Carnival Cruises Reviews

Crew and passengers very happy to be back at sea. Great time!

I was traveling for my 70th birthday. I was on the 9th floor so satisfied by the service provided by Alexandra (Peru), Jonna (Philippines) and Jaquelin(Peru). Making my experience one I will never forget. I wish to celebrate my following years with Carnival.

The housekeeping and cafeteria service is the best, the people who provides service with a smile. Making the trip magical.

Was amazed by the scenery and adventure

Staff was amazing, food was incredible! 10/10 Would definitely recommend!

Smooth disembark. Courteous staff. Many food options. Plenty of seating around the ship to relax in. Terrible boarding. We booked a boarding time but it was a free for all at embarkation. Why have boarding time windows if you don’t enforce it.

I enjoyed this cruise. The ship had wonderful music to listen to every day and evening.

Overall meet expectation; breakfast offered extremely boring and much less choices.

THE SHIP WAS BEAUTIFUL. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. WE ENJOYED ARE VACATION SOOOOOO MUCH.

Carnival is still our favorite line, however, this time it was not great. The family harbor suite with cove balcony (2433) was under the galley and was LOUD all day but even more so at night. As this is meant as a family suite, it is unforgivable that Carnival would put young kids in a noisy situation. It caused mine to wake up in the middle of the night and as most parents know that often means your kid is going to wet the bed. Mine did - twice Then there was the food. Oh what happened here!? The quality was VERY inconsistent. Day one we went for Guy’s burgers and all six of us came away thinking - what was that!? It was awful. I tried one the next day and it was back to awesome. You just didn’t know from day to day what you’d get. The main dinning was the same. The prime rib was terrible and the lasagna was not edible. Our server determined that the chef forgot to add any sauce to any of our dishes and it was extremely over cooked, dry, and crunchy. One day the ribs were a disgrace and the next they were fine. There was simply no consistency in the quality. The other challenge was the entertainment. Playlist productions hit it out of the park every time. Fantastic! But some of the performers around the ship - not so great. A woman playing the guitar in the atrium was not good. My father made it a point to see her as he loves solo guitar and left after the second song. The comedy was not funny. In one show I attended no one laughed even once. The comedian said “that’s okay - you’ll all get it next week and laugh then” - still not laughing. The three violin players we’ve seen before and they were incredible as always. Then there was the mask mandate that went into effect mid cruise. This caused a big turmoil on board. Many people ignored it which upset the people that were adhering to it and nearly caused fights. Multiple people said they only announced it once we left port so passengers could not get off and fly home because MANY wanted to do just that. This, despite six positive Covid confirmations (4 symptomatic) on a “100%” vaccinated cruise. People were VERY upset that they changed the mask mandate DURING the cruise and not after we returned to Galveston.

Well, not as originally planned. First off, shortened to 14 days so 2 port visits dropped. Then the virus hit and that made us lose another day and port visit. However, everything else was fantastic and we never felt threatened with any of the illnesses that were running around in the world at the time. The ship and crew were outstanding.

We left March 12th for our 4 day Cozumel cruise out of Mobile AL. On March 13th the president announced for all cruises to stop. We were the last at sea. We didn't get to go to Cozumel but were docked in Yucatan. We actually had the BEST time ever!! We took what was bad and made it good. The staff treated us like royalty in a terrible time for people all over the world. Our dinning experience was great! The staff always rock it out at dinner. Andy the entertainer was excellent. The bar staff smiled through it all! Sadly as we got off the ship all the staff greeted us as they normally do but you could tell they were worried. They put smiles and brave faces on for us. It broke my heart to know they had to stay on the ship. I hate they don't know when they can get off. I pray daily for them and their families!! I am forever grateful to the Fantasy Staff!! We will cruise again and when we do it will be CARNIVAL!!

We had a wonderful trip, great restuarant service by Ozzie and his helpers. Very clean, except for to much smoking in casino. Wonderful shows and movies, guest services top notch

We had a great time, shop needs work a lot of rust thru out balconies were very small and not up kept , entertainment was good never got to see the comedians as the lounge was to small for everyone and having late dining it was always full...staff and food was very good!! We were disappointed that only 1 pool was open out of 3...

Food was just so-so, or we had been spoiled by other cruise line's excellent food/service. Room was smaller and "extended balcony" was only a little larger than other lines. Due to Corona virus scare the ship was only half full so the lack of crowding was very nice. Group of entertainers were a step above some of the other cruise lines. Ship was very user friendly for those in wheelchairs or walkers. ( Maybe because only half full of passengers?) The outside Jacuzzi tubs either were not working or the heat/action we're turned off. We were told they no longer offered the heat/action and they were cold. The spa allowed passengers to use the Jacuzzi there but it was like warm and only the Jets on one side functioned. It was the only cruise line that offered 4 ports on the Western Caribbean 7-8 day cruises, so a little more bang for the buck! Unfortunately we would not choose Carnival again as it was more expensive for less amenities.

Lisa went above and beyond to make our first cruise special

I love cruising but the Carnival Freedom seem to be lacking a lot in comparison to other Carnival ships.

weather didn't cooperate after the 1st day so various excursions were cancelled but overall the cruise was very nice

Went on the cruise to meet up with kids staying there for a week great time there love the beach and restaurants