We enjoyed our time very much on this 6 day western caribbean cruise on the Freedom! I would recommend this ship and itinerary to anyone!

Food: The food on this ship was by far the best Ive had on a cruise ship (NCL or Carnival). Weve tended to skip the lido deck buffet if at all possible because weve previously found the food to be cold by the time you actually sit down to eat it, but this was not the case with the Freedoms buffet! Maybe they didnt have the AC turned way up like the other ships or something who knows, but the buffet was always hot and tasty, with good varieties! I love the ranch dressing and croutons for the salad  yum yum! We ordered room service breakfast most days, it was always prompt. Its basic, yes, but it worked! My only minor complaint was that the Posh restaurant didnt serve traditional lunch like other ships...it was just brunch, and it always seemed to not work out with our schedule. Also, we found that the Posh/Chic were not open for lunch on embarkation day that was a bummer at first because wed had poor experiences with the lido buffet, but it turned out to be fine.

Room: We were in balcony room 7369. The room is a standard balcony room for Carnival, and having sailed on CCL before in balcony cabins, we knew what to expect. Everything was very neat, clean and well maintained. We love having a balcony!! Were not big into the late night bar scene and tend to just veg out most of the cruise, so a balcony is a must for us since we do spend so much time in the cabin. The shower (ah, yes, the infamous CCL showers) was as expected spilled water everywhere until we figured out to just shove some towels up against the little lip of the shower edge. Read more