We sailed on the Carnival Freedom on June 26 from Ft. Lauderdale. We chose this cruise because we brought first time cruisers with us and it was only 6 nights. We also were very interested in going to Jamaica and Key West - we had already been to Grand Cayman.

I have been on 4 NCL cruises, 4 Carnival and 1 Princess cruise. Our favorite cruise up until now - hands down - was the Carnival Glory.The Glory cruise director, Wee Jimmy, and entertainment (April 2006) was still the best I've ever experienced. If I could find another cruise with Wee Jimmy, Fat Cat (comedian) and Justin Illusion (illusionist), I'd book it in a heart beat! They've set the bar pretty high! The Freedom and Glory are now very close or tied.

The Freedom is a great ship - sister ship to the Glory. On the Glory, our cabin was above the disco - so I quickly learned to pay more attention to that. I guess I got lucky all the times before. This time, we were on Deck 8 with only cabins above and below. Much better. There was a greater variety of entertainment on the Freedom than any of my previous cruises. Every night there were comedians (Fat Cat was still my favorite) in the lounge - which was a great option. The shows were ok - we saw Jump, Jive and Wail which was entertaining, but not my favorite. We thoroughly enjoyed the option of the big outdoor movie screen - and that surprised me. Each night they showed two very good movies. It was wonderful to lay out on a deck chair in the warm breeze and watch a movie. I enjoyed that so much that I am specifically including that in my wish list for my next cruise. We enjoyed the deck parties on the first day and 5th night. And formal night is always fun. Read more