Carnival Freedom Review

Great Freedom trip Grand Turk, Romana, D.R., Curacao, Aruba

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Freedom
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eric.reedy@comcast.nett
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jun 2014
Traveled with children

Freedom 8 day route including Grand Turk, Romana, D.R., Curacao, Aruba. Grabbed a great last minute deal just days before departure. Ship was fairly full, but never felt crowded except around the main pool on sea days. Embarkation was typical. Rooms were ready soon after we got aboard around 1PM. Headed to buffet for a bite and sat on the fish and chips level above the buffet. Buffet food was good if you were selective with usually something worthy of eating and even healthy stuff. The Fish and Chips as well as the Deli are hidden gems with great quality selections that many people don't find. The service on the ship was generally quite good and the staff seemed to have a great attitude and it showed. The entertainment was fair, not bad, but not great. They had music every evening by the casino and lobby the quality ranged from good to just ok. They had DJ music by the pool and some sea days guitarist that were good. The shows were only fair; quite a lot of overdubbed singing dancing numbers with video backgrounds; not as deluxe as some ships, but interesting distractions. They have added additional commedians including all age shows with a different set on the outbound route and return route giving you a chance to see 4 distinct shows and a couple more if you hit the clean all ages shows. The ship is in pretty good shape though the decor ranges from loud to strange. The main dining room service was excellent and the food was good if you were selective. Some entrees I would have been disapointed with, but if you stick with the better choices you will not be unhappy. I enjoyed multiple appetizers and all were really done well from presentation to flavor. They are happy for you to pick several appetizers if you wish. The various steak options (available every night) were all good. The Guys Burgers are also not to be missed. The Gym is full of almost new equipment with really nice treadmills each with TV. The adult areas were peaceful and those hot tubs at the highest deck front of the ship are wonderful; you get a wonderful view. We have a teenage daughter and she had a blast with lots of other kids to run around with; they would start at the Circle C club and then head out on their own for hours at a time. The ports on this cruise were our major attraction since we have been on other conquest class ships we were very familiar with the layout. We are avid divers and Grand Turk especially will not dissapoint you.

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The rooms are all basically the same with only location differing. We opted out of a balcony to save some money, but were very happy with the location. I like being near the elevators since it makes it much easier to get to various locations. This room is midships on the first level. Elevators directly to the Casino area and Lido deck with pool forward and buffect to stern so easy to get everywhere. No problems with noise and the steward was great.

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