Overall a good cruise

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 3.5
Author: ariosxo

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

ariosxo

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 01, 2023

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1227

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It’s an ok first trip to try out cruising and get the family & friends together. Bimini beach is beautiful!

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Confusing process and system not working. We had to keep going back to do the final checkin

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

The gluten-free options tasted bad and very limited. Long lines for all stations. Seated dinner was very good.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Pools and hot tubs were too small for the number of people, always full. Pool slide was fun! Fitness center was nice and clean.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

We enjoyed the comedy shows, the karaoke, the scavenger hunt, dinner dance (waiters), ice sculpture, and DJ by the pool.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

The kids said the club for 15+ was boring. Personnel working were professional.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was working hard, professional and being helpful. We met the ship captain, which was great! He was very nice.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

It was a hike to get to the dinning room.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room was a good size, comfortable bed, very helpful service

Ship tip

Be careful with the extras being offered and the purchased Wi-Fi doesn’t work well. Walkie-talkies are better.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Parking was expensive but all ok.

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Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Not much to do. Pirate museum was fun and partying at Senor Frogs.

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Bimini, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Beautiful beach!! The left side is nice, new and part of the resort. The right side need to use a golf cart.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

A bit of a mess to make up the stairs with suitcases but ok once we were out.

8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

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lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you mostly enjoyed your first cruise.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ramsey1986 1 year ago

Welcome to the world of cruising. I’m glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise. We enjoyed cruising on the Carnival Freedom in October 2022. We also enjoyed Bimini. If you get the chance consider the Carnival Magic for a future cruise. We have been on the Magic twice now going to Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk and Amber Cove and thoroughly enjoyed the ship and the itinerary. We went out of Port Canaveral on our last three cruises. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. 😎🛳️☀️🩴🏝🪸🐠🌺🙏🏻

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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