My family of 4 cruised on a 5-day cruise on the Liberty of the Seas on March 29, 2014. Together as a family, we had cruised on the Disney Dream and RCCL Freedom of the Seas previously.
Embarkation: We got an email that embarking wouldn't begin til 12-3:30. We planned to get there earlier, but traffic was very slow-moving in Port Everglades. Once we dropped off the luggage, parked the car, and got through line, we checked in and boarded around 12:40 and were able to get into our room by 1pm.
Pool: The big screen by the pool showed a lot of soccer games as well as NCAA games throughout. the cruise. I was glad to see that they didn't have people "check out" pool towels or charge you for missing pool towels like they used to do. It took til the day 4 before they showed any movies on the big screen at night; I wish they did that more. As is lacking on other RCCL ships, I also wish they would heat pools in the evening.
We are a family of four and this room more than met our needs. in this room, the room steward easily pulled out the sofa during the day for our sons to sleep in, and put it back in during the day so we had a little more room. All beds were comfortable. The table was strong but light and could easily be moved out of the way. There was a good size closet space and enough deskroom to store all our electronic devices, cruise compasses, etc. The TV worked very well, and the balcony was a good size with a high railing so I felt safe with my kids on it alone. We had previously stayed in a regular oceanview stateroom on the Freedom of the Seas; by comparison, the layout of the interior, the use of a sofabed vs. pullman, and the additional square feet in the room and more shelves in the closet really made a difference.