Never been on a cruise before, won't ever use Carnival to take another one

Item: Carnival Liberty
Rating: 3
Author: vallenrn71

Carnival Liberty Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

vallenrn71

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

3 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 03, 2023

Ship: Carnival Liberty

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8400

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Didn't like the cruise, ship very outdated, too many loud travelers, very poor quality food

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Outdated looking

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Poor quality food. Way too crowded, noisey all hours of day and night

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Bimini, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Way too long

10 Comments

PatongDave 1 year ago

While the menus for the main dining room are the same fleet-wide, the newer and larger ships offer more dining venues and thus more variety at no extra cost. Additionally, there's a big difference in the demographics between 3-4 day cruises and 7 or more day cruises. The guests on the longer cruises tend to be less boisterous and more laid back.

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kimimermaid 1 year ago

She’s an old ship. That being said, the price is equal to the ship you take. Compare the Marci Gras, big difference, But, Carnival is known to be a party atmosphere. I expect it to be louder, busier than other ships.

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txhawk706 1 year ago

Of ten cruises carnival triumph (gone ) and Liberty Were by far the worst ships we been on, never been on same ship twice and tend to like the bigger vessels

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cruisent 1 year ago

It seems you learned the hard way that 3 day sailings are mostly filled with the boisterous under 30 crowd. I did it once and learned quickly never to do it again.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Sorry your first cruise wasn’t what you expected.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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badlcho 1 year ago

Give Carnival another shot. Short cruises to the Bahamas on older ships are not the best. Go on one of their newer ships and a longer cruise. There is so much more to do on the larger ships and way more food choices.

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dcoleman2219 1 year ago

Thanks for letting us know

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

I wouldn’t judge an entire Cruise Line based on a shirt cruise on an older ship during spring break. Try a newer ship on a seven day or longer itinerary while schools are in session for a better experience.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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