Carnival Liberty Review

Carnival Liberty a Mixed Bag

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Liberty
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Ariadne147
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jan 2014

I took my first cruise in March of 2005 after a critical illness and fell in love with the luxury of cruises. My first cruise was on Royal Caribbean, but after that I switched to Carnival. The switch had to do with the expense of being a single cruiser. Initially, I found that although Carnival's onboarding process was not as good as Royal Caribbean's and they did not have free movies on demand in the cabins, Carnival's cabins were larger with better amenities and the food was better. The crowd was and still is much younger than Royal Caribbean.

The Carnival Staff is ALWAYS AWESOME! We had one waiter who was a bit unpleasant about my friend's request for gluten free alternatives, but other than that, the other waiters we had actually ordered gluten free meals for her for the next night and made sure whatever waiter she had knew it was for her. The service was awesome. You can't beat the high energy of a Carnival staff. They are truly caring people, also.

Cruising single can be a lonely thing on Carnival as the pricing tends to attract families and other singles are rare. I tend to avoid cruising during school vacations after a really bad experience on Carnival Breeze in 2013 (wherein 1500 teenagers were let loose on the ship, apparently forgotten by their parents to wreck havoc and generally ruin the cruise for adult passengers who had actually PAID for their own cruises). That is a review for another time.

Cabin Review

The room was extremely small compared with other Carnival ships I've been on. The window was deeply set, so there really was no view from the beds. The closet space is great. The beds were so uncomfortable as to be a torture. I did not get one good night's sleep. There was also a funky noise that sounded like a bird that went off every few minutes. It wasn't loud enough to drive me crazy, but it wasn't great, either.

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