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Item: Carnival Freedom
Rating: 4.3
Author: katyrick

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

katyrick

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 11, 2024

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1403

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 26 days ago

Review summary

overall the cruise was pretty good. i havent tried the larger ships yet but the size of this one seemed to have a good ratio of staff to passengers.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

very organized and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

we found the main dining breakfast a bit lacking, the buffet was much better. However the evening dining was very good compared to the buffet. Dont get me wrong, the buffet was very good for a buffet you just had to get there early as they would run out of things. Pizza Pirate was very good. Blue Iguana was awesome in my opinion. Guys Burger Joint was just ok, the actual patty it self was good but the burger was average, maybe because it had Guy's name on it i expected more? Drinks were pretty good, i would say the bang for the drink package buck was worth it, although most of the "bartenders" were not that, if asked to deviate from a drink, say, less sweet stuff and maybe some clear soda they had no idea what to do.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

we did not participate in many activities, mostly hung out at the adult pool section. most of the time they had plenty of chairs available and had a great view from the rear of the ship.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

all the staff were very good. room service was extremely helpful and did a great job on the room. There always seemed to be someone nearby to assist. My wife wanted to give a shout out to Blessing, our room steward. Yasa, MJ and Benjamin also stood out from the rest and were very pleasant.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

common areas were clean, nothing to report there. You could tell the ship is older than the others but no complaints.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Room was clean and... for a cruise ship decent room. The bed was comfortable. we were on the 1st floor and happy to report no bad smell and the a/c was nice and cool.