Just got back from an 8 night cruise on the Liberty with my husband. Had a very fun and relaxing time overall. There were things we outright LOVED about the boat/cruise, and there were things we would have liked to know prior to getting on-board.
General Ship Info: We liked the ship overall. The decor was pretty and the ship was clean. It's an older ship that doesn't have the bells and whistles of newer ships, but it was a good old-school kind of cruise. Two things we note in particular:
1. The ship is on the small side, and the layout is odd. There are floors that you cannot walk through either due to placement of a dining room or a galley, and the promenade (the main passage way through the ship) becomes very narrow when the photographers are out (which is always). And my husband and I still have no clue where the bathrooms are located (they are not always placed in the most logical spots).
- We were talked into upgrading to an Ocean Suite a few days before embarkation. The room was quite a nice size. The furnishings were definitely older, and were showing their wear and tear, but it served its purpose. The room included a “sitting room” which was great, and didn’t have us fighting over the bathroom mirror. Plenty of closet space.-The balcony was showing signs of rust and wear. The balconies, except in the extended balcony rooms, are quite narrow, and somewhat uncomfortable to sit and relax on.-Even though our room was around the corner from the Atrium, we did not find the area noisy at all.