My Review - Carnival Liberty

Recently I sailed on Carnival Liberty from Fort Lauderdale Florida. Carnival Liberty is one of Carnivals Conquest Class.
110,000 tons
952 feet in length
116 feet wide
Passengers: 2,974
Crew: 1,160
Registry: Panama

In my humble opinion this ship is stunning. Her decor is a toned down version Carnivals usually splashy decor. She was elegant in some places and showed signs if whimsey in others. I was fascinated with the light fixtures throughout the ship. The central atrium was topped with a huge chandelier in black wrought iron with hundreds of lights with ever changing colors. The public areas were very comfortable. The lido offered many menu choices from burgers, hot dogs and fries to a full buffet line. All that and Oriental, Deli and Taste of Nations daily. On deck 10 above the lido there was also Fish and chips offering seafood daily. That is not to be missed.

Embarkation, Port Everglades - Confusion reigns outside where you unload your luggage. Cars and shuttles and busses all trying to get a spot to unload. From there it is an easy trip to the parking garage. The walk back to the terminal is easy as the garage is next to it. Embarkation was fairly easy. We got in line and were checked in fairly fast. then we had to clear several checkpoints and of course have our pictures taken. In all it took about 45 minutes from luggage drop off until we were on Lido enjoying lunch.

Food - As always when I have sailed with Carnival I found the food to be very good. I did not go to Harry Winston's Supper Club. talking to those that did I hear it is excellent in food and service. This ship has a seafood station up above the Lido buffet on deck 10. This is not to be missed. The food there was wonderful.

Service - Most service was very good. Our waiter was not experienced and we had some waits for courses at times. Later in the week he was replaced and things improved. Room service was weak also. I ordered and the wrong things were brought and no utensils were with it. when I called back for utensils they never arrived.

Cabin Steward - My cabin was clean and neat all the time. I rarely ever saw the steward at all. There was always fresh ice in my ice bucket.

Entertainment - I went to several shows and really enjoyed them. I found the formal night entertainment to be very enjoyable. Stayed up one night and went to see the adult comedian. He was funny without being disgusting.

Clubs - Since I am not much of a drinker I did not go to many clubs. I did go to the Piano bar and found the pianist to be very good. Stopped in to the disco for a few moments one night and enjoyed that also.

Casino - I spent a fair amount of time there. It had a nice variety of slot machines in denominations from .02 cents to $5.00. As for the tables those in my group that did play them seemed to be enjoying them

Lido Pools - The central pool was nice but very busy most of the time. Most of the pool activities went on in this area. .One thing I did note was that there were no kids in the hot tubs when I was up there.
The aft pool was generally quieter and more relaxing to be there. It had a retractable roof that is nice when it rains.

Activities - With Carnival there is always something to do. So much going on all the time. Bingo games and many passenger participation events. I usually enjoy these as I find people to be very funny. These games are always good for a few laughs. People say and do the darndest things!!

One feature I loved on this ship was the seaside theater. The large screen up on Lido. There was something showing every night. One night there was a Bee Gees concert. I really enjoyed that. I was up there several evenings. During the day it was not used for much except the "Morning Show" which was a talk show by the Cruise director.

Shore Tours - A great variety of shore tours are offered for every port. tours from the very sedate to the very active. We did a white water rafting tour in Costa Rica. I would recommend this to anyone. The company, Rios Tropicales is very good at what they do and I felt safe at all times. Once done on the river you are transported to a place for lunch. A very good lunch of local dishes is served.

Disembarkation - This seemed to go fairly well. there were 3300 passengers on this ship and it took time but it seemed to go fairly smooth. I was off the ship and to my car by 10:00 am .

I would not hesitate to book this ship again. I really enjoyed this trip.