I sailed the Liberty of the Seas with 10 girlfriends to celebrate my 40th birthday, Nov.7-14th, 2010. We booked in March and were counting down the days. I spent hours on Cruise Critic and met some people on our roll call before we left. We had a meet and mingle and I won door prizes. This site is the BEST! I'll break down our experience as best as possible - warning: I'm long winded -- so much to say!!

Embarkation: We hired a private shuttle at our hotel and arrived at the Miami port at 11:45. Getting on was very smooth, especially when this kind guard fancied my sister and let us through a 'special' line!! We went straight to the Windjammer and enjoyed a lovely lunch until our rooms were ready.

Rooms: There were 11 of us so we had balcony rooms, promenade rooms and interior rooms all on deck 6 same side. They were all fantastic although the promenade rooms were hard to maneuver in because the bed was split into 2 singles. I really enjoyed my interior room. It was super quiet and dark and I slept like a baby. My friend and I never went to sleep before 2am and I think we might have been the 'loud ones' on our floor. We spent many nights laughing until we cried! Our room steward was fine but not chatty like some I've heard. The towel animals were very cute and everything was very clean and tidy. Read more