Carnival Liberty Review
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My experience on the Carnival Liberty seven-day Eastern Caribbean cruise was very good as follows:
PREPARATION & EMBARKATION: We flew to Miami a day ahead, took the tri-rail north and stayed at a less-expensive hotel. The next day we again took the tri-rail south to the airport station where we got a cab to the port, arriving a little later than we usually do, at about 1:30. The lines were long, but moved quickly. Our cabin was ready when we came aboard. We prefer to wheel our own luggage onto the ship, avoiding porter tips and possible loss. Sadly, I've seen cases of lost luggage on several cruises; that would ruin things for me and since we have small rolling suitcases and boarding bags, it's a cinch to roll them on ourselves.
BALCONY: This was my fifth cruise, and my first balcony cabin. I'm 58 years old and traveled with my husband, along with my sister and her husband (in the room beside us). Cabin 6276 and 6274 were not adjoining cabins, but the balcony divider could be folded away making a much larger space for the four of us to share. Having a balcony really changed the cruise for me. For example, instead of being elbow-to-elbow during the sail-away party, we were sitting on our balcony enjoying bon voyage canapes. For us, the balcony slowed things down and put us apart from the raucous music, dancing, etc. going on above us. Sometimes I did feel that I was missing something by not being part of that melee...but not much and not often.
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Balcony
Very spacious (3 closets), plenty of drawer space, lots of room for toiletries in the bathroom, and much dresser/countertop space. Refrigerator area is a little hot, but drinks stayed fairly cold. Lovely balcony view. I never heard ANY disruptive noise whatsoever from the balcony. BTW, this balcony can be combined with balcony of 6274 if you have friends next door. This room is just by the elevators. We were not disturbed by the elevator or people-traffic, but the music from the atrium three decks down was quite loud. It never really bothered me, but I was aware of it and some might have trouble sleeping as the atrium music goes on until quite late.