Carnival Dream or Freedom?

[jeb2006]

After several weeks of talking and checking with my wife, we have narrowed down to two cruise choices.
The Carnival Dream 7-day cruise or the Carnival Freedom 8-day cruise.
Both ships looks like they be good and am uncertain of which we should pick.
I like the idea of an 8-day cruise vs. 7-day cruise.
But the Dream is a newer ship and looks to have a big water park, which I would not mind trying myself.
My wife does not care what port we visit as much as the ship itself.
Any feed back will be most helpful.
Thank you.

 

[mx315]

I did the 8 day on the freedom,Unbelievable Great time,The ports are all great,San juan..Great shopping old world town feel,St. Thomas...I went to Trunk bay..Never have forgotten the feeling driving down the roads in the mountains and seeing little peeks threw the trees and seeing the water..So clear and blue,Then Trunk bay...Never forget it,Antigua,I did the wally snorkel tour,Sailed aruond the island,Went snorkeling...Then the captain points at this private beach in the distance and Says,"from here to the Beach is all the Rum Punch you want....Pull up on Our own beach great times,Tortola..The Baths,Thats all I have to say,The place was out of a Movie,ThenvBahamas Snorkel tour,Good times on the freedom..I might just do it AGAIN...This Year. But whatever way you go...Your Cruising so it will GREAT no matter what ship your on....

 

[MisterD21]

I personally would choose the Dream. Mostly because it is a new ship. Also because with the 8 day cruise it looks like you only gain a sea day and not an extra port day.. so that is a negative for me.

To be honest though, i don't see where either choice would be a bad one. The draw of the Dream is obviously it is a new ship, but it also offers a few new and pretty cool amenities. You already mentioned the water park. But i mean, the kids would have a blast with so many things to do.

Although the Freedom is a experienced vessel with an experienced crew. The details will probably be better looked after on the Freedom just because the crew is more experienced with the ship. I think it takes a year to season a crew with a new ship. This does not mean that you'll get bad service on the Dream, as many of the crew on the dream was taken from the many other ships and were probably some of the best crew from the fleet. It's just that a new crew+new ship it takes a little while for them to work flawlessly together.

Like i said above i really do not think either choice is a bad choice... it all comes down to your personal choice as to which cruse you believe you will enjoy the most. :doubleup::thumbup:

 

[Jeanie]

They both sound like nice cruises. I guess it depends on what you want. The extra sea day sounds appealing