This Cruise Left Us Underwhelmed

Liberty of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Liberty of the Seas

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 06, 2023

Ship: Liberty of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6640

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I recently sailed on Freedom of the Seas and didn’t have a single complaint. Being that Liberty is a sister ship to Freedom I thought I would have the same general experience but I was very wrong. This cruise was rather disappointing in comparison. The food wasn’t up to standard. There was a general sense of disorganization and confusion amongst staff. The main dining room had the craziest lines and wait times (even with reservations). The ship looked dated and sometimes not very clean. Overall just disappointed with this one.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Embarkation was slower and rather unorganized compared to Port Miami

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food was not what I’ve come to expect from Royal. Usually everything is delicious, fresh and incredible. Not the case on this cruise. I’m not a big fan of buffets but even Sorrento’s was disappointing. The desserts in Café Promenade were even sad. It seemed like the food had been sitting out for a while and had gotten hard and/stale. The only enjoyable dining experiences we had were at Chops and Johnny Rocket.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We did rock climbing, water slides, and miniature golf

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Entertainment was probably the only thing I’d give a 5 star rating for on this cruise. The music, performances and even game shows were all terrific

Children's Programs

Don’t have kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Jacqueline, our room steward was AMAZING!! she worked very hard and she was quick and thorough. There were times we would leave our cabin only to get Starbucks from Café Promenade and in 15 minutes we were gone, Jacqueline had the room spic & span.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
This ship is definitely dated and tired, she’s in need of some updating.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The size of the cabin was good, the balcony was a great size. Loved how convenient the location was, right by the elevators and stairs. I never heard anything in the hall at night but my cousin that traveled with me said she could hear people laughing and doors slamming in the middle of the night

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
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8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

ScubaDaveHash    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

walte27f    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing! I hope your next one is better. We’ll keep this in mind next time we look at cruising with Royal.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations. Hope the next one is better.

bubbles60    1 year ago

In the past year or two the food on all RCL cruises, has not been as flavorable and the service slower. I think it is due to post covid staffing issues and cutbacks. Sounds like you enjoyed the activities.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

tavo6    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

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