DH and I are novice cruisers, although his folks cruise 2-3 times a year, including fall repositioning cruises. Living in Portland OR, we look to get away in the winter for places sunny & warm. We've sailed on NCL 3 times before, and were originally booked on the Epic for these same dates. We started hearing negative reviews about the cabins, and realized we wouldn't even get a robe unless we upgraded from a balcony, so we decided to make a change. We had already purchased airfare separately, didn't want to pay rebooking fees, and so settled on the Liberty as it had the same dates and the same general itinerary (Western Caribbean). Boy, we are glad we did!

We took a red-eye flight on Alaska from Seattle, arriving in MIA at 7:00 a.m. If we do that again, we'll rent a car and drive around, as we had too many hours to kill at the cruise terminal. When we did board, embarkation was quick and easy and we helped ourselves to Mongolian barbecue in Emile's (the buffet). We checked out the gym (nicely equipped) and then hung out by the jogging track on Deck 11 until our cabin was ready. I picked up an ugly stain on the seat of my pants from one of the deck chairs; guest services arranged for free laundry with a smile!

We chose an aft-facing, extended balcony cabin on deck 6 (6489) and LOVED it! The cabin itself was roomy and well-laid out, and the oversized balcony allowed room for two chairs, a lounge and a small table. We had 3 sea days on this cruise, and spent a lot of our time on that lovely balcony. We will certainly book the same type of cabin again, but move up one or two decks. We were situated over the aft lounges and there were noise issues. Guest Services offered us another cabin on Deck 10, but we didn't want to be next to a bank of elevators and the kids' pool. We realized that the major noise problem was an over-amped subwoofer in the comedy club. We spoke to the manager there directly and weren't bothered again. I think that Guest Services also spoke with the other venues, as well. We could hear karaoke signing some nights, but not the "whoomp, whoomp" of the subwoofer. Kudos to Danielle in Guest Services for working to make things right for us! Read more