Carnival Freedom Review

4.5 / 5.0
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found my FREEDOM

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Freedom
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chill636
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Jul 2010
Traveled with children

My DH, Nephew (13) and I met up with the rest of our fam members ( mom, Sister, bro-in-law, niece (11), aunt and friend) one day prior to embarkation. We stayed at the Hyatt Place South and loved every moment of it. The shuttle stops running at 12am but we arrived at 1a.m. due to airport delays (AND the fact that the airline re-routed my luggage to a different state) BUT I will refrain from ranting and get on with the review.

The driver (named Luiz)still came to the airport to pick us up which was very nice of him. The dEcor of the Hyatt Place was very clean and modernly designed. Large flat screen TVs in every room, pull out couch and plush mattress padding made for a wonderful night's sleep after a long day of traveling. There is an outside pool, the fitness center is better than expected and so was the free continental breakfast buffet. There was fresh fruit salad, fresh juices, milk, variety of cereals, yogurt, bagels and toast. You can also have breakfast made to order for purchase. Day 1 embarkation- instead of arriving at the cruise terminal at 10am as planned; DH and I took the shuttle back to the airport at 12 to pick up my luggage. We arrived at the port approx 1:40pm and surprisingly the boarding process was smooth. There was a long line that went very quickly, we were on the boat in 30min! The FREEDOM's dEcor was just as described as fellow cc'ers noted; very dark and sharp that can appear to be cluttered and out of sync BUT there is a method to the madness. Each part of the ship is supposed to give the feel of a certain time period in history ranging from Babylonian times to modern times.

Tip: it is no longer required to wear the life vest for the boat drill...the wearing of the vest is now OPTIONAL.

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very noisy floor, unruly kids, sink leak never fixed

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