Liberty of the Seas Review
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This was our 4th cruise over a 20 year span, and our first with Royal Caribbean. This was to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary, and our children had joined us and had interior rooms close to ours. I had thoroughly researched various cruise lines and ships and based on the reviews and our desire to visit Belize on a 5 day trip, decided on Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas.
Embarkation: Very Slow.(2 Hrs?) This may have been due to the fact that there were 3 ships in port that day, and the 3 mile trip from the airport to the cruise terminal took close to 30 minutes alone. This was probably also a result of the recent government budget reductions and the U.S. Customs and Border Protections staffing reduction. We dropped off our luggage and waited in a very long line for close to an hr to an hr and a half.
Ship Appearance: Very impressive. I had viewed many pictures of the ship in advance, and would have to say that it is a very large ship with many amenities, and very well maintained. It is for the most part very well laid out, and easy to get around. My only complaint is that there should be at the very least one more cluster of elevators and stairwells. There were only 2, and since our room was a balcony room on the very back of the ship, it was a long walk(100+ yds) just to the elevators. Once at the elevators, it was mostly useless unless you wanted to wait for a minimum of 3-4 minutes, and then stop at each level!.
Cabin Review
Cabin: Ours was a balcony (9404) and was quite roomy with a great view! Being on the rear corner of the ship, one could see approx 270 degrees of the horizon! I was very impressed with this. The cabin was about as big as a lot of hotel rooms, and the closet and drawer space was sufficient.The bathroom was nicely laid out with a circular shower that when the doors were open, gave the appearance of a larger room. The shower was really nice, and plenty of vanity space. The balcony was a good size but we actually didn't use it as much as we thought we would, although it will be hard to go back to an interior room should we decide to cruise again. Our attendant was very friendly, but just average or below, in keeping things picked up when we weren't around. We were used to more attentive service from previous cruises. There was only one evening where we found a towel animal on our bed. Our children's rooms were interior rooms and were very roomy and comfortable also, and had excellent room stewards who kept their staterooms spotless!