Carnival Liberty Jan 14-21, 2011

My self about 15 cruises in 30 years or so and my sixth on Carnival.

Bothered enough by some changes/downgrades I originally intended to rate this cruise 3 stars out of 5, but big efforts, liking some of the changes and just great treatment and service pushed me to 4 stars out of 5. For me part of cruising is the romance and love of ships and the sea plus having multiple adventures in multiple ports before sailing away to a new destination and adventure. I will usually hit what I call my "cruise zone" after one or two good port days then sailing away into a beautiful evening with a relaxing drink and good food. On board activities, shows etc. have never had much appeal to me. One or two days at sea, lounging and using the exercise facilities makes the ship board life mostly relaxing - almost forced relaxation. I hit the cruise zone our day in Roatan, relaxing with some food on Lido before sailing and a beautiful day. Another great about cruising in the winter is usually perfect weather - it was amazing to be enjoying the great weather we got during our cruise instead of the cold weather back home in Utah. Read more