We were a group of six traveling together. A couple in their 60/70's, with one in a chair, four friends in early 50's. My husband and I have cruised six times, the Liberty once before. This was the second cruise for the other two couples. We live in South Florida so a quick hour and half drive we are at the port. We arrived at the Port of Miami at approximately 10:30 a.m. Went through security and using the check in kiosks we were checked in and had our sail and sign cards in hand before 11:00. If they haven't started boarding yet you are asked to have a seat in a very comfortable air conditioned waiting area. Available in the waiting area are clean bathrooms and refreshment vendors. The only little clitch we hit was not knowing to pick up a zone card at the desk by the "A" escalators. You will need this zone card when they start boarding. Because of this error we ended up boarding 15 minutes later than we should have. No big deal.

We had two balcony rooms aft which we found to have plenty of storage and hanging space. We opened the balcony divider between us to allow for more space and easier conversation. Note, if you want to share balcony space there is a problem with the divider blocking a door when open between cabins 7408 and 7410. Had we been one cabin over on either side there would not have been a problem.

My father and his companion had an amazing room. He had room 7228 which is a wheelchair suite. This room is huge. No problem using a chair in the bedroom/living area, dressing room and an awesome handicap bathroom. There was no barrier to the balcony. Wheelchair went right over the threshold. My father couldn't have been happier with the room. He also had an excellent view of the pilot house from his balcony. Our first port of call my personal favorite, Half Moon Cay. Things did not go so well here. Firstly, there was a man over board. A crew member likely in preperation of Half Moon Cay lost his footing in the choppy waters and fell overboard. Thankfully, the crew's training paid off and the person was rescued and brought aboard in satisfactory condition. Job well done, Liberty Crew. After the rescue the Captain announced that due to choppy water he was unable to anchor and tendering not possible. Sadly, with Half Moon Cay in our sights we had to say good bye and move on. Read more