Carnival Freedom Review
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We decided to try a Carnival cruise out of Galveston and picked a back to back 14 day itinerary that included a few ports we hadn't been to before. I knew not to expect too much from a Carnival cruise and as a result I wasn't disappointed.
Embarkation was the best experience we've ever had in all our years of cruising. No waiting at all. Upon arrival at the cruise port around 12:30 pm we dropped off our bags, cleared security, had our ship card photo taken and then proceeded to walk onto the ship.
It had been almost a year since our last Carnival cruise and there were some slight changes noted that have likely been done to cut costs. No longer do they offer the tasting bar where you could sample foods. All of the shows in the main lounge are either performed by the Playlist cast or an audience show (Hasbro and LipSync). They don't bring other entertainers on to provide a variety of entertainment. Fortunately they still have the Comedy Club which we quite enjoyed.
Cabin Review
Interior Upper/Lower
TV had poor reception and remote was awkward to use. Bed was very uncomfortable.
Port Reviews
Freeport
Tried to get a taxi from the port. Only had taxi vans and if you wanted to go somewhere, they wouldn't leave until the van was full. In our case, we gave up waiting and just went back to the ship. Getting a taxi back to the port seemed unclear as to how easy it would have been.
Nassau
We've been to Nassau before and so we opted just to go for a walk over to the Atlantis resort area.
Roatan
Was really looking forward to snorkeling here but we had terrible weather. Heavy rain most of the day. We did take a taxi over to West Beach. The roads are in bad condition with lots of pot holes. Apparently the government is working on repairing them but obviously that will take time. Back at the port we walked around Mahogany Bay - the Carnival Corp. owned port - and it was quite nice despite poor weather.