Carnival Liberty Review
Carnival Libert Easter Caribbean Cruise (Turned in to Western)
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This was our first cruise on the Liberty, and our first cruise ever. We are now addicted!
My wife, two young children, and myself drove to Port Orlando and stayed at the Country Inns and Suites right across from the port. The hotel was great, friendly service, and offered breakfast, parking during the cruise, and a shuttle to the port included with the price of our room. We could not have been happier! The only recommendation I have if driving is to make sure your GPS is set to avoid toll roads. Normally the app on my phone is, but somehow it updated and defaulted to NOT avoid toll roads. We spent somewhere close to $15.00 in tolls! Fixed that for the way home!
We purchased the Faster to the Fun pass (FTF) that Carnival offers, so boarding the Liberty was a breeze! Recommendation: complete check-in, including any youth program registrations, sail and sign card account set-up, etc, online before arriving at the port. We did this and the staff (and us) were very grateful because the boarding and registration process went so much faster.
Cabin Review
Interior
Our cabin, 9239, was an inside cabin. It was tiny, but still enough room for all 4 of us to maneuver with some cooperation. Our room was cool the entire trip and had plenty of storage. Even with 4 people and 2 suitcases each (yes, we over-packed!), we still had an entire closet we did not use. We were very glad we did not spend extra money on a suite because we were only in the room to shower, change, or sleep. There is SO much to do on the Liberty and in ports that we spent almost no time in the room. We took decorations with Command Strips to hang on our cabin door to make it easier for the kids to find. We also had walkie talkies that worked if we weren't too many decks apart. We also took an over-the-door shoe organizer that came in handy to store items on the back of the bathroom door. Also, a BIG plus...we took a power strip, an extension chord, and a small fan. The cabin only has 1 outlet on the desk and we like to sleep with fan noise, so we were able to charge cell phones and kids PSP's while sleeping with a fan on. Having our room on the Lido deck was perfect! We could walk right out to all of the buffets, Guys Burgers, Blue Iguana Cafe, pools, Pizza, basically everything, without having to use stairs or elevators. This was really nice as sometimes the wait for elevators can be a while when everyone is headed to breakfast, dinner, shows, etc at the same time. Even while the DJ was jamming on the Lido deck with music we still had perfect silence in our room. No noise issues.