A great group cruise!!

Item: Liberty of the Seas
Rating: 4.8
Author: BnCTcruising

Liberty of the Seas Cruise Review

BnCTcruising

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

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

Sail date: December 06, 2024

Ship: Liberty of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1530

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 16 days ago

Review summary

We went as a group of 19. Had a great time. We had never done a group cruise before but would definitely do it again, was so much fun. Everyone enjoyed themselves. We got lucky with great weather at Nassau and Coco Cay. My wife and I and three other couples splurged for a Hideout Cabana at Hideaway Beach. What a beautiful place. We had a fantastic time with wonderful service provided by Luka, our cabin attendant. He was amazing and was there for everything we could possibly want. We will definitely be back on Royal Caribbean again. They never fail to disappoint. Wonderful, hard working people making sure we have a great vacation. It is so appreciated.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Royal has a very efficient onboarding system and they didn’t disappoint this time either.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

We enjoyed the service at the main dining room for dinner. Our waiters are on top of every need we may have had. Our food was good and we enjoyed each of our meals. We did eat in the main dining room or should I say attempted to for breakfast one morning and the service was awful. We never received our main order, only the oatmeal and one fruit plate. We ended up leaving, but that was an anomaly in our experience with Royal Caribbean.

Chop's Grille

4 out of 5

We decided to eat lunch at Chops Grill on embarkation day. We purchased it during Friday sale at $15.99 per person. There were 6 of us. Everyone seemed to be pretty happy with their food with a couple small issues. One of the main reasons was to avoid the mass of people on embarkation day at the buffet although some of the other group members ate there and said it wasn’t overly crowded. Not sure that we would purchase Chops for lunch again unless maybe on a larger ship like Oasis class to avoid the potential buffet crowd.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

There were things going on all over the ship however, we did watch the belly flop contest which was absolutely hilarious. Some of the people in our group are really into trivia and they never had a problem finding trivia games on board which made them very happy.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We enjoyed the entertainment that we saw. We saw the comedian twice, once on opening night for a welcome aboard quick comedy show and then we also watched him perform our last night for the adult comedy show. He was very funny, kept the crowd entertained and was not over-the-top raunchy. At the Schooner bar, the pianist took requests and kept everybody entertained. He was very good. The Karaoke was a lot of fun as well. The band by the pool was entertaining as well as the band at Boleros.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We ended up winning a spacious balcony through the Royal upgrade bid program. We ended up on deck 10, the furthest forward cabin possible. We ended up being happy we won this cabin bid. It was a spacious room and the balcony was nice and spacious as well. There was no one to the right side of us so that was a plus as we had a lot of visibility as well.

Ship tip

As with any cruise, prepare ahead of time and map out what you may want to do. Walk the ship once boarding to get a feel for the layout. Escape from your every day reality and enjoy yourself, try new things, try new experiences. Life is short. Also, remember to be patient as there are many people on these ships all trying to have a great vacation.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Again, this is another area of expertise for Royal Caribbean. We were able to walk right off when we were ready to go.

Traveler Photos

Luka, our cabana attendant at Hideway Beach

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 15 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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adventureherr 15 days ago

Thanks for your review. Glad you & your large group of friends had such a wonderful experience aboard Liberty!

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cruising2004 16 days ago

Thank you for your detailed review. Glad everyone had a wonderful time!

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HeavySeas 16 days ago

Awesome.....thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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WeinerDogMom 16 days ago

Appreciate your detailed review! Cruising is so much fun! I always enjoy reading reviews from folks who acknowledge how much hard work goes into creating an awesome vacation for guests.

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