We recently returned from our 7 night cruise on Carnival Freedom. Once again, we had a wonderful time and were generally happy with our Carnival vacation. I'll try to give a short and sweet synopsis of our cruise.

Embarkation: We arrived at noontime so we were sent right in to the new Miami terminal for check-in. We were taken care of immediately and once checked in, only had to wait about 10 minutes for our number to be called to board. Simplicity and a grade of A.

Cabin: We were in a Cat. 8C Balcony on Empress deck. Typical Carnival cabin with enough space for the 3 of us. Our cabin steward Jorge was very friendly and efficient. Our room was always clean and ready for us no matter when we returned to it. No complaints here. A+. Read more