Is Liberty of the Sea too big???

[Another_Critic]

58 minutes ago, taglovestocruise said:

Wife and I are in our 70s, Oasis Class is our favorite. We would consider Liberty on the small size, too small for us. 

156k GT is small?  😄

 

What do you consider Empress at 48.5k GT?  A lifeboat?

 

FYI - I did a 10 night non-stop TA (Lisbon to San Juan) on Azamara Journey (30k GT) and would do it again.

 

Edited June 1, 2023 by Another_Critic

[taglovestocruise]

18 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

What do you consider Empress at 48.5k GT?  A lifeboat?

 

 

Almost, entire crew and guest count of Empress  would fit on 5 oasis class lifeboats. 

We recently did 17 nights on Ovation and Quantum, ships felt small and narrow. We have done three sailings on Navigator post covid,  It is just a short drive away, and I would call it tiny. 

Edited June 1, 2023 by taglovestocruise

[Tatka]

1 hour ago, taglovestocruise said:

Wife and I are in our 70s, Oasis Class is our favorite. We would consider Liberty on the small size, too small for us. 

 

 By what parameter it is too small? What is it missing? I cannot name anything.

 

 Liberty on the other hand have beautiful outside promenade where you actually can see the ocean.

[taglovestocruise]

Just now, Tatka said:

 

 By what parameter it is too small? What is it missing? I cannot name anything.

 

 Liberty on the other hand have beautiful outside promenade where you actually can see the ocean.

Whole thread falls under different strokes for different folks. 

[Tree_skier]

Liberty has the best slide in the fleet.

 

The one the call the Tidal Wave is a hoot!

[Tatka]

5 minutes ago, taglovestocruise said:

Whole thread falls under different strokes for different folks. 

 

I am a "folk" who sails basically on all sizes of RCI ships every year (Radiance class escapes me).

From Vision class to Oasis class which I also like.

This is why I am asking this question.

 

Honest question.

Edited June 1, 2023 by Tatka

[Tatka]

Liberty now has AMAZING shows.

On the Air is Circus de Soleil type of show.

Saturday Night Fever is a great Broadway show.

[OCSC Mike]

16 minutes ago, taglovestocruise said:

Whole thread falls under different strokes for different folks. 

 

This... as do many threads.

 

No reason to question how or why someone finds a ship too small or too big. Everyone has their own opinions, perspectives, and preferences.

Edited June 1, 2023 by OCSC Mike

[sbjnyc]

I disembarked liberty this morning on my first cruise. I also wondered how crowded it would be (I don't mind crowds). The only places I found really crowded was the buffet during peak meal times, the schooner bar during trivia and the casino on sea days. The pools can get a little crowded too but I'm not much of a swimmer.

[Jerseygirl1416]

17 hours ago, firefly333 said:

It's too small, I love the oasis class myself. I only book smaller ships if I like he ports. 

 

More to do and eat on larger ships.

I completely agree!

[moposh]

This class of ship is my favorite.  I sailed on Explorer, which is the same, and plan to sail on Liberty next year.

[firefly333]

4 minutes ago, Jerseygirl1416 said:

I completely agree!

And I've lost track of how many times I've done liberty. It was there pre covid out of texas and after covid for the 7 day cruises. I thought it was dated. The last time my toilet didnt flush hardly and we called maintenance at least 6 times during the b2b. Excessive imo to not get it fixed once and for all. Elevators always had issues. That green just looked dated. 

[Jerseygirl1416]

8 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

And I've lost track of how many times I've done liberty. It was there pre covid out of texas and after covid for the 7 day cruises. I thought it was dated. The last time my toilet didnt flush hardly and we called maintenance at least 6 times during the b2b. Excessive imo to not get it fixed once and for all. Elevators always had issues. That green just looked dated. 

I just got bored after a few nights. They really didn’t have a lot of entertainment scheduled and I just missed all the action and options on the big ladies.

[taglovestocruise]

11 minutes ago, moposh said:

This class of ship is my favorite.  I sailed on Explorer, which is the same, and plan to sail on Liberty next year.

Explore is Voyager Class, Liberty is Freedom Class

[ShillyShally]

Been on Liberty a few times, love this class of ships as I feel you still feel connected to the sea where I just don't on the Oasis class (won't stop me from sailing on that class either, just more picky about cabin).  Now I haven't been on her in over 9 years so I can't speak on when/if she's been refreshed! 

