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Look at this little carrot cake cutie..

Back to the casino…I hit for quite a few hundred. I went to guest services and put it all on my account. I’m now up some for more gambling. 😁 

Dinner tonight is Sorrentos…as we all know, taste is subjective. This is my 45th cruise. In all of my cruises RC has rated last in pizza. I haven’t gotten pizza on an RC cruise in years because their pizza is so bad. Nothing has changed, their pizza is still rock bottom. 
 

I sailed on MSC  Magnifica last month for the first time, their pizza is off the charts. Sooooo good! Carnival is second to MSC. It’s killing me to eat this…

I’m not complaining about the bed. To be honest, all I need is ice daily. I actually prefer 2x per day. Other than that I really do not need my room cleaned. I bring my own cleaner wipes and make up my own bed. 

I see my room attendant was here at some point (my bed wasn’t made up or anything) because these were put in my bathroom. 

Forgot to mention…while strolling the promenade earlier I stopped at the cafe to get the 2 coffee cards I ordered. They only had me down as ordering 1 card (they’re cheaper if you purchase online prior to sailing, $31). So calls had to be made and what not but we got it settled. Anyways, he informed me the rules of the coffee card have changed. Used to be you could get refreshers and frapps with the card, they just took off 2 punches for those instead of the one punch. Not anymore. With the cards you can no longer get those at all, nor can you use them for macchiatos or cappuccinos. Well what the heck is the use in buying them then?????

I went to the casino after throwing on a sweater. The casino on this ship is large, lots of slots…which is where I prefer to throw all of money away! 😂 I’m down a bit. But hey, the week is still young! 😂 

I’m going to head up on deck ( in my mind I just refer to it as the lido) and see what’s happening. The ice show is at 10:15 and I love a good ice show! I figure after the ice show I’ll see what kind of sandwiches they have at the cafe promenade…worst case, later, I’ll order room service since it’s 9:30p already. I’m a night time kinda girl so I’ll be up very late!

But, just so I don’t miss out on the day time activities, I put a continental breakfast order on my door for 7:30am. 

1 hour ago, HBE4 said:

 

Thank you for doing this review. Liberty is a sentimental favorite of mine as she was my first ever cruise back in 2008 and sailed her 5 or 6 times with 2018 being the most recent. Six years later, I'm eager to see how she is holding up.

 

When I first sailed her, she was the biggest & newest ship in Royal's fleet as Oasis-class was still a year away & I think Indy had started sailing (OK, so technically LOS was the 2nd newest and if I want to be real technical, I should refer to her with the LB initials 🙂).  Anyways, I guess by today's standard she is considered mid-sized which is consider to be the perfect size. Big enough to have enough bell-n-whistles to not get bored but small enough to do everything in a week and not be overwhelmed with too many events happening simultaneously. 

 

If you've sailed other Freedom- or Voyager-class ships, then you probably know everything there is to know as I don't think there is anything super unique about Liberty other than the Broadway show & slightly different selection of water slides. The "Perfect Storm" slides are okay, a little too slow for me, but I really enjoyed the Tidal Wave. It's quick but you do get the feeling your raft is going to fly off the ship into the open sea. In reality, it doesn't even come close.

 

Other than that, don't miss the Ice Show which is usually pretty good. One feature I like about this class of ship and smaller, it the outdoor promenade deck the wraps around the entire ship. A nice, shaded quiet space to escape the crowds and get as close to the water as possible for the cruise ship sensation. Plus, looking at the wake in the moonlight is really cool too!

 

EDIT:  Apologies I had meant to post this earlier, before you got on board but apparently was distracted by shiny objects or a squirrel.😉

Funny, as I walked through the ship I felt like I was familiar with her…I suspect it’s because of other voyager class ships. Yes, she is an older vessel and shows a little age ( like myself) but she’s a beauty! 

Also I’m a door decorator…

Grabbed a sweater and now I’m off to check out the ship. 
 

I booked a GTL balcony and was lucky enough to get an unobstructed, midship on deck 6. I’m liking my cabin and where it’s situated. 😊 

Last night I fell asleep at 9:30p and woke up at midnight, I had been up ever since. I was super tired and the second I got in to my room I took a nap…until 5p! 😂 

So I got dressed and came up here to rain and wind…freezing! I’m going to have to head back down after the drink and get a sweater. 
 

