Ports were wonderful; Royal Caribbean overall disappointing

Item: Liberty of the Seas
Rating: 3.2
Author: cclarkfields

Liberty of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

cclarkfields

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 07, 2018

Ship: Liberty of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2256

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

As a previous cruiser on Carnival I had very high expectations for RC and was sorely disappointed. The food was just okay. Options for food very limited. One buffet with limited hours left you hungry from night til breakfast after late activities. You can only eat so much mediocre pizza. The Promenade Cafe was open but quite a distance and travel via multiple floors for a few little options was not enticing. Activities offered were great BUT the few hours of operation almost always conflicted with other options and meal time (specifically Ice Skating). The entertainment was FANTASTIC. Comedy shows and Headliner shows were phenomenal. The appearance of the ship was old. Some ares smelled a little foul. Not particularly dirty but obviously not clean either. And the biggest difference was expecting our towel animal nightly (huge bonus) however on RC we only got 3 on a 7 night cruise. Lastly after MULTIPLE attempts to let the staff know it was my daughter 18 birthday there was zero acknowledgement or gestures made from RC to make her trip/day extra special. In the other hand Carnival went above and beyond when we were on their ship for her 16bday 2years who My daughter and I both agree we will not be cruising on RC again. It cost significantly more than Carnival and was a huge disappointment.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

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Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

9 Comments

Rnegron82 6 years ago

I don't know how you could ever be hungry on LOS? We were stuffed 24/7. We did main dinning room almost all meals and buffet a couple times. They even had pizza, sandwiches and desserts until like 2am or so. I'm still full a day later!😂😂

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gzac95 6 years ago

I love Liberty but I can agree they close things down to often, it's my only real complaint. The buffets, pools and everything else close way to often. I can understand the buffets closing somewhat but everything else should be more available. I haven't been on carnival but I've been 2 times in Liberty and have booked again. I obviously got something out of it.

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atm310 6 years ago

I’ve been on both cruise lines, and I have always had a better time with Carnival - RC was good, but just from my experiences we had a lot more fun with Carnival - and the staff on Carnival has been a lot more attentive /

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Woobiescoobie 6 years ago

At least you tried RC and you already know Carnival makes it happen for you. We enjoyed Carnival when the kids were really young but as older farts now with no kids tagging along we’ve been with RC. Happy future cruises!

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TXatsea 6 years ago

Different strokes for different folks. Personally I have given Carnival 2 chances and won’t be back, but we all have to spend our money the way we feel is best.

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disfan2003 6 years ago

Your trip is what you make of it. If you are determined to have a blast, you will. If you nit pick everything, you ruin it for yourself.

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pavmorr 6 years ago

Geez this is disappointing to hear. We have only cruised Carnival and have booked our first RC on this ship. Oh well always hope for the bes😀

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firestream19 6 years ago

Bye. You couldnt give me a free cruise on carnival.

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quadtrash 6 years ago

I had a very similar experience. Always traveled Carnival and decided to give Royal a try for my daughter's graduation. The Liverty of the Seas was no where near Carnival's Magic or Breeze. RC had more activities but no were near comparable in other areas.

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