Carnival Freedom Review

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Not the best Carnival ship

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Freedom
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Izlander
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: May 2012

We left the day before and arrived in Ft Lauderdale 6 hours late because the plane broke down, took a taxi to the hotel ($30 to go 4 miles). We stayed at the Bahia Mar right on the Ocean it's an old Doubletree hotel and the rooms were clean everything was rather pricey but for one night it was fine. Took another Taxi to the ship this one was $21 for a mile. Taxis in Ft Lauderdale are expensive!

Embarkation -- This was a breeze, DH has VIP status and we were on the ship in less than 30 minutes. Right after we got settled on the Lido deck the skies opened up and it poured with rain; there were bags all over the parking lot getting soaked along with passengers who were trying to hide under a flimsy canopy. It rained so hard that the starboard side of the Lido deck started flooding with water and within a few minutes was several inches deep. Finally the crew found the drain and it receded.

Cabin -- The only good thing about this cabin is the location. The Room steward was the worst we have ever had, we had no bathrobes, beach towels, Ice bucket and there was never a bottle of water in the cabin. He wouldn't put enough towels in the room even though we asked more than once in the end the towel animal dried my hair every morning. The shower flooded the bathroom every time we used it and overnight the toilet would fill up to the top with water (I learned after the first night to look before I sat) The door handle on the balcony door didn't work so the only way to lock it was at the top but we got a whistling noise when the ship rocked from the wind. When seas were active there were really loud creaking noises that kept us awake half the night. The plus is you couldn't hear the music from the lobby bar. I loved being on the Lido deck just wouldn't do that cabin again.

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Cabin 9270

The only good thing about this cabin is the location. The Room steward was the worst we have ever had, we had no bathrobes, beach towels, Ice bucket and there was never a bottle of water in the cabin. He wouldn't put enough towels in the room even though we asked more than once in the end the towel animal dried my hair every morning. The shower flooded the bathroom every time we used it and overnight the toilet would fill up to the top with water (I learned after the first night to look before I sat) The door handle on the balcony door didn't work so the only way to lock it was at the top but we got a whistling noise when the ship rocked from the wind. When seas were active there were really loud creaking noises that kept us awake half the night. The plus is you couldn't hear the music from the lobby bar. I loved being on the Lido deck just wouldn't do that cabin again.

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