Great cruise if only it was clean

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 13, 2024

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1289

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was okay. 2 of the 3 ports were decent. The food was okay. The cleanliness should be very focused on the food area alot. Too many people not washing their hands before grabbing food.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Very disorganized. We kept being told by 3 different people 3 different directions. They had us get in line only for the next person to tell us to get out the line and the next person to have us get back in. No one was communicating with eachother correctly. They also had us retake our pictures several times even with 2 forms of IDs.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The sit down dining rooms has the same menu as buffet. They upcharge after the 3rd entree but you can get all the entrees at the buffet instead with no upcharge. The buffet lines should be served by the staff to keep up with cleanliness. Room service has an additional charge which you can get at the food area for free as part of your package. The food area should be kept really clean since everyone touches all the buttons for drinks, serving spoons at the buffet, condiments and soft serve machine.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
There were plenty of onboard activities to do.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The entertainment was amazing! Comedians were funny, piano bar wad amazing and the live entertainment music was a highlight.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service and staffing were amazing.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
The common areas were not very clean. The room still had hand prints from the previous cruise before ours. It was not very clean and we got the flu on day 3 of the cruise.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
The room was not clean at all. I had brought lysol disinfectant spray and wipes and you can see how dirty the remote, phone, light switches, door handles,fridge and any common area you can think of in the room. You can also feel the springs from inside the bed.

Ship tip

Bring lots of lysol wipes, disinfectant spray and wash your hands after touching anything anyone else touches. Especially in the food area.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

2 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

1 out of 5
This port had a small area where you can actually enjoy and get in the water. Most of the areas are for snorkeling. Not worth paying for the covered chairs. Buffet line was not clean.

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Very disorganized
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14 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

beansbeansbeans     3 months ago

Remember, cleanliness is next to godliness.

outtoseapatty     6 months ago

Thank you for sharing

Frogboo95     6 months ago

Clean can be good

javawoody     6 months ago

Appreciate your comments

byhisgrace     6 months ago

Thanks for your review

ZATHROS     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

lsbs     6 months ago

Thanks for the review.

BPRD2696     6 months ago

Thanks for the review.

cruising2004     6 months ago

Thanks for the review.

HeavySeas     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

bndfromaz     6 months ago

Thank you for sharing.

karlgrgurich     6 months ago

Cleanliness is important. Agreed

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