My big family(2 teenagers, 3 early 20's and my husband & I) just returned from a wonderful cruise to the western Caribbean on the Liberty of the Seas! As a couple(pre kids) we had taken 4 cruises, and with the kids this is our 4th( 3 previous cruises on Carnival). We were all impressed at how beautiful and well taken care of the ship was.

We splurged on a balcony for us, with the kids in 2 rooms across the hall(best decision we could have made!). The rooms were clean, comfortable, and had plenty of storage. We moved the glass coffee table into the closet immediately, I could envision tripping over it in the dark on the way to the bathroom. Gale, Our room attendant was beyond attentive! When the zipper on my daughters dress broke, she took it to the ships tailor while we were on an excursion and had it repaired by dinner that night!!! We never asked her to, she just did it!!! Every other steward we've ever had pale in comparison to her.

We ate dinner in the main dinner room 4 of the 5 nights, and were very pleased with the quality of the food and of course, the service. At home we don't frequent fine dining restaurants very often, so it was quite the treat for us. We chose my time dining, and usually had a 30 minute wait but we just took that time to explore the ship. The pager they gave us reaches anywhere on the ship, so we just stroller around. We ate breakfast in the Windjammer every morning and the food was good, plentiful were always able to find a table for 7(not always an easy task). One mini complaint.....the orange juice and apple juice were always warm, I believe they were poured into newly washed and hot glasses. The dining room attendants were happy to add ice when asked. Since I'm an early riser, loved grabbing a hot cup of tea and lemon poppyseed muffin at 6 am at the promenade cafe, sooooo peaceful! Read more