Clarke's Vacation on Carnival Liberty - Nov 23 - 30, 2013

Carnival Liberty Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Liberty

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Sail date: November 23, 2013

Ship: Carnival Liberty

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8310

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

I usually take about 2 cruises every year with Royal because the service is superior to Carnival.  However, I've decided to give Carnival another try to see if they've improve on their services. This is my 3rd cruise with Carnival.  The parties on the Lido deck were really good every one were dancing and having fun.  The shows at night were like you're in a bar watching a bad Karaoke. (Ridiculous).  The ship was clean but they need to clean the dust that's piled up on the TV stand in my cabin (8310). Carnival please, please get rid of those stupid colorful plastic cups.  We are not kids in kindergarten learning colors.

Now we get to the food "oh boy".  Every day breakfast and lunch was a nightmare.  Long lines everywhere. One day it took my husband 1 1/2 hours (this is not a joke) to get those hard, nasty noodles the fry during lunch because it is better than eating the other nasty foods they prepare every day. I am not a hamburger person, but I ate cheese burgers almost every day because I hated the foods they prepare and I refuse to stand in line 1 hour for noodles. Carnival if you don't do something about the food (because you know Americans like food) you are going to continue to loose CUSTOMERS.

The workers are ok don't talk too much.  I give them a pass because they are limited with English.  The waiting time for Dinner after seated was about 1/2 hour (I give them a pass also).  I enjoyed dinner because the food was better.

I'll cruise on Carnival again if they allow me to bring my own food on board.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
waiter friendly, food tasty

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Not much activities

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Activities better than Entertainment

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Limited English

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
old ship, small ship

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Dust on TV stand, lipstick on hand towel first day of cruise

Ship tip

Don't go to the Lido deck for breakfast or lunch because the lines are too long and the food is awful.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
No delay at port

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

1 out of 5
long, long, long lines to get on and off ship

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
no delay at port

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
no delay at port

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Beautiful Island, no delay at port
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