Liberty of the Seas Review

My Time Dining a disaster

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err629
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jan 2010

The cruise was fine except for "My Time Dining" which sucked. For us, dining is a big part of the cruising experience and is a big deal and needs to be stress free and enjoyable. With "My Time Dining" it was very stressful to say the least. There was no such thing that, as advertised, you can show up whenever you want between 6 pm and 9:30 pm and expect to be seated. You must make a reservation every day and most likely you will not get the exact time you want. For example, if you ask for 6 pm, they will tell you that the earliest you can get is 6:45 pm. Even when you show up at 6;45pm there will be a long line and it would take 30 minutes or more before you will get seated. It is very unlikely that you will be seated at the same table every night(specially if you want a table for two). Hence you won't get the same waiter/ assistant waiter every night. One night we got stuck with a waiter and assistant waiter who were simply horrible. However, since the gratuities are prepaid, there is nothing you can do. The woman responsible for making the reservations for My Time Dining was very rude and ran the place like a Sargent. The ship only had half a dining room reserved for "My Time Dining" which was inadequate for the number of guests who had chosen "My Time Dining". Because of this "My Time Dining" fiasco every night, the dining experience was very stressful and we missed or barely made it to shows. Finally it makes no sense why they give you the coupons and envelope for waiter/assistant waiter and head waiter to distribute on the final day. We were served by 4 waiters and 4 assistant waiters during the 7 dinner nights. We never saw the head waiter. So how do you chose which out the 4 waiter / assistant waiter to give the envelope to. So we left the envelopes with the maitre'D.

The area of the ship around the Flowrider and Johnny Rockets had a very strong sewer smell. Maybe their sewer processing equipment was leaking.

The rest of the cruise was great. The ship is beautiful and the staff, in general, is very friendly. The RCCL singers and dancers shows were great. The Ice show was simply amazing. The comedian on the first night was so so, but the one on the 5th night was excellent. One night they had Beatle Mania band which was simply awesome. The performers looked like and sang just like the Beatles. Our stateroom attendant was simply awesome.

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