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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 05, 2023

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7239

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was "Okay". Very few surprises. Guy's Burgers was a surprising bright spot.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Priority was indeed a Priority.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
One of the main dining rooms (there were only two) was impossible to get a seat in and the other seats you at a preassigned, non changeable but guaranteed seat, in the worst possible place (between two isles). the buffets and take out only food spots were great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Fitness center (gym) and spas were excellent. The running track on this ship was small and up top in the sun rather than being on a lower, wraparound deck.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Even though I did not attend any theater/stage shows, I was charged a "theater fee". Musicians and DJ's were excellent.

Children's Programs

I did not bring any children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All ship's personnel were excellent, shout out to Victor!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Ships layout was decent and clean however, the ship's maps, located at the elevator banks, were small and an average of 6 feet from the floor and were not illuminated making them hard to see. Balconies had no outlets. Shower stalls had no hand rails. Elevator direction arrows were colored red for both up AND down ("Up" should be colored green, not red). The ship had only WiFi and NO internet which was prepaid for prior to embarkation. Then the internet fee was refunded upon disembarkation.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The Suite was a good size and clean. The "King" bed however, was simply 2 twins loosely pushed together causing the gap in the middle to suck me in if I rolled over that way, as if it were a type of "quicksand";)

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5
Embarkation Port

Grand Turk Island

2 out of 5
Limited things to do.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Orderly and Quick.
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9 Comments

JodiLee1011    1 year ago

Never heard of a theater fee. Been on 15 cruises and I am on one now. Theater fee? Odd.

ericbran    1 year ago

LoL NO WAY!!!

WhippetMum    1 year ago

Theatre fee??? Come on!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

michael360    1 year ago

Some reviews ring true and some do not.

sarahpetty    1 year ago

I don't care for the Sunshine either but stop lying. There is no theater fee.

javawoody    1 year ago

Theater fee? Never heard of that.

GLINER43    1 year ago

OK, I have to ask. Who charged you a "theater fee?" I've never attended any of the theater shows on my cruises and I've never been charged a "theater fee." I doubt anyone else has either.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

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