Carnival Freedom Review

Carnival Freedom - Vacationer Beware!

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Freedom
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noheadscrews
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Aug 2013
Cabin: Interior with Picture Window (obstructed views)
Traveled with children

Let me start by saying that I am not a first time cruiser, or the complainer who goes on vacation nick picking everything he can for the sake of fulfilling some unknown emotional state in my life. I am not 'that guy', unfortunately on this particular cruise I was. What I am is a 38 year old family man who has been cruising on and off for the last 16 years. During these years there has been allot of food tasting, and services rendered, enough to form a bit of a standard when it comes to vacationing. So much so that when things are off, and I mean way off, I feel compelled to post a review on a forum suggested to me by my wife. The same forum she used before she booked the trip. So If I can drill one thing down is this'.my review is not in any way biased or unfair. This is a true account of the mess that is the Freedom of the Seas. As I mentioned beforehand, I have enough cruising experience to simply waive off the one or two things that usually happen on any vacation. It's when the overall experience is terrible that something needs to be said.

Ship condition and cleanliness:

Dirty, Dirty, Dirty. Let's start off with my stateroom. The sheets and my pillow stank. Like body oil stank. It was pretty rank. Even when they changed the sheets it still smelled the same way. Not enough detergent perhaps? The toilet bowl had a black ring around the neck of the bowl that looked almost like it was just old. Oddly enough the ring disappeared a few days into my cruise. Not sure if it left that way on purpose due to an oversight. The bathroom was equipped with one bar of soap, that's all. I found myself begging the cabin steward to keep a steady supply of soap coming. The mini bar was not stocked up correctly, there were tons of beers and liquor but only two sodas and no bottled water. For some reason they locked the minibar a full day before we disembarked. The TV was old and small, and the interactive menu that allows you to view your folio, or play movies never worked. On the day we would disembark, I found a pair of old tennis shoes under the bed. I guess they dont look under the beds much.

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Interior with Picture Window (obstructed views)

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