We travelled with another couple who, along with us have sailed previously with Carnival, the last time was 3/2010. I will say that we all thought that the Liberty was the prettiest ship we have been on. We all liked the style of the decor. Embarkation was fine and went very smoothly. We boarded the ship and went for our traditional fish and chips in the upstairs area which proved once again to be less crowded than deck 9. We went to our cabins at 1:30 - we had requested adjoining balconies when we purchased the tickets. When we arrived at our rooms, we called guest services to have the balcony opened and were told that even though the rooms were next to each other, the balcony could not be opened. We asked if there was any way to change one of the rooms since the balcony could be opened on the other side and by changing just one room, it would be possible. We were abruptly told that it wouldn't be possible. When one of the other members of our party called later, he was also rudely told that it wasn't possible and that "she had already explained that to someone." Needless to say, we were disappointed since much of our enjoyment of our cruises is to sit together on the balcony and enjoy the peace and quiet. We still did sit out there but we either had to yell across the partition or all sit on one balcony.

Our rooms were on deck 8 and were evidently located in such a place that they were directly below the area of the lido deck where the chairs are located. We had almost constant noise from moving of the chairs at all hours of the day and night. We were also directly across from the laundry where people gathered to iron and the conversational noise was very loud.

We found that there were an abundance of unsupervised teenagers and children running the halls at all hours of the night. At one point during the midnight noise, I opened my door only to have someone nearly fall into the room because they were sitting and leaning against my door having a very loud conversation. Read more