Carnival Freedom Review

Great excursions, met nice folks, food was just fair ~!!!

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Freedom
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MaRyBGM
First Time Cruiser • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Feb 2010

We arrived at the Carnival Freedom on Sun, Feb 21st for a 6 night cruise at approximately 11:15 AM, and had to wait outside for only about 10 minutes. The lines weren't very long to get checked in, but then we had to sit there, in a crowded area, for a long time before getting on the ship. They didn't let us on until after 12:30 PM. Lunch was ready upon boarding the ship. Rooms were ready promptly at 1:30 PM. We were supposed to leave at 4 PM, but didn't leave until after 9 PM. Some crew members said there were engine problems, while others said they were waiting for some passengers to arrive from delayed flights. I'm not sure of which was the cause.

We recently were on a Mediterranean cruise on the Celebrity Equinox, which was so elegant, in an understated way. So when we boarded the Freedom, we thought it was a bit gaudy. Our cabin was a nice size with a lot of storage space (actually more storage space than on the Equinox). The beds were comfortable. Our balcony was very narrow.

We had early seating. The first night, we were assigned to a booth for 4 in the corner of the main dining room. My husband went to the maitre d', and asked to have our table changed to a more open area, and larger table. The next morning, we were excited to see that we were assigned to a new table. It turned out to be a table for 10 ----- we all got along great. We went to the shows together, and several of us went on excursions together. On the last day, there was a Breast Cancer walk which 7 of us from our table participated in.

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Good-size cabin, plenty of storage space, narrow balcony

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