Let me start out by saying, "We love Carnival". It is perfect for our family in terms of value and FUNability. We like to cruise in January to take advantage of low cruise fares and especially low 3rd and 4th passenger fares (RCI barely reduces 3rd & 4th fares). And yes, we do pull our kids out of school - otherwise we would be paying more than twice the fare and the Camp Carnival program would be swamped. We chose this cruise mainly for the itinerary, and it exceeded our expectations.

I have given an extremely detailed review with tons of photos on the Cruise Critic Carnival board. Just search for "review carnival freedom to Panama with kids". I will give a brief summary of what we liked and didn't like about this cruise:

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