Great crew, great itinerary, hard to find food/venues open

Item: Liberty of the Seas
Rating: 3.9
Author: prandall1966

Liberty of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

prandall1966

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 21, 2021

Ship: Liberty of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2669

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The cruise ports were great. Bad weather in Belize but Roatan is my favorite port of all time. Loved it. The hours things were open on the ship seemed very strange. It was obvious there were not enough staff for the number of cruisers. It was hard to get through a buffet line, they were always out of dishes, there were not many staff on hand in buffet dining area. Tables were closed and it was hard to find seats. There was no variation at all during breakfast.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Perfect

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Buffet did not open till 7am and dining room until 8:00pm. The hours things were open and not good for early risers. You could not get a latte, only semi warm coffee from deck 5 until things opened.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Most of the lounges/bars that you might want to cozy/read in were not open until 3:00pm or later.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

I was only able to get into one ice skating show. You can't book ahead of cruise and everything gets booked up fast.

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff was stellar as always.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

I'm dinging here because the solarium is supposed to be an adult quiet area? It wasn't. It was a thoroughfare that everyone had to pass through.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

It was a fine internal cabin. Very quiet location near aft of ship. Shower leaked into bathroom though.

Ship tip

Pick a quieter time to go (not thanksgiving). There were 3k people on board and 1k were kids that ran wild with no supervision it seemed.

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Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast efficient and painless.

9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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GerryBCruisin 2 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to share your review of Liberty of the Seas.

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1CruiseGram 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review

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purpl 2 years ago

Thanks for your review.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review and sharing your experience

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Good information about not sailing during Thanksgiving. Sorry this cruise didn’t quite meet your expectations.

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wooti05 2 years ago

Thanks for your review.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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