Carnival Liberty Review

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Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Liberty
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susandyoung
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Mar 2011
Cabin: Interior

Day 1 - after 4 hour drive from Daytona area to Miami (http://www.unitedairportparking.com/), found our way to parking garage - saved a lot of $$ by not parking at port - $20 a day at port - $7 a day at garage and free shuttle to port. However, we did not see wehre to drop off baggage, when we got to Port of Miami, so lugged it in the line thru security - embarkation took quite a while - huge line of people - we arrived around 1 - probably better idea to get there later - anyway, it was seamless to get our Sail and Sign cards which serve as cabin door key and payment for extras like drinks. Got into our room and pleasantly surprised by size - not bad - we had 6224 - bunk beds - note about bunks - the top one leans a little to the side opposite the wall so not too comfy and fighting it all night. So a little trick...put the mattress on the floor next to the twin bed - much more comfy - but the stewards don't like that so every morning put it back up on the bunk - slept very well as long as the mattress was on the floor - pitch black inside cabin - no idea what time it was. A note...we were four hours late leaving the port. There was police activity and the gossip was that a child was molested - how can this happen before we even depart. Then we saw an ambulance pull up to the ship and heard there was another cruiser who had a medical issue and had to be taken off the ship. So we sailed at 8 pm instead of 4 pm.

Since we had late dinner time - 8:15 - we needed a snack and wound up at the Lido deck Emile's and had more than a snack - had a full lunch - delish - walked around some more to try to figure out the ship - after dinner went to the 10 pm Cruise Director Todd show - welcome show explaining stuff, singing and dancing and a couple of comedians gave us a sneak peak at their comedy - Tim O'Rourke and Roman something. Dinner was phenomenal - great steak - the creme brulee was the best ever - great server - Christian and his helpers, Joedy and Mark - all very sweet and accomodating. We were surprised to get a table for 2 - were a little nervous cause there is a couple on the ship who are kind of obnoxious - kind of like they're retarded a little and definitely didn't want to be stuck at a table with them - very loud and just kind of "off". So the table for two was kind of nice.

Day 2 - at sea - ate breakfast on buffet - yummy - lots of egg choices and tons of other stuff - then went to spa where the work out area was - walked the treadmill for half hour while hubby worked out and actually ran the little track 36 laps - 9 laps = 1 mile. Stepping off the treadmill..very dizzy and had to get my "sea legs" so to speak. From there went to the Venetian Palace to listen to Todd do his info talk about going to shore and excursions, etc. Long, long talk but some good info - back to the cabin for a shower and off to lunch - ate in one of the dining rooms and had a yummy lunch. Afterward just chilled out and walked the ship - sat out on the deck for awhile - avoided the party pool - lots of spring breakers - not bad but just wanted a quieter experience - cool feeling being out at sea with nothing around but water. One does have a feeling of swaying a little which seems weird since the ship is so huge. So far hubby's not feeling motion sickness which is good. The seas aren't rough but they're not smooth either, choppy. Toward the end of the day we were really tired and didn't feel like doing the dress up thing so opted out of the fancy dinner to just have a piece of pizza and a beer. Went to the early comedian show which is OK for kids - rated PG - O'Rourke quite funny. Stayed for the later show which was supposed to be R rated - not too bad tho - he was funny. Hit the sack after that, exhausted.

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Interior

Cabin 4D

We went low budget and chose an inside cabin with bunk beds. Found the top bunk uncomfortable as it was at an angle - fixed that problem by putting the mattress on the floor. Made sure we put the mattress back on top when we'd leave the cabin. Plenty of closet space and the bathroom was adequate. The shower water pressure was great and it got hot immediately. Very happy with that. Having a window or balcony would have been better but wanted to keep the costs down.

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