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Great group photo and I’m sure a great memory! Congratulations to all for making it to the top!

We don’t sail on the big ships and past sailings during the first week of March were not full of Spring Breakers. I think the majority of the cruisers on Liberty were first-time cruisers.

We just got off a 4 night cruise on Liberty. Our mistake as Spring Break had already started (March 4)! There were more than 4,200 guests and more than 800 kids. Lots of older teens, twenty-somethings, and families. Luckily, we could go to the Suite Lounge and we used our BOGOs for dinner in Sabor and Giovanni’s (both excellent). The Windjammer was packed at breakfast/lunch (and probably dinner), and MTD was packed the two nights we went. Great staff though, and good food everywhere!

Beautiful beaches! I especially liked the “sea pool”! What a great idea!

Great photos of the balloon drop! Thanks for taking the time to post your beautiful photos and updates! Enjoy the rest of your vacation!

Loved all your photos, but thought this piece of local art was beautiful and different!

Absolutely gorgeous photos! Such sparkling, pristine water, and love the abundance of wildlife you are enjoying! Thanks again for keeping up the thread and sharing your cruise with us!

Good to see Mo as well! 😍 Thanks for sharing the photos!

Your photos are beautiful! Thanks for posting and sharing your trip!

Safe travels everyone! See you in July! 😁

We walked to the end of the Boardwalk and had a fantastic lunch at Muelle3. Small restaurant where locals were eating. We split Ceviche and Calamari, which was enough for both of us. The menu was in Spanish and the staff did not really speak English. Good thing our waitress pointed to a 1/2 order of the Ceviche. It was huge and delicious! Also a nice selection of Hot Sauces!

We took the Deluxe Coastal Cruise ship’s tour today. We were unaware that we needed to get a tender ticket yesterday, so we had to wait until noon to get off with our tour ticket and meet on the dock. We boarded a large Catamaran (held 99 people), but it did not seem crowded. Plenty of room for all! As we sailed out of the harbor, we were told by the crew it was an “open bar”! It appeared no one (including us) was aware of that. The crew worked very hard to make sure everyone was taken care of, and brought around snacks throughout the 2 hour trip! The Captain sailed around the fantastic rock formations and we saw many whales sitting offshore. Unfortunately, we were not quick enough with our cameras to catch a photo of a breech or a tail, but the whales were fun to watch (as always)! The weather was perfect, the music was lively, and we had a great time!

Thank you for your help! I am not a tech person so I had no idea some would have a problem!

Jim just took this video of the ocean! It’s so hard to capture it in a photo, but the video is pretty cool! Despite the waves, and thanks to Capt. Stig, we are enjoying a pretty smooth ride! IMG_2240.mov

We did not see the presentation. Thanks for pointing it out though as we will plan to do it next time!

That happens to me all the time (and I hate when it does)! 😀

Figured they were the same owners when they both had the same statue! Definitely eye catching! 😉

Glad you liked your tour in Antigua! It looked fabulous! Very smart to have the decoy pocket - glad it was only $12. We spoke to others last night that also enjoyed their day in Antigua. We elected to stay on the ship instead of taking our planned, long, 8 hour tour since we will be back in October. Hopefully the weather will be cooler then. We wandered around the Port area a bit and Jim bought a shirt from one of the vendors. There was a lovely band playing in the little park area, and we enjoyed their music from our balcony all afternoon. Funny - the Port area also had a Jade Museum!

We also enjoyed our lunch with you and Bucky! Great food, great company!

Wish I talked to you before we went! LOL! We enjoyed the folkloric show - that 3 yr old was adorable - but the drive and gift shop were a joke. We’ve taken some surprisingly good Royal tours over the years, but this was not one of them!

This was our first time visiting the west side of Costa Rica, so we decided to get an overview. We’re coming back in October, and have booked the tour “A Walk in the Clouds” which they didn’t offer on this cruise. It sounds great, so I really hope it is!

We share your opinion of Puntarenas! So much trash everywhere and mostly unappealing scenery. We took the Panoramic Tour, and after a loong bus ride, we arrived at a small park. There was a small craft market set up (real local crafts) and a group of young children ready to perform a folkloric dance show. They were adorable, the youngest little boy was 3, and it was his first time performing. After a couple of songs, they brought several women and a man from the audience to join them, which was fun to watch! The cruise guests were good! After this stop, we were taken to a large, commercial gift shop with most products likely made in China. We were stuck here for 45 minutes, then driven almost another hour back to the ship. Couldn’t wait to get back onboard! Some pictures of the Park and children dancing! Didn’t bother taking any other photos!

We loved our “breakfast and a show” this morning! It’s beautiful sitting on the balcony this morning watching all the birds diving for fish!

Our balcony is on the shady side of the ship, so it’s pretty comfortable sitting out here right now. We are not on the dockside, so we just have a lovely view of the beaches and mountains! Hope it stays nice so we can relax out here after our tour. According to the ship information, sunset tonight is at 5:44, which seems really early, even though we moved the clocks back an hour last night!

We meet our Panoramic Tour at 12:30. Right now, the TV says it’s 88 degrees and on top of that, it’s really humid! At least that tour description clearly says “air conditioned” bus. I hope your bus turns out to be air conditioned as well!