Carnival Liberty Review

Liberty, and CostcoTravel Excursion

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hennpaul
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Aug 2016
Cabin: Aft-View Extended Balcony

I went on this cruise because one of my cousin's daughters was getting married. We had about 15 in our group, and it was, overall a fun first cruise for me. The ship was large enough to "avoid" (I hate to use that word) family and have time to myself, or just hang out with "select" family, or meet new people.

Drink: I bought the Cheers! package, and I'm sure I came out ahead, money-wise. I "graduated" one day, by finishing all 15 beverages. As I say, you can't drink all day if you don't start early! A couple of complaints I had about it, though, are because of TABC rules leaving Galveston, it is not effective on day 1, thereby reducing its benefit to 4 of the 5 days. Also, it wasn't immediately clear--if you don't read the fine print--that there's an additional 15% added to the original price of each drink. Not horrible, but it's good to know. And remember that line in the fine print where they say "good for drink up to $50"? There was a pitcher of margaritas for $40, and the menu said, "enjoy with friends, or keep it all for yourself. We won't judge." You guessed it--it was a "special" and couldn't be bought with the Cheers' package. Enough complaints! If you enjoy a craft cocktail, you must try the Alchemy Bar on deck 5. Yuliya is one of the bartenders, and she pours an amazing drink. Talk to her, tell her what you like and don't like (I like fruit, but not to sweet, for example), and she will pour you something to delight your tastebuds! One person can make a difference, and she made a big difference for me. A real delight!

Food: I took them up on the offer of the Steakhouse on the first night of the cruise, where you get a free bottle of wine. The steak--I had filet mignon--was amazing, and as good as I've had at any high level steakhouse on shore (think Ruth's Chris, Flemings, or Sullivan's). The service was excellent. I commented how good the bleu cheese dressing was. The next day, I went to chef's demonstration, and was pleased that he showed us how to make the dressing! Tip: at the chef's demonstration, you get samples of the foods available in the Steakhouse. Make your reservations early! The main dining room had good food, but far from great. Think "Chili's" or "Red Lobster". However, the service was outstanding! I'm still a little freaked out that our waitstaff remembered our names night after night. I'm sure it was written down somewhere, but still--wow. No doubt about it, these folks work hard!

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Aft-View Extended Balcony

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