[moposh]

3 minutes ago, taglovestocruise said:

Explore is Voyager Class, Liberty is Freedom Class

Really?  I thought they were the same.  I looked at deck plans etc.  Oh well...😆

[The Fun Researcher]

29 minutes ago, moposh said:

Really?  I thought they were the same.  I looked at deck plans etc.  Oh well...😆

Those two classes of ships are super similar. Freedom is roughly 100 feet longer. This allows for a separate Sorrento’s and café promenade in the Royal Promenade as well as a splash zone by the pools for kids. The freedom class looks wider on paper, but that’s only because it has the cantilevered hot tubs off the sides. The main body of the ship is just as wide.  In my opinion, voyager and freedom are  WAAAAAAY MORE similar than different.

[Cruise a holic]

3 hours ago, topnole said:

What do you mean freedom class having more bells and whistles over oasis class?  Been on both many times and I’m struggling to see why you think that?

We LOVE the crown loft suites on the Oasis class ships.  Also do not recall if the liberty has a true suite sun deck and bar-  Since we sail in suites, it makes a difference for us.  Of course the ship is larger and carries more passengers which some people might not prefer.  A personal choice.

[topnole]

2 hours ago, Cruise a holic said:

We LOVE the crown loft suites on the Oasis class ships.  Also do not recall if the liberty has a true suite sun deck and bar-  Since we sail in suites, it makes a difference for us.  Of course the ship is larger and carries more passengers which some people might not prefer.  A personal choice.

Read your earlier comment that I replied to.   I think you said it backwards in that comment.  Otherwise I’m very confused. I think oasis class has way more bells and whistles.  You said the opposite.  

[Tatka]

3 hours ago, ShillyShally said:

Been on Liberty a few times, love this class of ships as I feel you still feel connected to the sea where I just don't on the Oasis class (won't stop me from sailing on that class either, just more picky about cabin).  Now I haven't been on her in over 9 years so I can't speak on when/if she's been refreshed! 

 

After reading all reviews about Liberty being dated we expected to find problems. I honestly cannot say how this assessment was made. No visible wear and tear.

Mind you we sail on much newer ships to have something to compare.

[HBE4]

7 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

Liberty has the best slide in the fleet.

 

The one the call the Tidal Wave is a hoot!

 

 

And it's one-of-a-kind. No other ship in the fleet has one. 

 

The video doesn't do it justice as it doesn't look all that dramatic but it felt like we were going to fly off the ship at the top of the ramp. 

 

 

Probably did it 20 times over the course of 7 days. 

 

 

Edited June 2, 2023 by HBE4

[HBE4]

5 hours ago, The Fun Researcher said:

Those two classes of ships are super similar. Freedom is roughly 100 feet longer. This allows for a separate Sorrento’s and café promenade in the Royal Promenade as well as a splash zone by the pools for kids. The freedom class looks wider on paper, but that’s only because it has the cantilevered hot tubs off the sides. The main body of the ship is just as wide.  In my opinion, voyager and freedom are  WAAAAAAY MORE similar than different.

 

All correct. And when the Freedom-class was still under development, it was referred to as a stretched Voyager since - as you pointed out - the same basic design, just a bit longer.

[The Fun Researcher]

1 hour ago, HBE4 said:

 

All correct. And when the Freedom-class was still under development, it was referred to as a stretched Voyager since - as you pointed out - the same basic design, just a bit longer.

Agreed.  Having said that, the ships are/were incredibly innovative and introduced the Royal promenade ,  

which I much prefer

[Cruise a holic]

6 hours ago, topnole said:

Read your earlier comment that I replied to.   I think you said it backwards in that comment.  Otherwise I’m very confused. I think oasis class has way more bells and whistles.  You said the opposite.  

I believe someone else said backward things. Oasis class definitely has more bells and whistles 

[pspercy]

1 hour ago, The Fun Researcher said:

Agreed.  Having said that, the ships are/were incredibly innovative and introduced the Royal promenade ,  

 

IIRC that was introduced on Voyager class and was a true innovation and an engineering marvel at the time.

Voyager & Freedom classes are our favourite with Radiance class not far behind😃