The Royal Caribbean team is doing their best to assist the customers when the ship could not land the Galveston port on August 27.

Item: Liberty of the Seas
Rating: 4.6
Author: Cruiser30289568

Liberty of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 20, 2017

Ship: Liberty of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1570

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This is the first time with Royal Caribbean cruise. We really enjoy our cruise. Even we encountered the Hurricane Harvey and could not land on the Galveston as planned. The ship redirected to Miami and let us get off the ship and returned to home safely. The guest service worked very hard to assist all of guests for their needs such as booking flight, answering various questioned about returning home. The cruise provided us 30 minutes free internet service per day and free ship to shore phone call. The captain James held several captain corners to keep us informed about the ship direction and answered questions. I believe the Royal Caribbean provided us with excellent service during this difficult time. They tried to calm down all of passengers during this chaotic situation. On Monday (8/28) 5:30pm, they had captain cocktail with all crew officer and captain James to have a good time together in the Promenade (5th floor). On 8/29, the CEO welcomed us in the air when the ship arrived on Miami port. It really cheers us up.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Wonderful.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The service is excellent and foods are delicious in the main dining room.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

fitness centers

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The shows are very good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

They are beautiful. The common areas are clean and well-maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin is comfortable.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

We did the Roatan by land and sea. It is fun and tour guide is knowledgeable. We had a good time.

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Yes. Maya ruin is historic site. However, there are so many mosquito bites. Be careful.

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

The beach is beautiful. The shopping is fun.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

The ship was stopped at Miami. We departed from Miami and booked another flight to go home instead of staying on the board. We appreciate that the Royal Caribbean provided us the free transportation from Miami port to the Fort Lauderdale airport.

19 Comments

kegs08 7 years ago

Oh wow I'll have to get on there and get one thank you so much for all your help

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trb 7 years ago

i just checked Amazon, thay have numerous verity and sizes. thay from $40.00 to $19.00, some are big and balky and some are flat.

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kegs08 7 years ago

Oh okay thank you

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trb 7 years ago

any store or on the internet. you can get one that is very small or flat for traviling.

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kegs08 7 years ago

Where do I get that at

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trb 7 years ago

@kegs08, suggestion bring a noise machine wich is smaller then a fan.

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Funkat 7 years ago

NO - sodas are not free. Unless you purchase a beverage package, they are close to $4 each inc tip. Royal Caribbean's official stand is no sodas can be brought on board. However, on our May cruise on the Radiance we had no problems bringing three 2 liters of Diet Coke, 2 of Sprite and a 12 pk of bottled water . Per advice from a long-time RCI customer, we just packed them in our 22" carryon and checked it along with our other luggage. It arrived in our stateroom with no problems. We made no attempt to hide it.

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kegs08 7 years ago

I would be fine with out a fan but my boyfriend he needs it to sleep 😂 the noise of it.. Another question when does topical storms really start the worst of them we are going the first part of August next year

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sassyjen 7 years ago

i thought royal charges for sodas

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alinazea 7 years ago

Don't need a fan, sodas or water don't bother. Ship is usually cold inside bring light jacket. Water is free and sodas and tea usually. The best cruise ever!! We had a 13 day cruise and so happy we stayed on board only paid for 7 days, all kinds of freebies and great shows. Stay away from casino, does not pay! Lost lots of money but it was still fun!

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kegs08 7 years ago

Can you bring a small fan on bored the ship

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1grissom 7 years ago

Good

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lgdavid 7 years ago

Thank you for the update on this trip. Royal Caribbean is a very good cruise line and we have never had a bad trip. We will be sailing on the Liberty again 1-20-19 for a birthday cruise. Very excited!! Glad you are home safe and sound. 😊

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trb 7 years ago

was there a lot of people that stayed on to eventually head back to Galveston.

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mary69 7 years ago

thank you so much for that. I have had people tell me they will take it. should I pack it in my carry on?

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sassyjen 7 years ago

that so good

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lgstpls 7 years ago

Mary69 we went on liberty of the seas last Oct we took a case of soda and a case of water we had no problems

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mary69 7 years ago

were u allowed to carry on a 12 pk of sodas/ water

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Alachristinn 7 years ago

Great review :) way to keep it positive even those it got crazy! Glad everyone is safe.

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