Carnival Liberty Review - March 29 to April 6, 2008, Eastern Caribbean

We booked this cruise about a year out from sail date. The anticipation was exciting as we waited to cruise. My husband and I had cruised before on Carnival, but this was going to be a first cruise for our 20-year-old daughter.

Although we live in Florida, we chose to travel the 4 hours to Fort Lauderdale and stay in a hotel for the night before. We stayed at the Homestead Studio Suites in Tamarac, which is about 20 minutes outside of Fort Lauderdale. Since we drove our own car, we didn't need to worry about a shuttle to the port (and this hotel didn't have a shuttle to go to the port). The hotel was very nice and clean and comfortable. Read more