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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 03, 2024

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6309

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

Any cruise is what you make it to be. We enjoyed ourselves every day even if it was just sitting out on our balcony. Always fun just to get away & have someone take care of us for a few days from cleaning our room to cooking our meals. Love to cruise!!💜

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We are platinum so we boarded the ship within 30 minutes from the time we checked in inside the terminal.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food in the dining room was good with only one night not having much to choose from in the menu. We ended up getting the daily menu striploin steak but it had a lot of grissel. It was the last night of the cruise so it was a disappointment ending the cruise with a bad meal.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Family enjoyed the pool & water slides. They also did the walking trail each morning.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We all enjoyed the band that played in the Red Frog Pub. Some of our family went to the comedy club & also the piano bar. There was entertainment at night if you wanted to go to the venues. Did not see a DJ during our cruise. Cruise director wasn’t around much like our previous cruises.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
Didn’t hear much about the club but they enjoyed the arcade.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward was fantastic! His name was Gerry & he took care of our room & daughter’s room next door to ours. She had an issue with the bunk bed but he made sure it was fixed. He was such a pleasant person to see every day!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Had to get used to the layout. Ship for the most part was clean in the common areas. We didn’t see anything dirty or not well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was clean & bedding very comfortable. Air conditioning kept the room very cool & comfortable. Cabin could always be larger but we are used to the balcony cabin size.

Ship tip

Enjoy the Red Frog Pub entertainment when it is available. Nice place to relax & have a drink.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
We have been there a lot. Did excursion to resort but had to provide our own transportation via taxi to the place. We only do Carnival excursions so was disappointed in having to pay $7 per person for taxi when there were 6 of us & only 10-15 minutes ride.

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5
Was disappointed. Not much to do there. Not a lot of water activities available. Water was beautiful but only had floats to use there. Paddle board activity was cancelled due to some issue.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Our favorite port. We did the excursion where we went snorkeling & then to an island to see the sting rays. Was enjoyed by all & they all agreed it was their favorite.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We followed the instruction sheet for the platinum status. We were off the ship & at our car by 7:33am. Very impressed with the disembarkation!
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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

Sogmoore     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

carolj68     3 months ago

Thanks for your review and glad you had a great trip. Love the positive attitude

lsbs     3 months ago

Thanks for the review.

cruising2004     3 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise!

javawoody     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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