Carnival Freedom Review

Just Not For Us...

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Freedom
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hobbes_and_me
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Feb 2010

This was only our second cruise, and out first with Carnival. We selected Carnival because of the excellent rate on balcony staterooms and the fantastic itinerary. While the ship experience didn't negatively impact the great time we had on vacation...it didn't enhance it either. The food was not to our taste. The food in the dining room was often cold, (breakfast and dinner)and it was obvious that it had been prepared en mass and had been sitting somewhere waiting to be taken to the dining room. While the servers were nice, the service was slow. Overall, if the "Freedom" were a restaurant, I wouldn't go back. I know some have said the food was delicious, but we didn't experience that. We did dine at the Specialty restaurant one night, which was fantastic. The service was perfect, the food tasty and beautifully presented.

Our stateroom was nice and kept clean. The balcony's were regularly cleaned. It's sometimes difficult to be a non smoker and have a balcony downwind from a smoker, but I wouldn't let that stop you from booking a balcony room. It would just be nice to have the sides separated.

The decor, as some have mentioned is...odd. It wasn't to our taste but it didn't ruin the cruise for us. It's not everyday that one sees red snakeskin print in a dining room...

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