Our Lovely Liberty cruise (with pics) 8/9/14

[sewut]

Go into dictionary.com and enter curacao. When it comes up there will be a little speaker symbol next to the word and if you click on it you will hear someone say "coor-a-sow"

 

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks, I'll just think of a sick pig that needs to go to the vet to cure a sow. lol

[bluehenfan]

Spent many a Sunday afternoon at Jetty Park with my two kids when they were little. We lived in Cocoa Beach. Since then, I too lost my son and seeing these wonderful pictures brought back many happy memories. This area has grown so much since I lived there. I remember when Ron Jon's was just one fairly small building. LOL ! I love to cruise from PC because I always fly down a couple days early and visit all my favorite spots. I am really enjoying your wonderful report and the pictures are amazing. Thanks to you and your wife for all your hard work.

[Jamman54]

Spent many a Sunday afternoon at Jetty Park with my two kids when they were little. We lived in Cocoa Beach. Since then, I too lost my son and seeing these wonderful pictures brought back many happy memories. This area has grown so much since I lived there. I remember when Ron Jon's was just one fairly small building. LOL ! I love to cruise from PC because I always fly down a couple days early and visit all my favorite spots. I am really enjoying your wonderful report and the pictures are amazing. Thanks to you and your wife for all your hard work.

 

Thanks for reading and for your kind words. So sorry for your loss. The one thing that can't be taken away from us are the many happy memories. I'm glad that I was able to bring some of those back to you

[Jamman54]

Let’s take a break from the beach, and head back to Willemstad, and see how Patti and Ryan are doing on their walking tour. Ryan is posing with another huge sign…..

 

 

There is a little playground hiding behind the sign…..

 

 

Some walking tour views…..

 

 

 

 

Patti has found her sign…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

They have found a seaside café with great views of the Carnival Liberty docked in Curacao…..

 

 

 

 

 

Back out on the street…..

 

 

There’s the Monarch across the way. The pontoon bridge is open to let some boat traffic through, so they will have to wait until it closes again to cross…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The pontoon bridge is completely open…..

 

 

Now the pontoon bridge is slowly starting to close…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Let’s watch as the pontoon bridge closes all the way…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are a few more random walking tour views…..

 

 

 

 

Nice shot of the pontoon bridge and the Carnival Liberty….

 

 

Time to cross the bridge…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

A couple of shots taken while crossing the bridge…..

 

 

 

Such colorful buildings…..

 

 

They have made it to the other side…..

 

 

Looking back at the pontoon bridge…..

 

 

The Monarch docked in downtown Willemstad…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Market stalls. That means shopping!!!

 

 

Looking across to the other side…..

 

 

Patti with Willemstad in the background…..

 

 

The Rif Fort…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti and Ryan begin to make their way back to the ship…..

 

 

 

You can do your own walking tour by just following these signs…..

 

 

Here’s a nice view of the Carnival Liberty…..

 

 

Patti poses with the Curacao sign….

 

 

The people of Curacao were very welcoming!!

 

 

From here, Patti and Ryan re-boarded the ship, and made their way up to the Emile’s for lunch.

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Meanwhile, back at Cabana Beach, I’ve just polished off a couple of Amstel Brights, and it’s time to call it a day, and head back to the Pelican Express. Here are a couple of beach views from the dock…..

 

 

 

The Pelican Express is waiting…..

 

 

Here are some parting views of the swimming area…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Cruise Traveler Susan]

I love love love the picture of the iguana playground equipment - how neat.

[Jamman54]

It’s time to get back on board the Pelican Express for the ride back to the Carnival Liberty…..

 

 

That’s the Carnival Liberty off in the distance…..

 

 

Here’s another view of the Pelican Express…..

 

 

Get your jet ski rentals here…..

 

 

Jet skiers coming back in…..

 

 

We are leaving Cabana Beach behind…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here we are passing a resort beach…..

 

 

We are approaching Willemstad…..

 

 

The pontoon bridge, the Monarch, and the Queen Juliana Bridge…..

 

 

The Rif Fort…..

 

 

We have made it back to the Carnival Liberty…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

We are back at the dock…..

 

 

Preparing to head up the gangway, and back onto the Carnival Liberty…..

 

 

Once back on board I made a beeline up to Guy’s Burger Joint for a late lunch, then went to the Versailles Pool bar for a “few” Coronas. When it got close to the 4pm sail time, I made my way back to the cabin, so I could watch our sail away from our not so “secret” deck.

 

View from our not so “secret” vantage point…..

 

 

The Curacao Coast Guard is standing by…..

 

 

There’s the seaside café that Patti and Ryan were at earlier…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

A view of the nearby baseball field…..

 

 

The Queen Juliana Bridge…..

 

 

The infinity pool and beach…..

 

 

 

The bow of the Carnival Liberty…..

 

 

They are beginning to throw the ropes…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

They are only throwing some of the ropes, as we have to wait for the Monarch to depart first…..

 

 

A tug is helping the Monarch back out of Willemstad…..

 

 

 

The passengers on the stern decks of the Monarch…..

 

 

The Monarch is almost out…..

 

 

A view of the bridge of the Monarch…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The Monarch is now out and on her own…..

 

 

Throwing the rest of our lines…..

 

 

 

 

The Monarch heads out to sea…..

 

 

We follow the Monarch out…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

I have received a gift from the Players Club. I guess they are happy that I’m losing my shirt this cruise. Lol…..

 

 

 

Now it was time to head to the Piano Man Bar for the Diamond members cocktail party with the Captain. There are 15 Diamond members on the cruise this week, so Captain Giuseppe Giusa made sure to spend time talking to each and every one. Also there, was the Hotel Director Donato Becce, and other Senior Staff members. The party lasted about an hour, and there were plenty of drinks and appetizers. My bar waitress, Ieva, from the dining room was there, and she kept the drinks coming!

 

Afterwards, we made our way to the EA Sports Bar, for some pre dinner drinks and watch the Yankee game.

 

Soon it was time for dinner…..

 

 

 

Ryan is ready for dinner…..

 

 

Patti and Jamman…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

It was another great dinner. I started off with the cod fish balls…..

 

 

Ryan had the Cannelli…..

 

 

And Patti had the crab cakes…..

 

 

For my entrée, I started off with the linguini and sausage…..

 

 

Followed by an order of spareribs…..

 

 

Patti had the salmon for her entrée, and Ryan once again, had the chicken. We all had the smores parfait for dessert.

 

After dinner, Ryan went to Club O2, Patti went to check emails, and do a little shopping. I went to do battle at the blackjack tables, and after a few hours I walked out with a hundred or so. Yippee!!!

 

Back to the cabin for a good night’s sleep. Here is tonight’s towel animal….

 

 

Good Night!

 

Coming up next: Our 3rd relaxing sea day.

[Webecruzen]

Thank you for taking the time to share your cruise with us. The pictures are awesome! I have enjoyed following along on all your adventures.

 

Pat

[bsw620]

Love your reviews and your amazing positive attitude about life! So great! Have never been to curaçao, is that beach area/ infinity pool area a free port area or is that an excursion you have to book?

[Fors78]

We went on the Liberty this past april, LOVE IT!

[Jamman54]

Love your reviews and your amazing positive attitude about life! So great! Have never been to curaçao, is that beach area/ infinity pool area a free port area or is that an excursion you have to book?

 

Thanks for reading and your kind words. The infinity pool and beach belongs to the Renaissance Resort and Casino. I do not think that they offer a day pass there, but I could be wrong.