Awful, the weather has horrendous and they should have cancelled the cruise

Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 2.7
Author: marycaissie

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

marycaissie

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 14, 2023

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1030

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Terrible, terrible, conditions. Carnival should have cancelled the cruise. The ship was pitching horribly and we were thrown around.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Rained out on everything

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

They were lovely and very accommodating

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Make sure that you can cancel the trip due to terrible weather

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas Did not visit port

The ship could not dock because of the horrible weather conditions

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Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island) Did not visit port

The ship could not dock because of the horrible weather conditions

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

We could not leave the ship because of the terrible weather conditions so we just moved right off the ship

7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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TiffyTaffy 10 months ago

Been there, done that. We took a December cruise last year, same ship, and we dubbed it “The Deadliest Catch.” We still get some laughs out of it now. Our entire group was sick except my husband and I. Can’t control the weather… I hope the experience doesn’t turn you off from future cruising! We’re on Icon of The Seas this March. ⚓️

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byhisgrace 10 months ago

Unfortunately, can't control the weather. We sailed on her in December and encountered bad weather, but we still had a great time.

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Ruby13 10 months ago

That time of the year is very iffy..

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lsbs 10 months ago

Sorry about your cruise experience but bad weather is part of cruising. As others have said maybe consider travel insurance that covers this. Me, I would just rock with it and still have a good time😂. Hopefully your next cruise is better.

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cruising2004 10 months ago

Make sure you get that travel insurance and read the fine print carefully that it covers trip cancellation because of weather.

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Cruiserfans 10 months ago

You can claim on insurance for missed ports. If you have that part covered

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