccable job. Thanks to Rueben and staff in the MDR for being so attentive and even calling us by name.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

This is an older ship but was very clean and in good condition minus the missing tail.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very clean and more room than expected. We had 4 people and we were comfortable.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

easy to navigate

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Beautiful port that provides easy access to shopping and fun without ever leaving the port if that’s what you choose to do. We took a cab to a local beach and had a great time.

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

the port itself was nice but very crowded. Our excursion was snorkeling and a trip to Gibbs Cay to interact with the sting ray. Great experience.

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