This review covers our back-to-back cruise on Liberty of the Seas October 17, 2009 through November 1, 2009. My focus will be only the ship & cruise product; I will not cover the ports of call. Where appropriate, I will compare our RCI experience with cruises on Celebrity, Holland America, Princess, and Carnival that we completed within the last two years.

About us: We are both in our early 50's with no children. This is our 13th cruise and our first on Royal Caribbean, although we had Diamond C&A privileges due to Elite status in Celebrity's Captains Club. DW has MS; due to her increasing difficulty walking this is our first cruise using a mobility scooter.

Embarkation: We arrived at the Port of Miami at approximately 11:30 AM on October 17. We had intended to arrive at 11:00, but Downtown traffic was a nightmare due to a "Race for the Cure" event that had closed several waterfront streets. It took over 30 minutes to hail a cab and travel the short distance between the Intercontinental Hotel and the bridge to the Port. Disembarking traffic was backed up all the way over the bridge. Note to Miami authorities - There must be other suitable venues for this event that are farther away from a Port where four large cruise ships are disembarking/embarking! Once at the terminal we were checked in and on the ship in less than thirty minutes. Read more