Great Entertainment, not so great service

Liberty of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Liberty of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 06, 2015

Ship: Liberty of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1281

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

The day of debarkation for the ports of call were chaotic and unorganized. No one knew what they were doing.  To make matters worse, some people on our EXACT same excursion from the same Ship (we were the only ship docked) paid less for the SAME EXACT excursion.  This bothered me and quite a few other guests aboard the vessel.  We were jammed into a line, very confused and while waiting for directions, began to talk and compare tickets.  Some people on our line did not even have the same ticket description or time as ours.  Then to find out they paid much less 1/3 less than we had for the same experience.  I really don't think I will cruise again with Royal Caribbean.  I felt ripped off with my experience to say the least.  We cruise every year and our group gets larger and larger.  I would not allow my entire family to be duped as I was on Royal Caribbean.  The entertainment aboard The Liberty of The Seas was excellent The cruise Director and staff were amazing and made sure everyone attending the shows had a wonderful time.  The food above The Liberty of The Seas was not good at all with the exception of the Rembrandt Dining Room.  The dining room staff went above and beyond their duties to ensure guest satisfaction.  The staff at the excursion desk were rude and unhelpful.  They should be more knowledgeable on what they are offering.  The only thing that saved me from being miserable were the shows and entertainment staff and the dining room staff.  Great Job!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Great Dining Room food, bad everywhere else

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Mauricio and Patricio (Rembrandt Dining room)

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Don't book your excursions through Royal Caribbean!!!!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5
Beach was rocky, but not a great stop

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5
Dunn's River Falls is a must do! The guides were amazing! DVD is $40.00 be prepared
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5 Comments

JusMe    9 years ago

I can understand being upset over the price of a ship excursion being lower for others then what you paid,  but that is such a small part of your cruise I hope it did not ruin the whole trip for you?

Did you go to the excursions desk and ask about it ?   did the ones paying less pre-book the excursion ?  Where there not enough people booked for a lower priced excursion that got lumped into your excursion (price and description on tickets being different)  

DavidDT    9 years ago

you do understand that you are contradicting yourself, do you?

well...may be not...may you do NOT understand...

glomarrone    9 years ago

What other passengers pay is not an issue for me.  If I am willing to pay what is asked at the time of booking, I am satisfied.  I rarely compare prices anyway unless someone else brings up the topic. 

vt060808    9 years ago

No I was not bothered by that because booking it last minute as I did I knew I would end up paying higher than others.  Like flights prices go up and down and I fly and travel quite a bit so I know how quickly prices change.  Booking last minute usually means higher prices.  Cruise excursions should not change.  Especially among it's cruisers from the same ship.  

DavidDT    9 years ago

Some people paid less for the same excursions and it bothered you?

Are you not bothered that many people paid way less for exactly the same category of cabin as yours?

Or that some people getting paid 3 times more for the same job you pretend to be doing???

Jeez....

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