Carnival Freedom®

“Above and Beyond Service on the Carnival Freedom”

October

Pros: Amazing staff and excursions, clean rooms, best dining experience ever!

Cons: Should have booked 7 days instead of 5!

Recommended: Yes

I recently took my first cruise on the Carnival Freedom, and it couldn’t have been better! The staff was incredible—they remembered our names, took care of our dietary preferences, and even brought fans to our staterooms for added comfort. The crew’s friendliness and dedication made the entire experience unforgettable. Boarding and disembarking were seamless, making everything stress-free. This team clearly loves what they do and works hard to make each guest’s experience special. I highly recommend Carnival Freedom for an exceptional cruise!

Carnival needs to improve

July

Pros: Loved our excursion to see sea lions

Cons: Let’s see 4 physical fights, bed bugs, food poisoning, rude kids, waking up to kids running around at 130am and also the clanking of pipes and metal

Recommended: No

Carnival Freedom do better please!! 4 physical fights on ship security was out in full force. Kids were to have curfews they were running halls slamming doors at 13am, where are your parents? Bed bugs found on 8,6,1 floors. Food poisoning by a few people. Rude kids no parental control. Saturday night woken up out of dead sleep to metal clanking. Called guest services. They sent housekeeping up not anything that was for them. Sent us ear plugs foam did not work. Said it was from them filling the pool really we do that 130 am? We got maybe 3 hours sleep. While out on excursion guest services called left message they could not guarantee this wouldn’t happen but moved us to a different room with a balcony. Downfall was during time we were getting ready for elegant night. More people heard the clanking next night. Guest services said it was water in pipes. They need to figure this out. Food was okay nothing like my last cruise. I will say housekeeping staff was EXCELLENT. Shout out to Rai on floor 1 & Man on floor 6 Kamal the magician was getting our daughters creeped out. His tricks were great but him finding them every night asking where they would be and then suddenly appearing even in hall ways they felt like he was stalking them. Can say first and last time to Bahamas. Next cruise will likely not be with Carnival

Freedom Cruise

July

Pros: clean, smaller ship, freedom band in the red frog pub

Cons: crowded, unruly kids, very little discipline by carnival, overly priced, food subpar, never seen so many rude adults

Recommended: No

We loved bartender Moses (Red Frog Pub) and bartender Ben at bar down by adult pool. Our room steward Rai was excellent. Pixel workers were extremely rude and didn't know what they were doing. Processed our orders wrong and made us wait over 15 minutes while they attempted to correct the order but weren't willing to throw in a simple 5x7 at no charge for their error and inconvenience and the pictures were extremely overpriced! Overall I don't think I would ever cruise Carnival again or at least not this ship as it was extremely overpriced for the quality of the trip received

Graduation Vacation

June

Pros: Good housekeeping, entertainment was good and visiting the islands were excellent

Cons: Older suites, minimum outlets, more food choices

Recommended: Yes

Overall it was fun and exciting

Carnival Freedom

May

Pros: Entertainment

Cons: Flow of ship and direction information

Recommended: Yes

Entertainment was goods like audience participation.. Would like to see more food selection. The flow off ship was not great.. took some time to adjust to get around.

Family cruise

January

Pros: Endless food, all the kid activities

Cons: Some places need some repair...by the hot tubs on on of the top floors

Recommended: Yes

Good food, excellent staff, Awesome ports, karaoke and the serenity place were my favorite. Notices that the floor needs some repair by the hot tubs upstairs.

A good time and great cruise director

July

Pros: Cruise Director was awesome and available; very approachable, bedding/beds comfortable, good water pressure, nice size balconey

Cons: pools too small, games were pricey and out of our reach

Recommended: Yes

would love to see more free activities and better drink specials

Wonderful family vacation!

February

Pros: The staff was fantastic

Cons: The main dining food was just ok. The ship decor is very dated

Recommended: Yes

The staff were fantastic! The musicians on board were amazing! Guys burger joint was absolutely delicious!

THE BEST!!!!!

December

Pros: Excellent Service

Cons: Time flies

Recommended: Yes

This was our first cruise and definitely exceeded our expectations!! We are ready to book our next one! The staff was amazing! Great customer service from everyone! From getting on the ship to getting off the ship they were very helpful and organized. We loved Supriyanto and Edaniel that did great on keeping our rooms very clean daily. Adinta, Tinton, and Manisha that always made sure we enjoyed our dinners and always had the best recommendations on what to pick from the daily menu! Couldn't forget about the the best bartender's Benjawan and Prakash always mixing the best drinks to enjoy by the pool or really anywhere;) We can't forget dj TJ that made just everything more fun and always keeping us up with the important announcements.

Amazing Trip!

April

Pros: The Carnival Freedom was overall amazing. The dining staff really went above and beyond.

Cons: One thing I didn’t appreciate was being ignored at the atrium bar and have to wait 30+ min for a drink when there were only 5 people at the bar. We also didn’t see our cabin steward after the initial introduction, but the steward responsible for the rooms next to us, Aleksandar, alway said hello in the hallways and asked how our day was.

Recommended: No

Enjoyed our trip

April

Pros: food was good, excursions were very enjoyable

Cons: older ship and the decor was very strange and dark

Recommended: Yes

We enjoyed this trip and for the most part I rate the Freedom favorably, but the decor of the ship was dark and just didn't have an upbeat cruise vibe. Activites on board were good and the evening entertainment was very enjoyable. Specialty restaurants were excellent. Enjoyed the Blue Iguana Cantina and Guy's Burger Joint. Loved that it was included in the cost of the cruise fare rather than an add on.

Spring Break Family Cruise

April

Pros: INCREDIBLE SERVICE! Great Value!

Cons: Better Variety of on-board shows?

Recommended: Yes

This was my (our) first cruise - took the whole family. My kids loved being able to meet up with other kids the same age (9, 11, 14) and spending the day together. We loved the dinner - every night there was something new, and always something interesting to try! The ports were great - we did some excursions through the cruise line, some not. The staff made the trip! Everybody was helpful and friendly to perfection! This was the best trip I have ever taken...

The Fun Ship Delivers

February

Pros: Great bang for the buck. Good food. Great cabin steward.

Cons: Cut backs in staff in all areas, slower service, less WOW factor.

Recommended: Yes

If you have cruised before then be prepared for a slight let down, it seems to be the Carnival way. Still a great cruise line, just not as polished and spectacular as it was. Every cruise, little things change, lessening the experience. Still a great value and good time. The embarkation process in Galveston was very smooth and fast. The food is always worth the cost alone, but you do get so much more than just food, making the cruise worthwhile. The Carnival Freedom is a comfortable ship, and I love the beds, bedding and pillows. We had a fantastic cabin steward, that made us feel welcome and taken care of. The ports of call are good, lots to see and do. Grand Cayman is always a favorite.

It's not called the "Fun Ship" for nothing!

September

Pros: Great price, great service, great food, great entertainment. A great vacation to get away from it all.

Cons: If you want to buy internet, it is very slow. But, it's vacation, right?

Recommended: Yes

We paid to take the "Behind the Scenes tour". It was worth the $90. Got to see back stage of the theater and dressing rooms. The engine room. The bridge and even met and got a picture with the captain! Toured the galley where all the delicious food is prepared. It is quite an operation to run a cruise ship so smoothly. Even got some cool souvenir gifts after the tour. Highly recommend it.