My husband and I went on a Thanksgiving cruise on Liberty of the Seas Nov. 21-26, 2011. We had gone on an Alaskan cruise in the summer of 2010 on Radiance in a Grand Suite, and we enjoyed it so much, we decided to book another Grand Suite, despite the considerable cost.

Check-in was a breeze--suite guests get to skip the standard line and have their own checkin area. There was no one in front of us in line, and all we had to do was wait about five minutes for an available agent. Processing and issuance of our SeaPass cards took only about five minutes. We were on the boat in about 20 minutes total, from the time we walked into the cruise terminal.

Our room was on deck 10, room 1268, and it was beautiful. Spacious room, lots of storage, double sinks in the bathroom, and an actual bathtub and shower. The balcony was very large also...room for a table and two chairs as well as two chaise lounge chairs. A flat screen tv, DVD player, and Bose stereo were in the room as well. Read more