This is our sixth cruise and we really enjoy our time on them. I planned this cruise back in November and have been following the Cruise Critic reviews for the ship ever since then. We finally went on the Liberty on March 31 and were excited for our adventure. We are outgoing, happy people - unfortunately, we were ultimately disappointed.

Our Cruise Director was Jaime was ok, but she didn't measure up in our opinion to the others we've had with Carnival -- Big Tex and Karl with a K. The main shows were dull since taking out the variety with the exception that the ventriloquist was great. The comedy shows were very funny and we enjoyed them but in my mind, they took some fun out of the main show by separating them. Karaoke was a dud and we normally love that. They separated the adults from the kids and the kids could only go early in the night. We went to some of the adult karaoke and no one was singing. They wouldn't let my daughter sing because she wasn't 18 even though no one was singing. We used to spend big bucks on cocktails while waiting to hear our daughter sing every night after the shows. That was very disappointing for us.

The food was ok, but I miss the old menus. The lobster and prime rib were the highlights of the cruise. All the fish recipes that we tried were not good and there were lots of items that seemed to cut back in cost like macaroni and cheese, lasagna, and fried chicken. There were no more cocktail shrimp (except lobster night), escargot, duck, or other higher end items. The fried shrimp that they used in many recipes were especially terrible. While we were looking forward to Guys Burgers and Blue Iguana Cantina, I didn't think that they were so great. Yes, there were lots of sauces and add-ons, but they didn't measure up to the expectation. Read more