Carnival Freedom Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The port of calls were wonderful and made our trip. We enjoyed the comedians. I've been on a lot of cruises and this one was the worst, from the food, menu selections, entertainment, to the waiter at dinner. We will not be going back on the Carnival Freedom.

It was exciting to introduce my nephew to cruising and a great time was had. He's already looking forward to his next cruise.

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.

Quite an experience, overall we had a good trip. Would recommend to others.

All in all my group had a very good time just they need more pools or bigger.

Natalie & Todd were great entertainers really got the crowd going. The 2 comedians for comedy were ok one was better than the other by far. Ni Luh was our server she could be more friendly overall. I don't like that she stood over us while eating sometimes and then again when she wanted us to leave felt a little rushed and that drinks were kinda pushed on us to purchase at dinner.

Overall the cruise was okay. 2 of the 3 ports were decent. The food was okay. The cleanliness should be very focused on the food area alot. Too many people not washing their hands before grabbing food.

For our first cruise it was great, can't wait to go on another one in the near future.

I am frankly surprised by Carnivals lack of empathy and understanding for parities on Carnival Freedom when it caught fire. To have a company this large and impactful disregard their guests and the experience when stuck at sea is beyond my comprehension. If you were not on the ship then you can not speak to the situation or impact for the parties involved, especially with children. I am happy to hear that the future cruisers were treated appropriately but for the individuals that actually were impacted during the event to not be heard is neglectful. Lightning being the cause has not been confirmed and it is fair to say that their are other contributing factors when you have a boat catch on fire in the same area twice in a couple years. It is naive to believe that materials and other manufacturing and safety protocols did not influence the cause. There were multiple leaks in the ceiling and a cruiser falling in the water that is not even discussed. Buckets in the floor filling with water while the ship is on fire can not be covered up by flowing drinks and entertainment. I called to tell my family what was happening and the ceiling in the library started leaking on my head. Individuals with mobility issues were stuck on floors due to not being able to use the elevators. We were told all things were operating to full capacity which was not the case. We arrived home later than expected which disrupted plans and travel. We had no access to eat and the wait said 15 hours when we tried to book in a restaurant. We finally were able to eat after 10:30. I had to order room service at my own cost due to having hungry children and no other options. The cruise chose to have violins plan in the main entertainment area which was just bad form. We had costs on a port due to it not being the expected stop but knowing that we would be there for 12+ hours. We were told to book an excursion by the director because there is nothing to do at the port which was not an expected expense and if we didn't knew that we would have to pay for a taxi, food and for access to a beach. We were delayed on the boat due to a ridiculous and scary fight and then boarded to be delayed in leaving. I understand that protocols and policies must be followed but when this occurs the appropriate action is to then have compassion for the fact that this is a burden to experience guaranteed. I am a single mom who worked very hard to provide this experience to my children and would expect better from Carnival when their experience/itinerary does not meet the standards expected. I booked through RCI because we are platinum members and expected the best experience. This was not the case and now Carnival is not taking accountability for what occurred. They have expressed that they "did their best" but this is not the 5 star experience expected by a member of RCI.

This was my 7th cruise and I have to admit my most eventful. The rough weather surely something we cannot control but the fact remains it was of concern that the onboard hoses were not able to reach the fire in the tail of the ship. Thankfully the fast thinking of the captain to drive the ship into a rainstorm to help extinguish the flames worked out positively.

We made the best of a fiery situation. It wasn’t even raining when the fire originally began. The staff was amazing. The food was great.

I will not be cruising again this experience has me very afraid. I will not be cruising with any Carnival ships!ever.

The boat itself was good and the service was great, but the ports were very touristy and didn't feel like we were in other countries at all. Way too commercialized with nothing to do at Grand Turk.

Overall a fun experience with lots of activities!

Never again with Carnival. The two ports we stopped on weren't very impressive. The service people were great, but not enough to make up for the poor food and guest experience and lack of any medical team. All they said was they couldn't do any diagnostics because of no tools, and offered to sell me over the counter remedies that I already had. Due to the internet for my daughter not working properly we were billed over $120 by AT&T for messaging even though it said we were on the Carnival WiFi.

Had a wonderful time cruising. Definitely will do it again. Lots of fun

Weather didn’t cooperated, only 1 sun day out of 5. Not cruise line fault, obviously. Need port other than Amber Cove with beach close to pier. Steakhouse was a waste of my money. So disappointed as I scheduled it to celebrate my friends’ birthdays.

The ship was OK. The Mongolian grill closed too soon. Not having bacon for breakfast daily was insulting. The singles mixer was a flop. Not many activities started on time. Attire rules when wearing swimwear were not enforced.

Rekindled a love and spent time with my childhood friend 🧡.

A couple of mishaps. But always going to have a good time when I’m with good people!