Carnival Liberty Review
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My husband & I have been on 2 previous cruises, 1 NCL & 1 Carnival, before cruising on the Carnival Liberty. We arrived the day before and took the hotel transfer service to the pier. Arriving at the pier and getting into the line made us think of queuing up for a Disney ride. There were a lot of people but it didnt really take as long as it looked like it would. We were actually on board in an hour. The stateroom was really nice and the balcony was wonderful. Plenty of closet space and drawers which was really good since we brought enough clothes for a 16 day cruise instead of an 8 day.
Our room steward Roberto was very friendly and the room was always clean. Chocolates on the pillow every night, along with the towel animal & the newsletter for the next day activities. Couldnt ask for anything more.
The ship itself is beautiful. The lights in the atrium changing colors looking like a rainbow. It was very easy to find everything; we wandered around the ship just to make sure we didnt miss where anything was. Just loved the big screen on the Lido deck. Watched movies 4 of the nights on board. The only problem & I guess it wasnt really an issue, but teenagers (and there were lots of them) would stand on either side of the Lido deck yelling back & forth to each other& hard to watch the movie, but honestly they were on vacation also so I guess a little slack is in order. The cruise Director John Heald was very funny & easygoing. The shows were enjoyable and well produced. We looked forward to the shows each evening. Our dining was in the Silver Olympian and we had the early seating. Our waiter & assistant waiter were very friendly but the service was a little slow at times. One time they gave us the wrong dessert menu and after we ordered & waited a long while they came back with the correct menu. Another time they brought us the wrong desserts. A couple of the entrees were a little out of the norm for our palates, not sure we would want to have them again. But overall the dining was good. The buffet was actually very good with a lot of selections. The pizza, hot dogs, ice cream & fish & chips were so great. Hunger was definitely not a problem.