Carnival Freedom Review

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A Much Needed Vacation

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Freedom
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blai2275
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2013

This was our 6th 8-day cruise with Carnival, so we can compare this from previous cruises and mention what we liked and disliked. We previously have been on the Spirit (the best) the Legend, the Miracle (twice) and the Glory.

Embarkation was a breeze and is much better than pervious times and I thanks Carnival for the improvements. Being able to do all the 'leg' work on-line makes this process a breeze.

The activities were plenty and the room service and dining service were good. The one exception here was one of the servers was obviously sick and was coughing quite a bit on the first evening in the Posh restaurant and the 4 of us ended up getting sick by the end of the cruise. I would rather have slower service than make an employee work this way.

Cabin Review

We learned from our first cruise to get a balcony room on the 7th deck mid-ship to avoid the noise above and below the other decks. We heard several other cruisers complain about the entertainment and exercise room noise, however no problem here. The bed needed replaced as you could physically see the mattress indentations from previous use. The bed was still comfortable though. Our biggest complain was the room temperature, and near the end of the cruise this came up in conversation with other cruisers a time or two. Our last cruise with Carnival we asked and got a small fan to help circulate the air in our cabin which resolved any discomfort we had, but this time was a issue. I went to guest services after checking into our cabin, requested a fan, and got an immediate response that fans were only available for 'medical' needs, otherwise it was a 'safety' issue. Safety issue? You mean it's only safe to have a fan if you have a medical problem?? They came and chked the room temp twice and said it meant Carnival's standards and and that was it. Finally after 2 more visits to guest services and 2 phone calls, on day 3 we got a fan.Thank you. What is it they say about the squeaky wheel?

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