Carnival Liberty Review

Here is my review of the August 30th sailing on the Liberty.

Son and I flew in day of sailing. We had a 7 am direct flight into Orlando that got us to the airport at 9:15am. We ubered to the port.

Embarkation- We had fttf. It was so smooth almost effortless. We arrived to the port about 10:40 am and were on the ship by 11:20 am. I love faster to the fun because I dropped my things off in my room and didn't have to carry them around with me.

Cabin - Interior 9209. This was my first ever interior cabin. Wow they are small. It was fine for 2 people but I wouldn't want to put any more people in there. Roddereck was our room steward and he was amazing. Pros to an interior cabin was no noise from balcony and it was really quiet. This cabin was pretty far forward and there wasn't any noise in the halls. I love being on the lido deck because its so close to pool and food. The only con I noticed was what seemed like a cutback was the quality of the toilet paper. Its a little rough.

Food - My son loved the Mongolian wok.

The buffet was nice too. Note there is another buffet a little further aft than the first buffet area. We found a smaller line there than the first buffet that you came to. The food was good typical carnival buffet quality.

Deli - my son got two hotdogs from it and said they were really tasty.

Guys - I ate guys Burgers twice. Another note here there are two lines. I found one side to have a huge line and the other side to have hardly any line. Not sure if people just didn't know or what.

Sushi, sea food shack, blue iguana tacos pizza and bbq we didn't have this time. Sushi costs extra.

Main dining room - Son and I got a table for two. I was hoping we would get some fun table mates but we didn't. Our head waiter was Augustus and his assistant was Romeo. First night our food came out quickly and efficiently. We were pretty pleased. The second night was a hot mess. The service as slow and my son ordered two entrees and they only brought him one. On our third and final night we got much quicker service only because half the people in our servers section didnt show up to dinner. Things got a little weird when Romeo just stood at our table trying to hold a conversation. With tons of akward silences son and I decided we were done and would forgo desert. I did give Augustus and his team an additional 20$ tip for the service we did get but man I found that last night weird.

We didn't have room service this cruise either.

Entertainment - Tevin is great. So full of energy and honestly I prefer him to Donkey who we had last time I was on the Liberty. Not sure who will be there when we sail on her again in March but Tevin was a great CD. Baby Jane was fun too. My son loved playing the jenga game and we did some other trivia games too. I found the casino entertainment to be lacking this time. Maybe the normal band was on vacation but they had a couple solo performers and not much in the way of the typical casino band that sings songs popular to many generations. The atrium was happening all the time lots of fun stuff going on there.

Bars and service - I found bar service to be good and quick I had the cheers package which I am not sure I will get next time or not because I didn't really drink enough to warrant the cost. Maybe one night of the 3 I drank a little but we shall see.

The ship itself I love the layout of the liberty. I love the staff always cleaning always smiling and just really a great place to be.

Casino - Was smokey but we know that.

Debarkation - 3/4 of the ship must have been self assist. Son and I were in group 2 and typically I Have been off the ship way before 9 in the early groups so I rushed him out of bed and we opted to skip breakfast and head to our assigned waiting area at the assigned time of 7:30 where we sat for an hour. LOL oh well next time in march I will take my time and not rush.

Overall - we had a great time. I highly recommend the jetboat excursion in Nassau we did that and it was a blast. I still love the Liberty and its crew and it was a wonderful experience for me to spend some time with my oldest kid. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask.

Nice review! Thanks for posting. Liberty is still my favorite Carnival ship!:)

Yes, thank you for the review! We've sailed on Liberty twice now, and would gladly sail on her again - but our upcoming cruises are on different ships, as it happens.

I enjoyed your review of your time on the Liberty. Thanks for posting.

Wow, 9209 is my cabin for our December cruise. Not concerned about the size and from what it sounds like it’s quiet and really accessible to the pool, bars, food on the Lido deck which is what I was hoping for. Thanks for the review.

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Thanks for the review.

Great review. Will be on the liberty on September 16 for 4 days.

Liberty is a great ship. Love the constantly changing light colors. Sailed on her last month and the entertainment was some of the best I have seen on Carnival. Looking forward to sailing on her again in November.

Here is my review of the August 30th sailing on the Liberty.

Son and I flew in day of sailing. We had a 7 am direct flight into Orlando that got us to the airport at 9:15am. We ubered to the port....

What were your port of calls? and how was the weather there? Was it raining?

We are heading out on 9/13/18. Are there any themed dances or events that we should know about? I went on a cruise once that had a "wear white" dance, and I had nothing! Thanks for your review!!

We are heading out on 9/13/18. Are there any themed dances or events that we should know about? I went on a cruise once that had a "wear white" dance, and I had nothing! Thanks for your review!!

There was not! That I was aware of. But I don't go into the Night Club.

What were your port of calls? and how was the weather there? Was it raining?

It was a 3 night and the only port we went to was Nassau. Where we did the Adrenaline Jet Boat excursion and it was so fun. The weather was nice. It rained for a little while in Nassau and it was a little cloudy on the early morning of the sea day but it was great weather.

Wow, 9209 is my cabin for our December cruise. Not concerned about the size and from what it sounds like it’s quiet and really accessible to the pool, bars, food on the Lido deck which is what I was hoping for. Thanks for the review.

 

 

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Yes I found the location to be perfect. Nice and quiet.

Thank you for this! We are sailing her next year (arghh - so far away!) but this is making me even more excited. :)

Thank you for your review:) I just got off the Liberty yesterday (so boarded the day you left). I 100% agree with you about Tevin. LOVED him! I was soooo worried our 4 day cruise would be a crazy “booze cruise” but it was nothing of the sort.

I definitely should have bought the Cheers package:rolleyes: Found an excellent bartender at the Lobby bar that was good to me;)

Dining service wasn’t bad since it seemed a LOT of people didn’t eat in there.

Love your review!

Sailing on Liberty for the first time in November for my birthday. We wanted a quick getaway not too far from home and this fit the bill. The more I read about this ship, the more excited I am to sail on the Liberty