We chose this cruise because of the price and the port from which it sailed. All in all, it was a great cruise. We've been to the Bahamas four times, so the ports of call weren't anything new and we only got off at Freeport. We just wanted to cruise since it was our first time since Covid.
The crew was spectacular, though it was clear the ship was understaffed. Some bars didn't open or were ...
My 8th cruise, my 5th with Carnival. I always have a balcony.
Ship was being cleaned, counters being wiped down, and floors being washed, swept, you name it, it was being cleaned.
Simon the cruise director was awesome. The best cruise director I have had on any of my prior cruises. The shows were spellbinding. The show 88 Keys was riverting. The casino was a lot of fun with a wide selection ...
We have not even sailed yet and I am so frustrated I want to leave. Every restaurant is booked. Here’s the big kicker: I PAID for two alcohol packages and a juice package. I have proof that I paid for it. They don’t show it and because they don’t see it they are not honoring my proof. I am now expected to pay for the packages twice!!! Never again will I book with Royal Caribbean! Only after they ...
My cruise on Explorer of the Seas on April 30, 2022 was without a doubt the worst cruise experience I have ever endured, and I have been cruising for over 30 years and I have never experienced anything quite like it. The lack of staff and poor training of the existing staff was very apparent.
I was not listed for Early Dining at 5:30 as I requested and was granted during the booking ...
I have taken several carnival cruises. I am a gold member. After this cruise i will never take another carnival cruise. The food was the worst. only decent place to have food of guys burgers. But with the food being so bad everywhere else, the lines for guys were extremely long. The buffet food was the worst, no flavor, very dry, bread so hard it was not even eatable. Fine dinning was just as bad, ...
This was our first cruise -post Covid and our first on Carnival in 25 years. We chose it because Port Canaveral is only 20 miles from our home and because we had yet to visit the Turks and Caicos on a previous cruise.
After sailing numerous times on Holland America and Royal Caribbean our expectations were low after reading previous reviews of Carnival Freedom.
We booked an Ocean suite ...
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We arrived at the Freedom of the Seas at about 1pm out of Miami Florida Port. Left our luggage with an attendant and entered the terminal. No masks are required. We saw a huge line but within 15 minutes we gave our ...
We have sailed on over 7 cruises (RC, Carnival and NCL) and this was the most disappointing cruise yet. The most glaring disappointment was in the food and beverage area. While we (myself, brother and Dad.. to celebrate his 90th birthday) managed to find something to at the Windjammer buffet MOST of the time, the main dining room was horrible, both for breakfast and especially dinner. It seams ...
First time cruiser so I don’t have many experiences to compare with it was overall a good time I bought the drink package did not get tipsy one bit… I get off the ship in tampa and go buy a premade, prepackaged small bottle of a margarita and got tipsy right away, something isn’t right there….. makes you wonder what they were mixing with on the ship… i can also say the food is “meh” not great but ...
We live in Florida just over a 2 hour drive from Port Canaveral or The Port of Tampa. We have sailed numerous times out of Tampa, but this was our first sailing from Canaveral. The drive to the port is a breeze, just over 10 miles from I-95. The issues we discovered were mostly parking related. No valet service ( as in Tampa ), parking can be quite a hike from the terminal, and a real issue in ...