I give 4 stars since this cruise meets all the expectations of a short, close to home Carnival Cruise. I have cruised 16 times, on 3 lines. I'm not a novice.
Carnivals food is on par and compares well with Royal Caribbean and Princess. Their elective pay for restaurant was very good.
Service is good, always good, but am a tipper. Folks on cruise ships don't make that much, a few tips ...
We have been on the Liberty 2 times before, nothing was unexpected. This was a 12 day cruise out of San Juan to Galveston Tx. We used JetBlue from Seattle to San Juan, left at 11:00pm on the 5th going through JFK and arrived at 11:40am on the 6th, no problem. We were on the ship by 12:30 after using a taxi from the airport, embarkation was a breeze.
We had cabin 6391 balcony, nice room, ...
Spent 3 days in San Juan prior to the cruise had a great time in old San Juan. It was our 5th Carnival Cruise, we picked it as we have heard in the past Carnival goes all out for their so called Journey Cruises and it had a good itinerary. We pushed out a cruise we had booked to next year, for the most part we wish we had not.
Embarkation was smooth, we were onboard by noon and in our room ...
This was a 12 night repositioning cruise from San Juan to Galveston and it just flew by. We spent 4 nights in San Juan prior to sailing and stayed at the Coral Princess. The hotel was in a great location, reasonable and had a very friendly and helpful staff. The rooms aren't fancy but they were clean with comfortable beds and pillows. We took a cab to the ship at 11:30 AM and found the ...
Our destinations were the only attraction! Our days off the ship were amazing!
Our days at sea?.. The Diamond Steak House should be the standard of quality for every meal! Guys Burgers...Awesome ! Servers All friendly, and eager to serve!
Boarding---at the airport loading and unloading our own bags on to the truck.
Food -- over cooked, frozen, processed, tasteless, soggy...avoid! ...
We flew out of Indianapolis the morning of a blizzard. We were one of the few planes that got out that day and arrived in sunny San Juan 3 days prior to our cruise. San Juan is wonderful and we had a great time there. We stayed at the Embassy Suites in Isla Verde and the hotel is great. It has a very nice pool, is a short walk to the beach, restaurants, a grocery store and anything else you might ...
13 of us just returned from a 7 day southern caribbean cruise on the carnival liberty. It may not be possible for there to be a worse cruise line or ship on the seas! The only plus was guys burger joint and our room steward Defri!
The food at dinner was poor at best! No flavor, came out cold every night, just awful! Dinner took nearly 2 hours per night!
Each day when we returned from an ...
First for this itinerary.....loved, loved, loved it!! Sure the boat is showing some signs of wear, who isn't and does it really stop you from having a great time!?!? Lots of fun, great service, enjoyed the food, booked all Carnival excursions, also great.
We've been home 4 days and have already checked into getting back on Liberty same time next year (sad to learn Liberty won't be available ...
My husband and I traveled with two other couples on a southern Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Liberty. Our very first cruise was on the Carnival Mardi Gras in 1977 and we didn't cruise again until the late nineties with our three kids on the Carnival Fascination. This was followed by at least a dozen RCCL and Celebrity cruises. I'll admit we were not sure if we would like Carnival as much as ...
We like cruising out of San Juan. It's real easy to get on the ship and the Old Town section is right across the street from the pier if you want to check out San Juan after dropping off the luggage. If you have priority boarding (platinum--diamond or FTTF) you can get on the ship and drop off you carry on bags and go back out on the town since ship doesn't sail until 10 pm.
We had a balcony ...