We sailed as a family of four, my husband and I and our two girls ages 6 and 8 plus my mother had her own cabin. This was my 7th cruise and I have sailed on various cruise lines. Last year we sailed on NCL Epic and found it too large, there were just LONG lines everywhere we went on that ship. We have sailed on Carnival Freedom in the past and enjoyed that experience so we decided to give Liberty a try.

Embarkation went extremely fast, we arrived at 1:30 and went straight onboard. We walked around a bit and then went to our cabin, our luggage was there and the cabin was ready. Our room steward Iain was great, we saw him all of the time which seems to be more of a rare occurrence now while sailing. Our room was comfortable and spacious enough for the four of us. Lots of storage. The one negative that I did have is with the hairdryer. You have to keep your finger pressed on the button for it to stay on. With 3 heads of thick hair, my poor finger was so sore! I understand the safety reasons but wished I had brought my own:) Nice roomy shower with adjustable shower head height.

The ship itself was great. No complaints. The layout did not seem to be a problem, we stayed on deck 7 so we took the stairs a lot. The ship did have a lot more movement than I am used to. I have only been bothered by sea sickness on a couple of occasions in the past and at that,it was only an evening or a morning. This time, we felt it often. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday night and all day Friday. Friday was our last sea day and the pool was closed the entire day due to the rocking of the ship. I spent three evenings laying in bed not feeling well so we didn't attend much of the entertainment. We did go to the family comedy show. The girls weren't finding him very funny, the jokes were a little too mature for their age and then he swore so we decided to leave. Read more