Overall Rating
Food
Service
Cabins
Entertainment
Family Friendliness
Shore Excursions
Value
Michael Tybroski
Age: 61
Occupation:driver
Number of Cruises: 2
Cruise Line: Carnival
Ship: Carnival Freedom
Sailing Date: 2011-12-24
Itinerary: eastern carribean
We felt this cruise was definitely not worth the money paid. We paid premium prices for a Christmas cruise & Christmas was pretty much ignored. The ship felt very crowded, the pool areas were very small & the decor was depressing, especially the colors. The food was barely average & usually cold, even at night in the dining room. The waiters were very nice & very accomodating, but disorganized & we sometimes waited almost 20 minutes for a cup of coffee. Overall dissappointing
Barely average, alot of it seemed canned, pre-prepared & it was often cold. Especially in the buffet.
It was nice, a bit cramped for 4 people, but we did have an outside balcony. bathroom was small, but ok.
Fantastic for the kids, we had 2 teenagers on board ages 14 & 16, & they had a blast. Adult activities were ok, but I was out walking about 6:30 AM on morning & saw 2 people fighting over a lounge chair, it was way too crowded.
Excursions are overpriced, we just took a couple of tours on our own onshore & did fine. We did a 2 1/2 hour tour for $20 per person, went to the beach, had a great time.
I would not reccomend this itinerary, we went from Fort Lauderdale, then 2 days at sea (too many on such a crowded ship) to, St Thomas, then Antigua (YUCK!!!), then Tortola, then Nassau Bahamas. We much preferred the Western Carribean, Curacao, Aruba, St. Martin, much cleaner, much nicer ports.
Barely average, alot of it seemed canned, pre-prepared & it was often cold. Especially in the buffet.
It was nice, a bit cramped for 4 people, but we did have an outside balcony. bathroom was small, but ok.
Fantastic for the kids, we had 2 teenagers on board ages 14 & 16, & they had a blast. Adult activities were ok, but I was out walking about 6:30 AM on morning & saw 2 people fighting over a lounge chair, it was way too crowded.
Excursions are overpriced, we just took a couple of tours on our own onshore & did fine. We did a 2 1/2 hour tour for $20 per person, went to the beach, had a great time.
I would not reccomend this itinerary, we went from Fort Lauderdale, then 2 days at sea (too many on such a crowded ship) to, St Thomas, then Antigua (YUCK!!!), then Tortola, then Nassau Bahamas. We much preferred the Western Carribean, Curacao, Aruba, St. Martin, much cleaner, much nicer ports.
