We are a 'live together' couple. No kids. I am 22 years old and my boyfriend is 33. Neither of us had ever been on a cruise holiday so we didn't know what to expect. We decided to go on Liberty of the Seas based on both the large number of activities and entertainment on board such a large ship, and because the price of this particular package was just too good to miss. (I love a bargain)

As this was our first cruise, we decided to book the holiday as a package with Royal Caribbean (through an agent) which included flights and transfers. We flew from Manchester with Monarch airlines and had no problems. On arriving in Barcelona, we met a RCI rep who told us to hand our bags over to the waiting porter. Again, not a problem. The only difficulty was that passengers for a celebrity cruise were being collected at the same time, and people were getting a little confused as to which transfer bus they should be heading to. We got round this simply sticking close to the rep. Not a big deal up a confusing. We were then taken to a different terminal to check in and receive our sea passes. After that we were back on the bus, 10 minutes later we were at the port and getting on the ship. As first time cruisers I was very impressed at how we were always given clear guidance with what we needed to do next, and arrived on board at exactly the scheduled time.

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