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Ellen S. from Boston, MA Sailing date: Oct 2009Pros: Harry's Supper Club Cons: Dining Room Service We really enjoyed this cruise, and would definitely cruise on this itinery again. The ship was immaculate, and cabin stewards friendly and efficient. The buffets on the Lido deck were awesome, and the Pizza and burgers were great.
Harry's Supper club provided excellent service, and the food was reminiscent of cruises we took many years ago, when dining service was elegant, and food outstanding.
The dining room service was lacking, as if waiters were encouraged to "forget" to offer you extras, like coffee when you were ordering dessert. The food in the dining rooms was acceptable, with some better than average selections, however service was so slow one could fall asleep between courses, and we missed dessert on a couple of occasions just to get to the show on time.
Entertainment was excellent, and the live musicians throughout the ship were incredibly good. Shows in the theatre were also great, much better than we experienced on our last Royal Caribbean Cruise. Casino staff were friendly, and special tournaments offered were fun (if not rewarding!).
The ports of call were wonderful,, especially Magen's Bay on St. Thomas, and Grand Turk. The beach at Grand Turk cruise center was beautiful, and had good snorkeling, without the expense of a separate excursion. The ship docked right in old San Juan, and so it was easy to walk through the streets, shop and see the beautiful architecture and history straight from the ship.
We met many fun people, and our wonderful dining companions were the main reason we kept returning to the formal dining room nightly.
Definitely a cruise for relaxing and fun. Ship QualityThe ship was large, and it took us a few days to find our way around. Public areas were attractive, and large enough so we never felt crowded. Dining/FoodBuffets and Supper club were excellent, dining room just ok. Stateroom QualityImmaculate, and larger than other cruise lines. Ship Staff QualityEveryone was smiling and very willing to help in any way. They all seemed to enjoy workng on the ship, which made a big difference in making us enjoy the cruise. Entertainment & ActivitiesEvening shows were excellent, and fun. Very talented singers and dancers, and a great magician. The live musicians in lounges and public areas were excellent, and there was even live music in the casino! The singers in the main atrium are highly recommended, as well as the sing-a-longs in the Piano Bar  0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
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  Very Nice Ship by
Lana M from Merrimac,MA Sailing date: Jan 2009Pros: I liked that the ship was so clean,great food and so much to do Cons: It was all good This ship was very nice (this was my 4th cruise). The ship was very clean. Alot to do up on the lido deck, huge movie screen, music in the afternoon, activities when at sea, volleyball,basketball,pingpong and minigolf. And a nice waterslide. My 2 kids 6and 9 didn't even need camp carnival there was so much going on. Ship Quality
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Cozumel, MexicoBeautiful water and nice people. The kids did the dolphin encounter and had a great time
George Town, Grand CaymanExcursion was cancelled because the water was rough. again very nice water
Ocho Rios, Jamaicavery uncomfortable when you get off the ship. People are in your face.
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AMAZING !!!!! We had a ball .... by
Mary Ellen Q from Boston , Ma Sailing date: Jul 2008Pros: The dining and entertainment for sure !!!! Cons: Loved it all - no complaints what so ever This ship the Liberty was one of the best we have been on yet - Last year we sailed on the Valor the sister ship and this was just as nice if not BETTER - everything was just great !!!! Ship QualityIt was one of the most beautiful ships we have sailed on Dining/FoodThe food in that most stunning resturant was fabulous - and the waiters we had were great !!!! Stateroom QualityIt was just perfect - and our housekeeping gentlemen were the best - We wanted to take them home with us - they sooooo need to be recongized - I wish I still had their names - we were in room 1241 - Rocky and another gentelment - always sooo happy and wanting to make the best for us ..... they were great - I can say that enough ... Ship Staff QualityEveryone one on that ship was primo - I have never seen people so happy and going out of their way to want to make us sooooo happy - they make the experience that much better :) Entertainment & ActivitiesJust like out of Veges - those singers and dancers were amazing - and the cruise director - WOW was he GREAT !!!!! Karl with a K - he was the best - and boy does he have talent too - Very very impressed 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Had a wonderful vacation by
Linda from Boston Sailing date: Feb 2008Pros: dining room Cons: embarking at the ports My husband and I went on our first cruise together, I had been on another Carnival cruise in the past. We enjoyed a relaxing week, went ashore on all our stops.
We enjoyed dinners every evening in the dining room, wonderful food.
We had the unfortunate experience of a long, long wait to embark. There had been a medical emergency on the prior cruise so we had to wait until 5:00 before embarking, the original time was 1:00-3:00. Then at ports of call embarking was less than enjoyable, long lines.
Aside from these couple of delays, everything else was wonderful. We spent quite a bit of time in the casino, at the shows. There was lots to do.
There were many more kids on this cruise than my last, though the kids must have had a great time since we never saw them except at mealtime.
We can't wait until next year for our next cruise!! The best vacation for the money.
