Carnival Freedom Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Fun Ship 2.0!

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Freedom
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shenstar
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jun 2014

This was a very first cruise, and we had a blast! The ship had just come out of dry dock with the 2.0 upgrades which included the Guy's Burgers, Red Frog, Punchline Club, Dr. Seuss, etc. as outlined in the 2.0 upgrade.

We had an aft balcony room on the 8th floor which was best enjoyed as you depart from ports of call as you have the final parting view. It was less enjoyable in the heat of the day as unless there was a cross-breeze, there was no air movement and it was just hot. Evenings were quite nice though. There was also a weird daily occurrence that the entire aft section (rooms included) smelled very strongly of used cooking oil each evening (after 10PM). I don't know if this had something to do with the Lido deck being above us, but the smell of french fries was distinctive and strong each evening. Our room steward was top notch and satisfied our every whim including extra ice and glasses to help us with an in-room party with some of our new cruise buddies as we departed our final port of call.

We opted for a late dinner seating and were placed in lower Posh dining room. Our service was excellent and friendly, and our seat mates were lots of fun too. We found the late seating was great especially on days in port as it gave you adequate time to freshen up prior to dining.

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We had an aft balcony room on the 8th floor which was best enjoyed as you depart from ports of call as you have the final parting view. It was less enjoyable in the heat of the day as unless there was a cross-breeze, there was no air movement and it was just hot. Evenings were quite nice though. There was also a weird daily occurrence that the entire aft section (rooms included) smelled very strongly of used cooking oil each evening (after 10PM). I don't know if this had something to do with the Lido deck being above us, but the smell of french fries was distinctive and strong each evening. Our room steward was top notch and satisfied our every whim including extra ice and glasses to help us with an in-room party with some of our new cruise buddies as we departed our final port of call.

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