Carnival Liberty Review

Carnival Liberty was liberating!

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Liberty
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6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Nov 2010
Cabin: Interior

My GF and I decided to take another cruise and this time we decided on the Liberty and the Eastern Caribbean itinerary.

Day one, 13 Nov 2010. Awoke to the sound of the alarm at 5 am and began packing the car. 30 minutes later, we are on our way. Driving from Orlando to Miami takes just over 3 hours, so a stop at Cracker Barrel for breakfast is not only timely, it is necessary. We arrived at the port just before 10. Dropped off bags and GF and parked the car. We did not have to wait to enter the terminal. Going through security, I got my case of soda through without question. My GF had 3 bottles of wine, the security guard told her that she was only allowed to take 2, but let her take the third this time. So no problems there. We boarded and had lunch, a few drinks and waited for our cabin to be ready. Once it was, we went in and was greeted with the worst smell of cigarette smoke! Obviously, someone had been smoking in there and it reeked! My GF stated that she would NOT stay in there. We met our cabin steward. He was just the best. Always greeting us by name and asking how we were doing and if we needed anything. We told him about the smell and he said he would take care of it. He told us he would have to put an O2 machine in the room and asked us not to enter for about an hour. Not a problem! An hour later, we could not smell the cigarette smoke at all. We set sail on time and our bags arrived without problem. We sailed on the Valor last April and had cabin 1205. When we booked the Liberty, we saw that 1205 was available, so we booked it! It was nice knowing exactly where our cabin was and what to expect. We had anytime seating for dinner and the first night decided to eat with others. Who knew we would meet the couple from hell? They were on their 39th cruise, the 9th this year and they went to great pains to let everyone know that their "perks" were so much more than ours. After that encounter, we chose to eat at tables for 2. One night we did see the obnoxious couple and another couple that was about to be seated with them balked, saying they did not want to do that again either. We did sit near them a few other times and chuckled every time we heard the story of how many cruises they have been on and their precious "perks."

Day two, Nassau, Bahamas. We took the Catamaran Reef Snorkel & Beach Day excursion for $50 each. We were told up front that there had been storms the previous few days and the beach was beaten up pretty badly. Therefore we would not be going to the beach, but we would snorkel for an extended time to make up for that. We boarded the largest catamaran I have ever seen, 91 feet long by 41 feet wide! We were off to the snorkel site. Visibility was not the best, but the fish were plentiful with the usual suspects in full view. We snorkeled for awhile and when it was time to leave, we were served some of the best rum punch I have ever drank. I believe I had 7 of those, but the last part of the trip is a bit blurry.

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Interior

Cabin 4C

Cabin 1205. STRONG smell of cigarette smoke, but was cleared up with the O2 machine. Since it is near the bow, it does rock a bit on rough days, but I find that to be a plus.

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