Disappointing Itinerary

Item: Liberty of the Seas
Rating: 4.3
Author: rwpjr50181578

Liberty of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

rwpjr50181578

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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9 Night Bermuda & Eastern Caribbean (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 09, 2024

Ship: Liberty of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6369

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Booked this cruise because it went to Labadee Hatti That was canceled Then Bermuda was also cancelled.. Not what we expected at all... Made the best of cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Nice comfortable size ship

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Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

4 out of 5

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda Did not visit port

Weather in area bad Captain decided to avoid island

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

Excursion on island double decker bus

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 out of 5

Took excursion Old san Juan and mall We were in large bus and were informed by driver that BIG bus could not get into city.. we viewed fort from distance and spent 2 1/2 hr of 3 1/2 hour trip at mall ?? Complained and received 40% discount But that did not replace time lost not seeing San Juan !!!

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Excelland excursion Visited Tobacco and Rum factories nice bus ride informative. lots of traffic but air conditioned bus made it ok

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Good and Fast

9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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basssacker 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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kef2016 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. We were on the same sailing. Missing Bermuda was a disappointment but it wasn’t just the captain’s decision. He announced that in speaking with the port authorities in Bermuda as well as Royal Caribbean’s expert weather meteorologist, and others, they made a joint decision to not go to Bermuda as the weather was too dangerous to dock in. There is so much to see and do on your own in Old San Juan. You can walk about 20 minutes to the El Morro fort which is what we passed going into and out of Old San Juan on the ship. You can also walk to the Castillo San Cristobal fort which is only about a 10 minute walk from the port. Hopefully you will be able to get back to Old San Juan in the future as it’s such a beautiful place to see and explore.

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CruiseQueenNH 6 months ago

Just for future reference, you can always walk to Old San Juan from the pier. Turn left and you'll see El Murro. Keep heading straight and you'll be there within min.

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javawoody 6 months ago

It pays to do research of the ports. You can board a free hop on, hop off bus in old San Juan close to the pier.

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cruising2004 6 months ago

Thanks for your review.

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HeavySeas 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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BnCTcruising 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing. Yes, Royal puts on a nice product. We enjoyed our time on Liberty, and are actually booking another one on there later in the year.

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