Carnival Liberty Review
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My wife and I, both in our early 50s, recently sailed on the Liberty and had a great time.This was our 15th cruise and our goals for cruising are to have fun, get some sun and relax. We achieved all three goals and then some! I am not going to belabor the embarkation and debarkation process expect to say that they both were smooth and without any problems. We stayed in Miami two days before and three days after the cruise.
We sailed to Half Moon Cay, San Juan PR, St Thomas and Grand Turk. We have sailed to all of these ports before, so we knew what we wanted to do and where we wanted to go. The only excursions we did were in San Juan, ATV Adventure. It was well worth the time and money. In Grand Turk we bought the Governors Beach excursion. It too was nice. It includes your lounge chairs and snorkel gear. There are plenty of trees if you like to be in the shade. Half Moon Cay is one of our favorite ports. The sand is great, the water is beautiful and clear. In St Thomas we took a taxi to Magens Bay, rented some chairs and hiked to the far end where hardly anyone goes. We had the beach and water to ourselves. I was disappointed that they have now begun to charge an admission fee to the beach. The ports were excellent.
The ship and crew were for the most part great! There are a few members of the crew that were crabby, but you get that anywhere. 90 percent of the crew would smile and talk to you when you were walking down the halls or in any of the public areas. The Cruise Director, Karl with a K, was one of the best I have ever sailed with. On many cruises, you very rarely see the CD, but Karl was everywhere! You can tell he enjoys his job. Our Cabin Steward, Johnny, was great. We never had a need for anything. Our Waite staff was good. Not the best or the worst we have ever had, we always got the food we ordered, and hardly had to ask for anything. These are the people that always get the recognition. This cruise i did something a little different. I watched for the crew members that don't usually get the spotlight.