My wonderful wife decided to book this cruise to celebrate our anniversary. Since she has always been able to make our vacations memorable, I always let her pick the destinations and method of travel for any that coincide with major events (Holidays, Birthdays, etc.). This trip was our first cruise with Royal Caribbean, and I hope not our last. The only thing that makes me edgy about RCI, is the lack of communication about the itinerary change they made 1 week prior to our sailing that we only found out about through cruise critic (they have no trouble sending ads to us)!

The ship definitely makes its presence known. In each port we were in, we made the other ships look small with one exception, Norwegian Epic. The lines of Epic look a bit boxy, when compared to Liberty of the Seas. We arrived at the cruise terminal about 11:45 and were on board about 12:00. That has been the fastest we have ever been from our arrival at the terminal and getting on board. The down side to that, we couldn't enter the room until 13:00 (not a major problem as there were many things to see and do). The ship was very clean. The only part of our ship that showed her age was the balcony rail which could have used a few coats of varnish. The overall layout of the ship makes finding your way easy and the interactive displays are easy to use for those who need help, but the staff are always more helpful.

We had no trouble finding something good to eat in the Main Dining Room. The food was very good to excellent with the selection of cold soups far superior to those served on most of our previous cruises. We were on My time dining and never had a problem getting a table to share with interesting people. The food in Windjammer was typical of most buffets, if you timed your arrival correctly, it was very good, otherwise, fair. We ate there mainly for breakfast and discovered that the main dining room was not the only place on the ship we couldn't get crispy bacon. Seattle's Best Coffee on the ship made every other day great for me by serving Lemon Poppy Loaf! Read more