*My Platinum Review of Carnival Liberty**Eastern with Pics

[cuted126]

Sorry it is taking me so long. I mentioned that I was sick towards the end of the cruise, well, I never got better. I felt a tiny bit better, but not 100%. Saturday, I started to feel terrible again and I went to the doc and I have an Upper Respiratory Infection :( Fun right...........

 

Anyway, I am here and ready to post San Juan, looks like I will be done with this before my November cruise:p

[cuted126]

We docked in San Juan at the crack of dawn. I think it was around 6:50am. Of course we weren't up until around 9am. I was excited for DH to go to San Juan because I knew he would love the forts! I told him that I had printed out the trolley map and that we could board and go to El Morro first and if time permitted, we could check out the other fort. I’d read that you should walk to stop number 14 instead of going across the street to stop 1, because it’s less crowded. I knew my CC friends wouldn’t steer me wrong so, that’s what we did.

We waited for awhile and the first trolley was going a different route than what we wanted. A little while later, a full trolley came. L The next trolley was nice and empty, thank God, because it was warm. We waited for about 30 min.

 

Stop 1 was definitely full of people waiting to board, so I would recommend the same thing, go to stop 14! Keep in mind that you may have to wait awhile. The ride to the fort was gorgeous. They sky was beautiful although, you could easily see a storm looming. I’ve been to San Cristobal, but I did ask DH did he want to go to that one first and he said El Morro would be fine.

 

Me and the hubster

 

Pulling close to El Morro I noticed how BEAUTIFUL the grass was! Just stunning!! We and a bunch of other people got off, none of us realize that the trolley dropped you off right at the door lol. We didn’t mind the walk though because 1. we were on vacation and 2. It was beautiful out there. Dh stopped to read the signs and I took and posed for a bunch of pics.

 

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A pretty fountain while we walking towards El Morro

 

We had a long walk ahead. Notice the trolley that we had just got off of, making it's way to the entrance

 

Dh checking out the history

 

 

OOohhh a lighthouse! I love lighthouses!

By the time we got to the entrance, It started to rain L After we paid, we stayed in the inside areas for a bit. The rain cleared up after about 10 minutes! Thank God! Dh and I love touring historical places, we are geeks lol! I was glad that DH was happy with the plans for the day. We spent about two hours at the fort and we had a great time.

 

Edited October 10, 2013 by cuted126

[cuted126]

You see how pretty and blue my previous pics are in San Juan, well check out the sky now:eek:

 

 

Oh boy, it was pouring over there. At least the rain had cleared up for us!

 

 

The views are so, so pretty

 

[cuted126]

They must have been hella slim to fit in some of these places back in the day

 

Walking up from the outside, I thought the fort was small, well it's not. It actually had like 4 floors.

 

Storm cloud please leave

 

Dh and I decided that we would start at the top level and work our way down. We found this at the top. DH has to touch everything lol

There's the trolley again

 

[cuted126]

I couldn't wait to get over to the lighthouse to see if we could go anywhere near the top!

 

Dh checking out the Dungeon

 

Blue skies want to return

 

Finally!!!!

 

Well, we could go up these steps, but that's where the fun ends

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Dh was intrigued, he had to see where the ladder went

 

Not only were they slim back in the day, but they must've been short too. I felt like Paul Bunyan

 

After this we went to the rest room and I was like:eek: when I looked at the view from the bathroom

 

 

This has got to be the flyest bathroom I've ever been in! I had to stoop down to get the above pic lol

[cuted126]

Blue skies came back

 

Those windows at the top of the building are the bathroom windows!

Note DH reading another sign, I told you we were nerds!

 

 

Is the sun in your face baby?!?

 

Edited October 11, 2013 by cuted126

[JennLen]

Love your review! We are thinking about changing our already booked southern Caribbean cruise in March to this itinerary due to the insanely high prices for flights to San Juan (and lack thereof)! We sailed on the Liberty in 2010 (Western Caribbean) and loved it!

[cuted126]

This is at the lowest level

 

We decided to go back to the terminal because if we had started up at San Cristobal, we may have missed the boat. By the time we got back to the ship, it was raining nicely. We had to run from stop 1 to the ship.

 

OOOOHHHH, but once inside the terminal, there is a little stand that gives out free samples of something and it is goooooooooodd!! I had like 5 lol. It’s a frozen alcohol drink and there were different flavors and they taste so good. Back on the ship it was time for lunch, which I have no pics of, but I remember we both had ham & cheese from the deli and guess what……..

They had pineapple upside down cake again!! Guess who was excited! The Pina Colada tart was also good!!! We had an hour until Sail Away to we chilled with our IPods and called home to check on the kids.

 

Right before sail away, we watched small planes and helicopters take off from a nearby airport. There were a couple of names being called again on the overhead. Then there was one name being called, again I don’t know if that person made it BUT the ship sailed 3:00pm.

[cuted126]

Backing away from San Juan

 

Fort San Cristobal in the distance

 

Goombay Smash time!!!!

 

Sailing past El Morro

 

The only pic I have of the wake..

 

Bye Bye San Juan

[cuted126]

This is the day that I told DH we were going to be "productive cruisers" and do something more than eat and relax. I told him that we should go to the Caribbean line dance class and even though he doesn’t dance, he said “Okay and I will do the dances with you”

:::GASP::: Lord who dis man?!?!

I couldn’t believe my ears and I didn’t quite believe he would dance….

Walking past lido on the way to the dance class and they were having some type of pirate event in honor of International Pirate day which was the next day

Promenade lights

 

 

 

Coffee Bar Menu

 

[JawjaFatBoy]

Still enjoying all the pictures!

 

DW is VERY snap happy with the camera on vacation (thank goodness I don't have to buy film!!:eek:) so I will try to do a pic review when we get back.:D

 

Looking forward to more!

