Good Cruise, but a dated ship

Carnival Liberty Cruise Review

ToddN1XHR

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 72

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 30, 2023

Ship: Carnival Liberty

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6450

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

The sewage small was definitely present, more so on the rough sea days, when we were in smooth waters it was barely noticeable. I personally believe that there is a cracked seal somewhere in the vents for their holding tank making the gasses escape more when the ship is rocking around. Also, there was plenty of marijuana being smoked on board. Smelled it on 3 different cabin decks, deck 3 and deck 9 and 10

Embarkation

5 out of 5

On in under 30 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

First couple of days weren't bad, then the quality went down hill FAST! We dined in the MDR every night, by day 3, food quality tanked. VERY tough meat, over cooked and dry meats (pepper steak could hardly chew, duck was tougher than a heavy weight boxer and the fat wasn't rendered at all, so couldn't eat the skin. Pork chop was tough, dry and over cooked, cut it in the middle and not an ounce of juice in the meat.) Vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots) were just a half a step past still raw. Last night of the cruise, one in our party ordered Med Well steak. First one was med rare, second was RAW, third rare. He gave up at that point. Buffet layout is terrible, just one long line for everything (we're used to other cruise lines where there are MULTIPLE different stations for salads, hot food, cold food, daily specialty stations, etc...)

Jardin Cafe

5 out of 5

The best place for cappuccino, spiked coffee (the chocolate lover was great), spiked frappes and fresh milk shakes.

Emile's Lido Restaurant

1 out of 5

Terrible food, terrible layout, poor quality, poor food service standards (when restocking items, they would just put the fresh hot on top of the food that was already there. Totally reverse from proper food safety standards)

Guy's Burger Joint

4 out of 5

Best food overall on the ship. Had ONE experience with an over cooked burger, but the food quality and flavors were spot on!!!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Activities Director was very visible and kept activities going all day. Bimini was canceled due to weather and they had reorganized the day in no time!

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Good layout, even on a fully booked ship, the flow of people never made you feel crowded

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Loved the uniqueness of our cabin layout and the extra long balcony it came with