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Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 26, 2024

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1059

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was ok. Did not enjoy as much as I thought. I really looked forward to it but I guess it was a good learning experience.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Confusing - we waited outside in the heat until we entered the port building. Once inside it was not very organized with multple rows of people. Was not sure what to do or where to go.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food overall was good. Service was very good. Surprised that we had to pay for some things such as coffee outside of restaurant hours and popcorn to watch the outdoor night time movie. The reservation system for dinner at the Chic was confusing as well.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Took 2 days to locate the adult only pool. It is not specified on the ship map. Pools are too small for the amount of people on the boat. Kids took over the hot tubs - jumping in, dunking each other - splashing water on everyone with no parental supervision.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Comedy shows were very good. Much enjoyed. The music needs to be changed up a bit - not everyone wants to listen to tech pop all day and night.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Ship was tvery clean. Not sure why the kids activities area is co-mingled with the adult only area??

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was great - nice size, balcony was nice, shower nice, water pressure was good.

Ship tip

Do more checking on the ports visiting and look into the "extra" things you need to spend money on.

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
Really enjoyed the Hummer tour. Guides were great. Wish I knew more of what to expect for the rest of the port visit.

Bimini, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Loved the sand and water. The food at the beach was SUPER expensive.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Could not get an elevator. People were shoving/pushing. Had to search for transportation back to airport.
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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

outtoseapatty     2 months ago

It was your first cruise and a 3-4 day it seems. I hate to say it, but the short cruises have more complaints. I think more kids on them. If you can save up for a 7 day cruise and check for the destinations that are most interesting to you, and you might enjoy it more.

Gwbigdog     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

HeavySeas     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

cruising2004     2 months ago

Thank you for your review.

TiffyTaffy     2 months ago

Thanks for the review. A lot of planning and research makes for a more enjoyable experience.

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