What stores do they have on Liberty of the Seas?

Carnival Liberty? or Liberty of the Seas?

• Ok so we had a bad expirience on Carnival a long time ago and now we want to book our summer cruise. We are starting to get tired of Royal , but the Liberty of the Seas or Carnival ...show more

• Answer:

  I have not been on the Carnival Liberty but have been on many Royal cruises. So my answer will be biased toward RC. I have not been on the Liberty but on its twin sister ship the Freedom and I loved it. First, the Liberty, like the Freedom, is a new ship with the latest amenities in the cabins. I loved the balcony cabin we had. It was roomy and had plenty of space for clothes. They announced to us that the beds would soon be cruise line wide; its was a great pillow top bed and was very comfortable in comparison to beds on other ships. There was a flat panel HDTV in the room, a safe, and a shower stall with a sliding door. Our room included a love seat and coffee table. The ship has a mall area down its middle with shops on both sides, including a barber shop, coffee shop, and a place where you can get free food 24/7. The Liberty is like a larger version of RC's Mariner of the Seas and Adventure of the Seas ships, if you have been on those ships. The ship has some of the same features that other RC ships have. The rock climbing wall is on many RC ships. But the new "flow rider" is unique to RC's Freedom and Liberty of the Seas ships; and the new Independence of the Seas. It is a place where you can go surfing on a boogie board right on the back of the ship. It works great, although I didn't try it. There is stadium seating for people to watch or sit while awaiting their turn. The Liberty, like the Adventure, also has an ice skating rink and during the week there are two days when there is a free ice show that is great, kinda like the Ice Capades. The ship also has a full sized basketball court and mini-golf. The one thing that it DOES NOT have that's on the Adventure is the roller blade track. This ship is great for kids and families with kids. On the pool deck there is one area called the H2O Zone which is essentially a small water park for kids; but us big kids can play there too. It has water cannons, a small lazy river, a pool, and falling water all over. Kids will love it. Then the middle of the ship has another pool where everyone can get wet or use a hot tub. Then up further there is an adults only area called the Solarium with a pool and two hot tubs that extend over the sides of the ship. These tubs are huge, can hold maybe 12 people and you can look over the side of the tub at the ocean. The ship has THE best gymnasium I have ever seen on a cruise ship. All of the latest equipment, including weight machines, rowers, steppers, treadmills and each has its own TV screen so you can watch TV while you workout. It also has a boxing ring and some other new high tech stuff. Also has steam room and sauna for those who use the gym. So, in my book why go anywhere else for a cruise when the Liberty (and Freedom and Independence) offers all of this. I think Carnival would be a step down.