Excellent Staff, but Other Issues

Carnival Liberty Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Carnival Liberty

3 Night Bahamas With Carnival Live (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 02, 2017

Ship: Carnival Liberty

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1345

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The staff were excellent (Silver Dining Staff and our Stateroom Stewardess Myrene Comia). They all made us feel at home and especially the dining staff who kept our daughter busy when she was starting to fidget during our meal.  The food was good...and plentiful....lol.  The bottomless bubbles option was well worth the cost and yes, be sure to bring a large thermal cup so you won't have to make a million trips to the drink counter for the free lemonade, water, or tea. There were only a few issues we had:

 

1.  There is a major vibration in the Aft Dining area (Silver) that was very bothersome...it felt like being in a massage chair during our dinner!

 

2.  They should really stick to the no-reservation of lounge chairs around the pool area. Every chair was taken throughout the trip with a towel or personal items on it, but seemed like everyone was hanging out at the bar and not on the chair itself.

 

3.  It was difficult to have children enjoy the main pool with 2 bars around the pool and lots of young adults being inebriated.  Wouldn't it be a better idea to use the aft-pool for children since its near the pizza restaurant and is easily viewed by parents? I know...cruise on Disney if you have kids.  Not a fix at all thank you!

 

4.  Faster customer service at the guest counters. Wow, I had one question about the bottomless bubbles program and had to wait in line for almost 45 minutes to be seen...and that was on a slow day!

 

5.  Hand out a floor plan of the ships decks when cruisers arrive, or better yet, have one in the cabin ready for us to look over!

 

6.  I know the muster is a requirement, but wow...it takes way too long and it was really hot there!  How about scanning people's passes when they come through the doors to the deck instead of waiting until everyone is piled up and hard to get to. Maybe have a small platform for the demonstrators to stand on...some of them were short in stature and we couldn't see or hear them!

 

7.  Hold larger events in larger halls.  Having the Cat-In-The-Hat birthday party in the main lobby?  Seriously...most of the kids couldn't even see what was going on due to all the people who attended for the free cake.

 

Other than that, we had a great time, ate great food (Guy's Burgers, the Deli, and the Pizza place were a great snack fix!) and plan on cruising at least 1 or 2 times a year from now on. Maybe not to Nassau (some of the Straw Market sales people were truly rude!), but other parts of the Caribbean would be fun!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Guys Burgers, the Pizza restaurant, and Deli were great! The others were good as well...especially when the Chocolate rolled out!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Too many fun things to do in a short time...no more 3 day cruises, 4-7 days minimum next time!!!

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
Should have held the Cat-in-the Hat event in a larger hall, not the lobby! Sea Camp was a blast for our 6 year old...thanks to Ms. Marshmallow!!! lol

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great staff took care of our needs. Ms. Myrene Comia took great care of us and our stateroom!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Bad vibration in the aft part of the ship, need to fix that to make the trip more enjoyable.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was ok, but next time we will opt for a larger room with a chair/table that turns into a bed for our daughter versus using the Pullmans.

Ship tip

On shore days, take your time...eat a nice breakfast and let everyone else get off the ship if you have a choice. Also bring an insulated cup that you can carry with you on the ship.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Carnival Live Concert

1 out of 5
I wish they would have reserved a dozen tickets or so to use as prizes during the give-aways! That will add to the number of people being active in onboard events!

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5
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