Not what we expected.

Carnival Freedom Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Carnival Freedom

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 31, 2024

Ship: Carnival Freedom

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8260

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

Overall, we were disappointed in the cruise. We did enjoy our time away and the beautiful areas we visited.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Speedy with check in. Areas to wait were over crowded and confusing.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The buffet food was okay at dinner and lunch with limited choices for main entree. Breakfast was bad. Powered eggs were always watery, fruit hard, limited other protein selections. Paid $20 for a lobster roll platter that was simply not good with tough pieces of "lobster". Also, paid for 2 people at thr Steakhouse and the ribeyes were so tough it was difficult to cut to try to eat. Guys burgers and the Pizza were both very good. The soda package is not worth the cost and was not allowed to use on the Princess Cay island, so we were charged $15 for 2 bottles of water and 2 cans of soda.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The pools were small and very over crowded.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows were limited but good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All staff were very helpful and nice.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was clean. The ship's design is outdated and tight.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin size was good for 2 adults, the room was always clean and well stocked. The bed was comfortable except that the "King" kept sliding apart.

Ship tip

Do not purchase the soda package, it's not worth it.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Nice port and nice people.

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

2 out of 5
The areaa is beautiful. However, You are shuttled by boat to the island and you have to pay extra for umbrella and you cannot use thedrink/soda packages on the island.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Nice port. Excursion was very nice, good food, nice host, and gorgeous beach.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Nice staff and process was speedy. The time waiting before allowed in stateroom was chaotic.
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

outtoseapatty     3 months ago

Seems with bad economy, the food quality is going to slip nowadays. So sorry to hear this.

cruising2004     3 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

TiffyTaffy     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Lounray     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

HeavySeas     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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