I'm early seating and could have made it to the MDR but I’m not too hungry right now. 
 

I just purchased the internet for the week and after my D+ discount it was $50. 
 

Gonna get back to drinking this LIT….

This was in my stateroom when I walked in at 1p. They don’t play around with that either, 1p on the dot you could get in the doors to the cabins. 

I’m currently up on the pool deck waiting for my drink. It’s rainy and windy up here. There’s not as many people up here as there usually is on the first day as a result. Taking the elevator up from my room on deck 6 I noticed the promenade is packed. I’ll wait until later to go to the coffee shop and get the 2 coffee cards I purchased. 
 

Back to boarding… they were very strict with exact timing of letting us board the ship in the proper order. Checking in was a breeze. I was scheduled to arrive at noon but my plane landed at 8a. So I grabbed an Uber for $15 and got to the terminal at about 8:45. There were others who were on my plane who were rolling up also. We got in line about 9:15 and at 10 they let us in to checkin. We sat in the waiting area until after they boarded those needing assistance, The Key folks, pinnacles and suite guests. At exactly 11a they started boarding the rest of us. 
 

I stopped by my muster station to get checked off and went straight to the bar for my first D+ drink. Then I went up to the WJ and had a great lunch. Although it was packed, everything flowed rather nicely. 

1 hour ago, Cherful59 said:

It’s cruise day for you.  Happy Day!😀

Yes it is…and it’s a beautiful day here on Liberty! 💜 

Everything went according to plan and I’m in line at the port! Woohoo!!!

The shuttle arrived promptly at 3:30am. I was in line for security at about 3:50. I’m sitting at the gate now and it’s 4:10am, my flight leaves at 5:25a…hopefully! 
I grabbed a bottle of water and a Philly pretzel at a stand here at the terminal…can’t be in Philly and not get a Philly pretzel!🥨 😁 

16 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said:

@aussielozzie18 your photos are just beautiful.

 

@h20skibum what a fun party for your granddaughter! HBD to her.

 

When it comes to keeping stuff from moves or inheritances, it seems there are two types of people.  Those that toss out most of it and those that can’t bear to part with anything - and they usually end up married to each

other 😂.  I’m not sentimental about big things like furniture, china sets, etc. In my mind, if I’m not going to use it, it’s just clutter.  Andy on the other hand would keep everything. It’s led to some interesting ‘discussions’ 😉😂.  

I’m of the group of tossers…but then a few years later I think of an item and wonder…darn it, why did I toss that?

3 minutes ago, aussielozzie18 said:

Today, the excitement ramped up even further.  We dressed in four layers then headed to our Whale watch tour out of Nanaimo, where we were provided with a head to toe expedition suit and goggles.  Boarded our zodiac with 7 others + naturalist + crew/photographer and Captain.  Then spent the most wonderful 4 hours on the water.  After seeing stellar sea lions, harbour seals, humpback whale, we continued on all the way up near to Squamish in the water.  In this absolutely beautiful water, surrounded by snow capped mountains and we saw ORCAS!!!  We spent about an hour just drifting as this family of four orcas (mum & 3 sons - one only 1 year old) swam nearby.  Our Zodiac was the only one there.  We had this magic to ourselves.  I was almost in tears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Took a solid 1hr high speed ride back to Nanaimo but it was so worth it and in all the gear, ours & theirs, we were toasty warm despite the cold temps on the open zodiac.
 

Fabulous!! 💜 

3 minutes ago, wolfcathorse said:

you're making me hungry. Anyway, please post who the captain is, I want to see if my chart is correct.

Will do! 

What would a stop in Philly be without a famous Philly Cheesesteak??!

Cheers! 

There’s a restaurant downstairs so I’m going to head to the bar for a few drinks! 🍹 🍺 🥤 

I just got to the hotel. I did the park and jet at the Clarion near the airport. It’s not the best place but what do you want for $150. Free shuttle and a place to keep your car for the week, too.  The bed is rock hard, good thing I got that 5 hours sleep in! 😂 

I’m going to catch the 3:3Oam shuttle to the airport. 

After dinner we walked to the park and along the Delaware River. The bridge in the distance is the Delaware Memorial bridge connecting us to New Jersey. 

Some pictures as I walked up to the tavern…