Galveston to the Panama Canal & Central America Carnival Cruise Reviews

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My brother Trevor and wife Lee Lee during breakfast ( my nephew T.J. standing directly behind them)
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My wife Geneva and two daughters ( Desiree and Imanne) during elegant evening event
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Me my two sons (Cortney and Elijah)and Triston (soon to be son in law) during elegant evening event
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WE SPEND 29 DAYS ON THE FREEDOM 2 BACK TO BACK FROM OCT 12 TO NOV THE10

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Carnival Freedom

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cadillac62
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

People from the freedom treated us like family. our server ricky at the chic restaurant has been perfect. we didn't miss a show. we dance a lot and we can tell that the cast on the ship were outstanding. jade and matthew the dancers are beautiful to see and pleasant to speak, there is a violin trio called accidental strings trio. we did many cruises and never we saw violin ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Interior


Panama Canal 10/27 - 11/10/19

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Carnival Freedom

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CHATTACRUISER
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

There were so many wrong things about this cruise...where to begin? Let me start with the positive. Our cabin steward, Wejaya and his assistant Anna were great! They kept the room sparkling clean, with fresh ice and a new towel animal every day. Our room was on Lido deck, close to the buffet areas and pools. Anna and Wejaya worked hard from dawn to dark but were always pleasant and greeted us ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Interior


Great 14 days

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Carnival Freedom

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Wolf19
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

My husband and I have cruise with Carnival many many times never a bad cruise. All though there are things that can be done defiantly our vacation was amazing. Embarkation was easy with no issues got right on the ship we were early for our embarkation there was no problems. Disembarkation was a slap in the face that our vacation was over ( not Carnivals fault) we were in line for 2 and half ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Aft-View Extended Balcony


Panama Canal Partial Transit 28 Feb to 09 Mar 2019

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Carnival Valor

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BroncoBill2015
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

Overall the cruise was very good. The dining room service (Komang) and room steward (Andre) were exceptional. Embarkation was hampered by fog and the Carnival representatives at Houston Hobby did a good job of keeping order and organizing the shuttle to Galveston. Processing at the Galveston terminal went smoothly. Although the crew had a short turnaround time, our cabin was ready when we ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View


Don't book on Carnival ship Valor

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Carnival Valor

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Roseboyd
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Taking a cruise to the Panama Canal was on our bucket list however this ship is a rust bucket that has not been updated since it's inaugural voyage and it shows ! The entertainment is done by the same six people for every night, and is horrible. Every show ended with fewer show goers than it started with. Since Carnival has added the "tips" to your bill -- the service has significantly ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony


Enjoyed this cruise immensely

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Carnival Freedom

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cruise lovah
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

My hubs and I typically cruise with RCI but, because we have exhausted all of the Royal Caribbean itineraries out of Galveston, we chose this cruise to the Bahamas on Carnival. We had only cruised with Carnival once before on a quick 4-night trip so we did not know exactly what to expect. We had heard that the Freedom was scheduled for dry dock shortly after our return so we expected a ship ...
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Sail Date: January 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean Suite


Good cruise

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Carnival Freedom

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goaties
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Panama Canal cruise was awesome. Emma Nixon was the best cruise director ever. she is a bundle of energy. Awesome energy. Anoma and her wait crew were awesome in anytime dining. Room steward was awesome also. Food was very hot and good. Chefs table was a very interesting experience. Panama Canal was very interesting to watch. Carnival was awesome as always. The Freedom is one of our favorite ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Interior


Mostly good, but some problems

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Carnival Freedom

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Unknotted
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This cruise was so great in many ways, but a few bad things made it rough here and there. Personnel: I've never really cared one way or another about Cruise Directors, but Ms. Emma Nixon was spectacular. I wish I could have her on every cruise! She was everywhere at once, and I'm not kidding. We would talk to her one minute and then go somewhere else and she would have beat us there, always ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Balcony


Partial Panama Canal

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Carnival Freedom

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Cozumel Jim
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Another Halloween cruise with friends, plus another Journey cruise. Ship went thru new locks, entered lake and turned around and waited it's turn to exit. Visited several ports along the 14 day cruise. Dutch West Indies are our favorite. We have tranversed the canal before, but not the new canal. The ship is showing it's age and the workers are tired. Looks to me the staff has been reduced at the ...
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Sail Date: October 2017

Cabin Type: Ocean View


Children on the Dance Floor - Dangerous - Safety Issue

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Carnival Freedom

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afewdollars
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

The low rating is entirely due to the issue described. Except for the issue described below the cruise would have been fantastic from the service to the food to the excursions. As a ballroom dancer we found the music for dancing was great from Waltz to East Coast Swing. There was a two piece violinists who played music from Mission Impossible - Tango to Michael Jacksons Billy Jean - Hustle to ...
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Sail Date: October 2017

Cabin Type: Balcony


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