Carnival Liberty Review

My first Carnival cruise...My last.

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Liberty
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icunjl
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Nov 2013

My first Carnival cruise was on the Liberty which sailed November 9th. It sailed from Miami Florida and ported at Half Moon Cay, St Thomas, San Juan - Puerto Rico and Grand Turk. We started our vacation leaving Seattle, Washington November 6th. Our early arrival prior to our trip was to visit the Keys. When we arrived in Miami, Florida we stayed at the EB Hotel. This hotel is only 4 months old and still in their upgrade mode. The rooms were magnificent! Spotless, floor to ceiling window wall, walk in shower, Sleep Number King bed and two large LCD TV's, one in the bedroom, the other in the sitting room. Now to our ship experience.

The Carnival Liberty ship boarding was quite simple and swift. Once on the ship, we went straight to our wonderful premium aft corner wrap cabin 6452. I had ordered anniversary decoration in our cabin online and they were set up upon our arrival. My wife was totally taken by surprise and loved the decorations and the room. The bed in this aft 9C corner is set at a angle. Includes a small Samsung flat screen TV, VCR/DVD player, seating / fold out bed combo, plenty of closet and drawer space with two bathrobes. The bathroom was just right in size. We seemed to have room to move about and had extra windows to let light and views into our room. 1 window with door on one wall and 1 window on the other wall over the bed for a total of 3!

Once we left port we soon discovered the Carnival way. Some good, some not so good. So here is our 2 cents. The ship was lively and very much geared for that. Our first cruise was on Princess was a bit more relaxed. As we wandered out we were ready to eat lunch. Guy Fieri's burger joint was EXCELLENT. We have a Five Guys joint near our home and I consider them equal in quality and taste with the fact you can personally build your Guy Fieri burger...the edge! The Lido deck buffets were simple with a good variety of foods we all know at home. Nothing over the top. Reminded me of our local Granny's Buffet in quality. The cantaloupe and honey dew seemed a bit off, the pineapple was sweet etc. I'd rate the overall buffet food with a "C". The 24 hr brick oven pizza was Excellent. Fish and chips, GOOD. The dining menu served up a tastier dinner, but I found it to be about a "B". They have a "Served Everyday" side of the menu and the options of the day on the other. You can get anything you wish within reason. The Diamond Steakhouse charges $30 per person. We ate there twice and found the service and quality very good. We gave Diamonds an "A". Activities on the boat are delivered the night before. There is an awful lot to do on the Liberty. We had to keep a copy of the events planner on our person to make sure we got there on time. We found the entertainment on board fun and enjoyable. We loved the 5th floor evening house band near the casino. They played all the rock and pop hits that we liked.

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Awesome room! Incredible wrap deck.

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