suni Posted March 18, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 18, 2019 We have been on many cruises. The timing and itinerary work for extended family to go on the Liberty of the Seas. I am nervous as there are many mixed reviews. Any thoughts in this ship for a group that are experienced cruisers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Guy Posted March 18, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Our first cruise was on the Freedom and that class is my favorite. I don't put much stock in reviews because they are so mixed. One person says the service is great, the next says the service is terrible! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted March 18, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 18, 2019 expect a lot of locals and their..lifestyle choices. jeans, cowboy boots, hats, etc. she's an awesome ship and the crew is excellent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBSteelerfan Posted March 18, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Been on Liberty 4 times now, and every time, had a great cruise!! Go for it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted March 18, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 18, 2019 27 minutes ago, spookwife said: expect a lot of locals and their..lifestyle choices. jeans, cowboy boots, hats, etc. she's an awesome ship and the crew is excellent. Completely not true... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 18, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 18, 2019 5 hours ago, suni said: We have been on many cruises. The timing and itinerary work for extended family to go on the Liberty of the Seas. I am nervous as there are many mixed reviews. Any thoughts in this ship for a group that are experienced cruisers? Excellent ship, nothing to be concerned about. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsacoker Posted March 18, 2019 #7 Share Posted March 18, 2019 6 hours ago, suni said: I am nervous as there are many mixed reviews. If you have read reviews before then you know there are mixed reviews on every ship and every cruise line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshirt Posted March 18, 2019 #8 Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 hours ago, spookwife said: expect a lot of locals and their..lifestyle choices. jeans, cowboy boots, hats, etc. she's an awesome ship and the crew is excellent. 2 hours ago, matj2000 said: Completely not true... Partly true. The ship and crew are excellent and there are definitely a lot of Texans but not all Texans wear cowboy boots and hats. I don’t recall seeing many at all. I also wouldn’t call wearing of jeans a Texas thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShillyShally Posted March 18, 2019 #9 Share Posted March 18, 2019 7 hours ago, suni said: We have been on many cruises. The timing and itinerary work for extended family to go on the Liberty of the Seas. I am nervous as there are many mixed reviews. Any thoughts in this ship for a group that are experienced cruisers? This is my favorite class of ship and Liberty OTS was my very favorite (4x) until we just sailed the newly AMPed Indy (same class). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShillyShally Posted March 18, 2019 #10 Share Posted March 18, 2019 30 minutes ago, blackshirt said: Partly true. The ship and crew are excellent and there are definitely a lot of Texans but not all Texans wear cowboy boots and hats. I don’t recall seeing many at all. I also wouldn’t call wearing of jeans a Texas thing. Very true - I skip the hats and boots - they take up too much space in my suitcases 😉 Texan living on the east coast 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted March 18, 2019 #11 Share Posted March 18, 2019 We were on Liberty in November and absolutely loved every minute of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted March 18, 2019 #12 Share Posted March 18, 2019 56 minutes ago, blackshirt said: Partly true. The ship and crew are excellent and there are definitely a lot of Texans but not all Texans wear cowboy boots and hats. I don’t recall seeing many at all. I also wouldn’t call wearing of jeans a Texas thing. Every LIB. Cruise we took was vastly Tx residents ( including us). And a LOT of bolos on formal night with dark jeans and dressy plaid shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkauf Posted March 18, 2019 #13 Share Posted March 18, 2019 8 hours ago, suni said: We have been on many cruises. The timing and itinerary work for extended family to go on the Liberty of the Seas. I am nervous as there are many mixed reviews. Any thoughts in this ship for a group that are experienced cruisers? We just returned from a trip on Liberty. We enjoyed our trip. We went on excursions to Stingray City in Grand Cayman and The Jewel which is an all inclusive golf, beach, and water park in Jamaica. The Jewel is pricey but we had an awesome time. Overall the food is about a 7 out of 10. Stick to the MDR as opposed to Wndjammer which is just too busy for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischymom Posted March 18, 2019 #14 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Does Liberty have any venues that play country music? On the others we have been on I have found 1ship and 1 bar had country music and I really enjoyed that. Since the demographics are maybe somewhat different.....? Personally, I would enjoy that but it's not for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShillyShally Posted March 18, 2019 #15 Share Posted March 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, fischymom said: Does Liberty have any venues that play country music? On the others we have been on I have found 1ship and 1 bar had country music and I really enjoyed that. Since the demographics are maybe somewhat different.....? Personally, I would enjoy that but it's not for everyone. I would LOVE that but rarely have found it on any cruise except for the occasional country song played on the pool deck. I know one cruise there was a country night in the viking crown but that seemed to work out about as well as that sounds it would typing it out 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshirt Posted March 18, 2019 #16 Share Posted March 18, 2019 19 minutes ago, fischymom said: Does Liberty have any venues that play country music? On the others we have been on I have found 1ship and 1 bar had country music and I really enjoyed that. Since the demographics are maybe somewhat different.....? Personally, I would enjoy that but it's not for everyone. I’ve been on Liberty three times and don’t recall seeing any venues with country music but I wasn’t looking for it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpostman Posted March 18, 2019 #17 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Funny... As I'm reading this thread, this picture shows up on my side bar 😉 dp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischymom Posted March 18, 2019 #18 Share Posted March 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, dpostman said: Funny... As I'm reading this thread, this picture shows up on my side bar 😉 dp 2 Perfect timing!! Bahhhh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septemberbride07 Posted March 18, 2019 #19 Share Posted March 18, 2019 We returned from Liberty yesterday. It was an awesome trip. The staff is amazing. We enjoyed every minute even though it was Spring Break and tons of small children. Are there a lot of Texans? Yes. We can drive to the port. Were there lots of other states and nations represented? Yes. We already booked our next Liberty cruise and have 16 family members joining us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susieatsea Posted March 18, 2019 #20 Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, fischymom said: Does Liberty have any venues that play country music? On the others we have been on I have found 1ship and 1 bar had country music and I really enjoyed that. Since the demographics are maybe somewhat different.....? Personally, I would enjoy that but it's not for everyone. On our November 2018 cruise there was a country band (Wendy Thornton Band) in the Star Lounge every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShillyShally Posted March 18, 2019 #21 Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, susieatsea said: On our November 2018 cruise there was a country band (Wendy Thornton Band) in the Star Lounge every night. Ohhh good to know, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischymom Posted March 18, 2019 #22 Share Posted March 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, susieatsea said: On our November 2018 cruise there was a country band (Wendy Thornton Band) in the Star Lounge every night. I will look for them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherchad Posted March 18, 2019 #23 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) There are in fact a lot of Texans onboard every sailing of the Liberty OTS, but this does not mean that you will see lots of boots and hats, etc. Most of them will be wearing flip flops and baseball caps during the day and normal shoes for dinner at night. What it does mean, is that you will see a higher percentage of friendly people than usual. Obviously, Texas has it's allotment of jerks too, but you will see a higher concentration of actively friendly outgoing people. I've lived other places and I think that the number of truly good and kind people is about the same wherever you go, but some cultures are not as actively friendly to strangers as Texans tend to be. Edited March 18, 2019 by theotherchad 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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