A root canal without Novocaine would have been better!

Item: Carnival Liberty
Rating: 2.8
Author: shanerueffer

Carnival Liberty Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

shanerueffer

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5

3 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 27, 2018

Ship: Carnival Liberty

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1067

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was my first cruise and for the price and all the issues, I don't know if there will be a second! It definitely will not be with this company. It was hard to relax dealing with the maintenance both days and then the toxic paint fumes. I understand that some things have to be fixed, but the boat wasn't sinking so why do construction with guests on board? I have yet to hear from Carnival so we will see where this all leads. I left them the same review and I am really curious if they will address any of my issues. This may be an isolated incident but it has definitely left a bad experience for future cruises!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and easy...

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

The filet mignon could not be cut with a knife, it just shredded like it was beat to death! My New York Strip was overcooked and had more fat and grizzle than meat! The burger bar....AWESOME!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

We only had a pool slide and basketball courts, plus it was only a 3 day cruise and the weather did not cooperate!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Comedy club was great!

Children's Programs

My youngest was 16 and had no interest in any programs!

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Wait staff was great and very attentive. The guest services worked as any other hotel/motel, you are just a number to them. They decided to do maintenance in the middle of the cruise and woke our whole stateroom up at 8am 2 days in a row, then some genius decided they would paint. The fumes were so overpowering that we had to be moved to another stateroom. For all our troubles....we were given the dinner upgrade, which as I said earlier was terrible!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Had to move to another stateroom due to toxic fumes from the maintenance crew!

Ship tip

DO NOT buy the bottles of alcohol when you book your trip, you can buy them for normal prices once you are on the ship in the stores!

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

FAST!!! Use the porters once you are inside, they speed you through the whole customs process, well worth the tip to carry your bags!

6 Comments

jaga622 5 years ago

Call carnival. Don’t just leave a review you will not get an answer that way. They may offer you a discount on your next cruise if your complaint is legitimate

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jdolphin128 5 years ago

Where did you go nothing is listed.

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rogerellenborland 5 years ago

Been on 23 carnival ships and never had a problem like this. They are always painting some things. They have to keep up with the maintenance or the ship will rust away from the salt air and water. Yes I have been on board and smelled the paint but it didn't last long. We just went to another place on the ship until they were finished painting in that area. As far as the food goes complain to the waiter and ask for a different one or order some thing different. They will bring you what ever you want.

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CVCruiser 5 years ago

EVERY cruiseline does maintenance on cruises... they have to. It cost tens of thousands of dollars a day to pull one of these ships out of service for maintenance. And ships need general maintenance daily. Sorry you didnt enjoy your cruise. But I dont understand your complaint about only having a pool slide and basketball court? You picked this ship and this cruise right? Didnt you research the ship and what activities it had? Btw.. it also has Shuffleboard, mini-golf, ping pong, a full gym, running track, video games, board and card game room, cassino, Dive-in theater movies at night.... comedy club, shows, dance club.. yes even for teens. Lol.

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ClintNCadi 5 years ago

Don't give up.

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buckeyegirl 5 years ago

So sorry you had a bad first cruise. They are constantly having to do up keep and maintaining even during cruising with passengers onboard. This happens with all ships, not just Carnival. I agree, they should do without passengers on board but, their turn around is right away. We always try the newer ships to avoid mishaps. Hope you you give them another try, we have been on many and they are our favorites.

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