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George Town, Grand CaymanWe went on a catameran, rather disappointing, not enough wind to put up the sails, no punch, no music to see the stingrays. The ladder wasn't sturdy enough for me to feel safe getting back up, so I stayed on the boat. Thought this was a very pricey trip and was not at all impressed. I always talk about the great catameran trips I have taken in the Caribbean, but this one was a flop....
Don't Miss: Enjoyed the shopping.... Nassau, BahamasDon't Miss: Yellow boat party boat was lots of fun!! Would do this again... Ocho Rios, JamaicaWe visited with friends who live on the island. Not at all what I expected. Took a ride along the country side, had lunch at a pizza place and shopping near town. Enjoyed the shopping and our visit with friends.
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Caribean Cruise by
John H from Boston, MA Sailing date: Feb 2008Pros: Stingrays,Waterfall, Waterslide, buffet Cons: Multiple days at sea, Dinner, pizza bar The Liberty is a decent ship. It is one of the newer ships (2005) but my impression was that it doesn't really seem like a new ship. We had a balcony room, and it was your average type room and the balcony actually seemed old and run down. Nothing too modern about the room. It was pretty easy to get around. The dining rooms and entertainment room were decent. The ship had a waterslide which was fun. The pools were pretty small and the hot tubs varied in temps and were usually overcrowded. There is a big screen tv on the pool deck, where they show movies at night and random things during the day (surfing?). The entertainment during the day consisted mainly of a two man group singing 70's songs. It was a strange choice. At night, there were multiple options, piano bar, dance club, karaoke bar, sports bar, casino, etc. Some of these places allowed smoking which was strange. It had a gym and a running deck. Basketball hoop. Ship QualityThe ship didn't seem big and was layed out similiar to other ships. It was a clean place and easy to get around Dining/FoodI'm not a buffet person, but the buffet on the liberty was pretty good. They had a large variety and most everything seemed good. The pizza bar however (open 24 hrs) was horrible. They were putting american cheese slices on the pizza and making it that way. I like alot of different types of pizza and this by far the worst I've ever come by. Just unacceptable.
The dinners also were nothing to be happy about. Pretty much every meal was bland, overcooked, undercooked or just plan uninteresting. Flavorless. Even the desserts were bad. They tasted stale or frozen. it was definately not like 4 or 5 star dining. I'd give it more like a 2. Stateroom Quality
We had a balcony room and it was pretty much standard room. Bed, little couch and the bathroom. Balcony rails seemed old even though it was a new ship Ship Staff QualityThe staff seemed happy to help with anything and were always around. Entertainment & Activities
There was a variety of places to go on the ship to have fun. The piano bar was good at night, as the musician took requests. The sports bar was ok (must ask the bartender to actually put a game on). Casino was your basic ship casino. The shows at night were you average shows, comedy, dancing, talent show.
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Key West, FloridaHaving been to key west before, I knew what it was about. It's about drinking. So if you want to go to various bars and listen to music, that is what key west is for
Don't Miss: the lazy gecko, the southermost red sox bar George Town, Grand CaymanGrand Cayman is great for shopping, but also great for the beach. We did the swim with sting rays and that was certainly interesting, and we also went to Rum Point beach which was very nice.
Don't Miss: Sting Rays, Rum point Ocho Rios, JamaicaWe did the dunns waterfall and also the bamboo beach club. Climbing the waterfall is a nice experience. The people are nice, but you actually climb with a group and everyone holds hands. The bamboo beach club was a make shift club on the beach near the boat. It didn't have much of a swimming area, so if you want to hit the beach all day, you may want to check somewhere else
Don't Miss: Dunns falls 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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This Ship Rocks!! by
Paul J from South Shore Sailing date: Feb 2008Pros: The food and entertainment Cons: I couldn't stay longer This was my 6th Carnival Cruise and this was the best ship by far!!! The crew was fantastic the food was elagant and the casino was generous. They just couldn't do enough for you. I just wish they gave the crew some time off to mingle with the guests. Ship Quality
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Ship Staff QualitySuper Super freindly Entertainment & ActivitiesGreat shows with lots of variety
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Cozumel, MexicoTouristy good deals on jewelry
Colon, Panamanot much to do but seeing the canal is breath taking
Don't Miss: dirty Puerto Limon, Costa Ricago see the jungle but book it with he locals
Don't Miss: the poverty 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Dec 07 cruise by
Sam J from Chicago Sailing date: Dec 2007Pros: Diner time dinning and the ports Cons: Need more entertianment selections Excellent friendly enviorment, Dinning was exceptional, great waiters and servers. Clean cabins and great service.
we were very unhappy with the way Carnvial handeled our travel arragements. Our flight reseervations where a miss espically the return flight to chicago. We had no seating assignments and were seated by plane enginee on both coming and returing flight. Not to mention a connecting flight when we retruned to chicago.Our plane was delayed 6 hours in ST louis. This was very up setting considering Carnvial charge us the full $ price for these travel arrangements ($1000 both tickets) andwhen we found out from AA that was not the case. Ship Quality
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George Town, Grand CaymanWe did the sting ray and beach Sundance trip. Sting ray trip was great. I would not do the beach trip. Was a waste of money. We had to leave so fast and spent less than 25 minutes when we were suppose to be there for more than a hour.
