mostly great

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 4.1
Author: beano05061953

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

beano05061953

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 27, 2023

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I would not recommend this cruise during spring break. Too crowded. Rules not enforced to pool seats and terrible disembarkation.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

great

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

every place had great food especially the specialty steak restaurant

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

we knew it was going to be spring break but it was way overcrowded. We didn't use the pools at all because there was no where to sit. Everybody was saving their seats and most of them weren't even there. People aren't supposed to be able to save seats but this was not enforced at all. Even if we could have gotten seats there was no space in the pools. Also there needs to be some kind of a pool for the serenity deck to cool off not a warm tub.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

we only saw a movie outside and one of the comedians which were both great shows. We always attend the art auctions and this was good too

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

all of the staff were great

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

common areas were clean and well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Of course it was too small but we found room for everything. Very clean.

Ship tip

don't sail during spring break

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Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

2 out of 5

we went on the city tour and bought rum and chocolate. I was also hassled into paying cash for an overpriced pair of earrings. I'm more mad at myself for letting myself be talked into paying

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Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

beautiful but basically a shopping mall for tourists. every other activity was packed with people especially the beach and pool area

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

we waited at least 3 hours and most of this was standing up and waiting. We weren't told in advance that passengers with passports would have expedited disembarkation. It was absolutely awful awful awful.

10 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cortneyb 1 year ago

why are people so surprised that a ship is packed over spring break?

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Shh813 1 year ago

Most cruises are always packed,but even more so during kids snd college vacations. If we want to take my daughters family with us we have to book during vacation (March)but if not we’ll pick something different. We love cruising no matter what!! Best vacation ever! 🚢🏖

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BryantAZ 1 year ago

I appreciate you taking the time to share your review!

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Cruising during spring break is rarely a good experience.

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