First Cruise and Made Big Mistakes

Item: Carnival Liberty
Rating: 4.5
Author: McCallCrew

Carnival Liberty Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

McCallCrew

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

3 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 23, 2017

Ship: Carnival Liberty

Cabin number: 1001

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

First cruise my husband and I took. And we loved it. Wish we would’ve known more about the cruise. Like what type of card we should have connected to the cruise, we didn’t know we had onboard credit to use until we got the bill that was very close to $2,000. And if going to Port Canaveral please shop before going across the bridge because the mall and shopping centers don’t really have good options to choose from and very expensive.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Everything was clean and was very good. And the alcohol was amazing.

RedFrog Rum Bar

5 out of 5

Very friendly workers. Strong drinks. Fast service.

Grand Buffet

5 out of 5

So much to choose from.

Blue Iguana Tequila Bar

5 out of 5

Strong drinks

Waves Bar

5 out of 5

Very cool.

Seafood Shack

5 out of 5

I love seafood so….. try it.

Pool Bar

5 out of 5

Didn’t have to walk too far for a drink. And they moved fast with the orders.

Pizzeria

5 out of 5

I just like pizza so it was awesome.

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Oh my….. is all I can say.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

I really can’t say because we didn’t really do to many activities due to the fact that my husband got sick 2 days of our 3. But I did get to enjoy the hot tube and meet some really cool people.

Guest Services / Shore Excursions

5 out of 5

Everyone was nice and helpful.

Versailles Pool

5 out of 5

Wasn’t too many people in it.

Hot Tubs

2 out of 5

One hot tub was down so it was to many people in them.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

We missed everything!!!! Either it was no more seats or we just completely missed it.

Carnival Seaside Theater

5 out of 5

Love it!!!! Even though it was a cartoon playing.

Children's Programs

We didn’t take our children so we didn’t look into any children activities.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone to me was good and did their job, a great job.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

I dont remember seeing anything out the ordinary that was a complaint to me.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We loved it.

Ship tip

Do your own research about the cruise and boat. DO NOT connect your bank card to the cruise. Use a prepaid card or something like that. Put money on that card and make sure you can use the card wherever you’re going. we should have connected to the cruise. You do get onboard credit and you can use it before the cruise to book excursions or you can save it for the end of your cruise for gratuities or to buy things on the boat. You can also use it for anything before the cruise that you want to book or order. Just do your own research because they got us for almost $2,000 at the end. Investigate, research, and ask questions.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

That’s where we parked at and got on the boat.

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

We did a tour that included the rum factory, distillery, church, Atlantis resort, queen’s staircase, we was able to watch the locals do their thing with the conch by the water, and we did a little shopping with some of the locals that was set up like a flea market. And he stopped us by the liquor store and we brought a good amount of bottles because it was cheaper than the cruise prices. We enjoyed it.

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