Don't Miss: Swiming with the Sting rays Nassau, BahamasVery little time to do anything.
Ocho Rios, JamaicaRiver climb was nice. Very little time left for shopping. Would loved to have done a little more there
Don't Miss: River climb 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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cant wait to go back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by
michelle d from barnstead ,nh Sailing date: Nov 2007Pros: the staff Cons: my room steward i have been on 17 cruises and this was the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not the fanciest but the ship had so much variety for food the shows were good but the staff really made it worth it the staff really got to know you and went out of their way for you if you needed something if you get a chance swim with the dolphins in jamaica Ship Quality
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Ship Staff Qualitythe casino staff was fantastic they really went out of thier way to make you feel special!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 Entertainment & Activitiesat first i thought the shows werent that great until someone told me to go (juggler) he was fantastic and funny the best show i saw all week but because it said juggler i wasnt gonna go thanks casino staff for the info 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Nice ship, poor layout. by
A Traveler from Colorado Sailing date: Nov 2007Pros: Food was wonderful, absolutely no complaints! I felt that the staff went above and beyond, especially the cabin stewards! Cons: The layout of the ship. This was my 7th cruise, and my 2nd on Carnival. Our embarkment was fine, normal for Carnival! We had to wait a bit due to customs inspection. The ship was adequately decorated, little on the cheap side. The layout of the ship was not conducive for getting around. Our cabin was on deck 10, fwrd, and they assigned us to the aft dinning room, which was horrible getting there. We had to take the elevator down to the 2nd floor - walk to the back of the ship thru cabin hallways, then take the elevator back up to the 3rd floor. Ship QualityThe ship was extremely clean, the staff was continually vacuuming and dusting. Dining/FoodThe food was excellent quality, however if you are a vegetarian, this was not for you. The ship did not cater to that, which really did not add up since the trend is heading in that direction. Stateroom QualityAwesome! I have always been lucky and had wonderful cabin stewards. Entertainment & ActivitiesI was very impressed with the one night, however they really did lack in shows, for Royal Caribbean has more nights of "Vegas" style entertainment!
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Key West, FloridaI have been to Key West 4 times, and love it. Very safe and friendly.
George Town, Grand CaymanI have NO desire to ever go back there! Shopping was poor, and the beach was very difficult for swimming due to the coral reef. I'm sure that diving is great, but that is not for me. The island was trashy and very small. I was under the impression that this was a "classy" island,, and it SO was not. We had 6 traveling with us, and the opinion was the same. On a good note, the people are extremely friendly.
Ocho Rios, JamaicaThis island was "ok". Shopping was great, but did not really enjoy the layout of the beaches. We went to a public beach, which felt like lake water! Perhaps this was our fault, and we should have visited a "paid' beach. Theft is very high there, and I just don't appreciate this type of touring. Enjoyed the Bahamas much more.
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not sure why it is customer favorite by
A Traveler from virginia beach Sailing date: Oct 2007Pros: excellent service Cons: the movie screen on the deck...made it easy to lag in lido deck parties etc. Carnival cruise line is always my first choice, however the liberty would not even come close to my favorite ship. The movie screen on the lido deck would appear to have taken the place of fiesta parties and other lido deck activities that are exciting. Usually the lido deck is a happening place but on this ship it was boring in the evenings. Usually there is a band playing music, lots of people dancing. Only thing going on...a movie that maybe 20 people were watching. the food in the formal dining room was fantastic, but lacked imagination at the informal dining...it seemed that the chef liked to cook mainly fish... ......every night. so if you dont like fish and dont want to eat formal...plan on lots of hamburgers and sandwiches. the ship itself is very clean as are all carnival ships. I did not find the entertainment anything that would rate this ship as a favorite and quite frankly one of the shows I went to was the worst of all the carnival shows ive seen. this was my fifth cruise with carnival. The decor in the ship wasnt great either...kind of gaudy really. Overall I feel I can honestly say that this cruise was nice but nothing to brag about. My recommendations?....carnival legend is where its at!!! Ship Qualityclean ship, decor wasnt too appealing Dining/Foodformal dining a great expierience....informal very blah Stateroom Qualitymy guy did a great job...always polite with a hello Ship Staff Qualityhave yet to encounter any bad staff quality on the cruise ships...however when the guy at the let it ride table takes my money he could at least smile!!!... Entertainment & Activitiesthe movie screen has taken the place of parties and many activities. the reggae band that is usually very apparent on cruise ships was rarely seen or heard. 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
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