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Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Freedom

Conquest-class cruise ship · flagged in Panama. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

Image via Wikimedia Commons
Tonnage
110,000
Capacity
2,980
Built
2,007
Length
290.2 m
Upcoming
89

Reviewer read

A solid, middle-of-the-fleet ship. It falls behind on ship quality.

Carnival Freedom rates higher overall than 63% of the ships we track. Entertainment is its strongest showing. The weak spot is ship quality.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Entertainment7.8

    Higher than 71% of ships · 4,033 ratings

  • Activities8.2

    Higher than 70% of ships · 2,150 ratings

  • Service8.8

    Higher than 60% of ships · 4,133 ratings

  • Cabins8.5

    Higher than 54% of ships · 4,211 ratings

The one caution

8.5out of 10 for ship quality

Higher than only 30% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.75.

Everything else, in two lines

Five are good without being remarkable: entertainment, activities, service, cabins and value. They rate higher than 52% to 71% of ships.

Family sits in the middle of the fleet too, but only 50 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.

Six fall below the fleet: fitness, dining, embarkation, disembarkation, public areas and ship quality. They rate higher than 30% to 47% of ships.

Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.21 and 8.44. Pick on price and position, not on rating.

Two places worth knowing about

  • Lido deck The space people mention most67% positive · 130 comments
  • Guy's Burgers The best-liked restaurant on board95% positive · 99 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 2 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 9 are all liked by 71% to 90% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (357 of 397), families with young kids (120 of 166), families with teens (69 of 92), couples (50 of 64), large groups (34 of 36) and budget travelers (15 of 20).

No group described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

How it suits older travelers
Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
How it handles mobility needs
Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Service8.8Higher than 60%4,133 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.6Higher than only 34%1,453 ratings · broad
Cabins8.5Higher than 54%4,211 ratings · broad
Ship quality8.5Higher than only 30%2,894 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.4Higher than only 45%2,691 ratings · broad
Activities8.2Higher than 70%2,150 ratings · broad
Entertainment7.8Higher than 71%4,033 ratings · broad
Dining7.7Higher than only 45%4,169 ratings · broad
Public areas7.5Higher than only 31%1,216 ratings · broad
Fitness7.3Higher than only 47%956 ratings · broad
Value7.0Higher than 52%1,183 ratings · broad
Family7.0Higher than 52%50 ratings · limited

4,673 published reviews · 389 from the last three years · 29,903 individual comments read.

On the chart

Upcoming sailings on Carnival Freedom