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Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 3.9
Author: yardy215

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

yardy215

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 27, 2024

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7219

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

I did a solo cruise and enjoyed my sleep and relaxation. I took lots of photos and enjoyed it. I preferred the evening dining and hated the morning main dining. They had French toast and instead of doing them the traditional way, they cut 3/4 of the end of the bread and called it French toast. It was terrible. Then the second time I ate in the main dining for breakfast I ordered and omelette w onions and they cut big circles of onion and covered it w the the omelette. I did not realized I had to tell the chef to chop up my onions. Lesson well learned I went to buffet for breakfast afterwards. I enjoyed the comedy show with the woman comedian. The massage was OK I've had better. The jacuzzi was nice as long as there were no kids in it. There could of been more entertainment for adults and more so a and reggae music. After all we were in the Caribbean why not play Caribbean music. They played 80's music and 70's music the entire cruise which is repetitive and boring after a while.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

It was a very long process and it would of been nice if we were warned about dogs

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The main dining food was impeccable. I did not care for the buffets. The deli sandwiches were delicious.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

The weather was windy and the seas were very rocky the entire way. I did go in the jucazzi but there were children in it misbehaving which they did not belong. I went to the commodity show w the female both nights which was very funny

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The DJ was OK but they did not play soca and very little reggae. They repeatedly played the cupid shuffle everyday which became repeat I've and boring. There wasn't much other entertainments to do other than shop or gym or spa or casino.

Children's Programs

I did not bring kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ikadek and Eriberto were my waiters and I liked how they continuously remembered my name and remembered my orders each time. They made me laugh and entertained me for my entire cruise.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Bathrooms smelled

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

I walked into my cabin and the night table was broken, they left a used water bottle behind the tv and there was a used lint roller left in the draw. The bathroom shower curtain was missing three hooks and the mirrors in the bathroom and shelves in the bathroom was dirty abs needed to clean. The bed was comfy but kept separating while I slept.

Ship tip

Book with another cruise line as I've had better experience on a cruise before and this time was definitely not it. I enjoyed my days at different ports but not so much my days at sea

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Bimini, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Everything seemed rushed like they were more concerned about getting the ship ready for their next cruise instead of rushing their current passengers off.

8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Catcruise70 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing! I hope that your experiences get better with different cruise lines. 😊

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Gwbigdog 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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outtoseapatty 6 months ago

Thank you for a detailed report! I would agree that Caribbean music is appropriate and expected at least some of the time.

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javawoody 6 months ago

Appreciate the review

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cruising2004 6 months ago

Thank you for your review.

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HeavySeas 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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lsbs 6 months ago

Thanks for the review

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