[hightownCO]

Loving your review and photos! I leave two weeks from today for Miami and then boarding Liberty Saturday, 10/26. On the same itinerary you are so this is a wonderful preview.

 

Thanks for taking the time to do this for all of us!

[cuted126]

Then it was time for the Caribbean line class. The guy explained that he would be teaching us the line dances that would be done at tonight’s RedFrog Caribbean Beach Party. I cannot tell you how happy I was that there would be something different besides “The Cha Cha Slide” & “The Wobble” lol. I mean I like those dances, but by Wednesday, they had run their course!!

Big news though, look who got a medal for doing good on the dances!!!!!

Bad pic, but I was so excited! He never dances and the guy said he did well!!!

I was so proud and he wore that medal the rest of the day lol. Continuing our “productive cruiser day” we went and got a nice spot on Serenity with our Ipods lol. We did get a little more productive after dinner in our defense!

We were so relaxed on Serenity, taking in the wind and the ocean that it was hard to get up for dinner. I had to go to dinner because tonight was my favorite dessert night ever.

I know most of CC will disagree with me on this BUT Bitter & Blanc is my all time favorite. I could marry it lol!! I asked on the second night of the cruise, which night was Bitter & Blanc night so that I would not miss it! I’m obsessed!

Tonight, we both started with potato soup, which was good! I had mines with a side of caeser salad J

We both had the Farfalle with Turkey Breast

 

[cuted126]

Then it was time for my FAVORITE!!!!!!!!!

 

Why, oh why, don't they have this on the menu every day! I don't think it gets any better than Bitter & Blanc. It is worth my cruise fair alone.

 

Told you I was obsessed:D

 

We decided that we would check out "80's Name that song" trivia and they also had "Big Screen trivia" right after. See, I meant we were going to be productive. Now that I remember, this is actually the night where there was no show. The previous night, a guy sung (I forgot his name) a lot of show tunes, mainly by Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. He was very entertaining! While we are talking or typing about it:p, both of the production shows we saw were excellent and the singers were very talented.

 

During trivia, me and my DH could not stop talking about how much the assistant cruise director looks like Gargamel from The Smurfs....

Edited October 11, 2013 by cuted126

[cuted126]

 

Blue Motorcycles!!!! These are potent

 

We sipped on these while watching the "Thriller Dance Class" that Karl was teaching. The class was crowded and hilarious as ever! Then it was time for the Caribbean Beach deck party! We went out on Lido at ten and just waited until the dancing begun. We got more Blue Motorcycles and had a good time talking and people watching.

 

When the fun patrol came out and called everybody over to dance me and my dh went out there! I was excited that DH was getting in on the action! After we danced for awhile, we went to the nightclub and then for pizza!

[cuted126]

I am not a fan of the new pizza at all. We had a new friend

Maxine

 

Me after a night of dancing!

 

 

Look what we got!!!

 

 

I LIVE for chocolate covered strawberries!!!! They are almost up there with Bitter and Blanc! We were sent this by the Maître D because there was hair in hubbys' food in the MDR. The Maître D was very apologetic, we told him it was okay and we were fine, but he still sent this!

And that concludes San Juan Day!

[cuted126]

Random thoughts

 

-We also watched 60 seconds or less in the Venetian palace too and that is always a lot of fun!

-I love when the waiters remind me about the chocolate extravaganza! I am sure I would've have missed it otherwise! They reminded me each day!

-Maribel is such a pleasant person. If you are sailing on the Liberty and have anytime dining, request her. She will take excellent care of you and she is one of the nicest people I've met in a long time.

-Get a Blue Motorcycle if you want bang for your buck:D

The drink of the day was "Spicy Margarita" The frozen drink special was "Mocha Chocolate Getaway" <----yummy

[alreadypacked]

Wow, great San Juan pictures!

 

And thanks for the info about the trolley--stop 14, duly noted! DH and I will be there at the beginning of April and want to tour El Morro also.

Edited October 12, 2013 by alreadypacked

[2 cruzen]

 

Blue Motorcycles!!!! These are potent

 

We sipped on these while watching the "Thriller Dance Class" that Karl was teaching. The class was crowded and hilarious as ever! Then it was time for the Caribbean Beach deck party! We went out on Lido at ten and just waited until the dancing begun. We got more Blue Motorcycles and had a good time talking and people watching.

 

When the fun patrol came out and called everybody over to dance me and my dh went out there! I was excited that DH was getting in on the action! After we danced for awhile, we went to the nightclub and then for pizza!

 

Have to agree with you on Bitter and Blanc...love it and have missed it the last couple of cruises. :(.

 

Could you tell us what is in a Blue Motorcycle...vodka, rum, or tequila?

[trini_ras]

Welcome back,

sorry to hear that you are still not well :( , but I hope that your health is improving.

 

Btw, you are REALLY very beautiful and extremely photogenic, keep taking care of yourself Cuted126!!

Get well soon :D

[cruising mickey]

I forgot to put the dates in the title:p We sailed on Sept 14-Sept 21 eastern itinerary which was Half Moon Cay, St Thomas. San Juan and Grand Turk!

 

Now I'm even more excited about sailing on the Liberty March 1, 2015; going from Port Canaveral to Grand Turk, San Juan and St. Thomas. Thanks for making a great start to my early Saturday morning.

[franks1]

Really enjoying your review .We leave 2 weeks from today on the Liberty.This is our first time on this ship.Looking forward to the rest of your review.

[cruisin2ccu]

Have to agree with you on Bitter and Blanc...love it and have missed it the last couple of cruises. :(.

 

Could you tell us what is in a Blue Motorcycle...vodka, rum, or tequila?

 

All of the above :D

 

vodka, gin, rum, tequila, sprite, and blue curacao