Carnival Liberty Q's

[mrcruzer]

Hi there, looking into the 8-night Eastern Carib Liberty cruise next feb, and have a few questions.

 

I have sailed Royal caribbean and Princess once each.

 

 

 

• On the deck plans for Liberty, it shows a "fish and chip "stand," is this still there? If so, how is the fish and chips there?
  
• Is ice cream available 24 hours a day, and is there a cost? where is it purchased?
  
• Do the pool areas feel truly crowded?
  
• Is the aft pool (solarium) adults only?
  
• How late are the pools open (into the night)
  
• What kind of activities are there to do onboard for teens?
  
• is pizza available 24 hours a day?

Thanks in advance,

 

 

MC.

[jleq]

...Fish and Chips, which is rather good, is there

...pool area can be somewhat crowded

...pools open until 8-10pm. one hot tub open 'til midnight

...free "soft serve" ice cream 24/7 on Lido

...pizza/calzones/caesar salad, which are also rather good, avail. 24/7 on the Lido

[mrcruzer]

thank you for your quick reply!

 

a further question regarding the now-confirmed fish and chip stand, can you get english-style fish ? (i.e. english style battered cod and fries?)

 

 

thank goodness for the ice cream. on princess it cost us a fortune:S

 

is there a desginated pizzeria within the lido?

 

plus, any answer to these previous q's?

 

 

• What kind of activities are there to do onboard for teens?
  
• Is the aft pool (solarium) adults only?

thanks!

 

MC

[jleq]

a further question regarding the now-confirmed fish and chip stand, can you get english-style fish ? (i.e. english style battered cod and fries?)

I believe so

is there a desginated pizzeria within the lido?

There is one. "Open air". Lido deck aft

 

[i'm sure others will have info on teen/pool]

[mrcruzer]

I believe so

 

There is one. "Open air". Lido deck aft

 

[i'm sure others will have info on teen/pool]

 

 

Thank you so much, you've been a big help!

 

 

Alrighty, any takers? solarium open to only adults?

[PaulMedik]

Thank you so much, you've been a big help!

 

 

Alrighty, any takers? solarium open to only adults?

 

No, it's not adults only. 24 hour ice cream and pizza are located there so it's not really an option to be adults only.

[nybumpkin]

How old are the teens? Club O2 is for teens ages 15-17; they have activities scheduled throughout the day, or if the teens just want to hang out there's a dedicated teen area on deck 5 next to the arcade.

[sunlover5]

We also had only sailed RC and Carnival Liberty was our first cruise with carnival and we did the Eastern. You will love it!! We did!!! The pool was just as crowded to us as the RC AOS cruise we took last Feb.

We are sailing the Liberty again this March and can't wait.

We love that ship! By the way at the Fish and Chips they have calamari and some other things. I got fish and chips but they also had a dish where you got calamari, fish, and something else with the fries!! EXCELLENT!! Enjoy!!

[mrcruzer]

A, good point about the location of the pizzeria and ice cream. Good to hear about the solarium. Is there any sun-loungers on the deck above the aft pool surrounding it?

 

The teens will be 14 and 17. However, they rarely participated in the activities on Princes...too "boring" :rolleyes:

 

Can anyone confirm if there are ping pong tables onboard?

Mini golf?

 

Hearing nothing but good stuff about the fish and chip stand-good to hear!:D

 

 

MC.

[molme]

If you are looking at the Feb 2 sailing it is close to being sold out. There is a roll call for this sailing if you look under roll calls. We have been booked on this sailing since Mar. There are no suites or balconies available.

[mrcruzer]

That is in fact, the sailing we're looking at. However, we've been exploring the option of oceanview cabins.

[*IslandHopper*]

Fish and Chips? Wow, I"m a first time cruiser on carnival too and I can tell we're going to have a great time. Thanks for this thread!

[mrcruzer]

I think it was perhaps one of the better Ideas i came up with:D

 

 

A couple more questions, this time for the youth in our travelling group:

 

• is there ping pong tables onboard? if so, where, and does anyone have a picture?
  
• on the deck plans it shows a "video arcade" off the main promenade. Can anyone describe it and possibly show any pics?

Thanks again!

 

MC.

[jleq]

Arcade uses tokens. A given S&S can only purchase a limited amount daily...so your teenager can't "run up" a $500 daily bill playing video games. A picture:

http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1412452413073000559CeeaMO

[mrcruzer]

Ah, definitely understandble. (and needed!)

 

I wonder why I couldn't find that photo on webshots earlier...searched every phrase possibility I could think of...

 

 

Ping pong, anyone?

[jleq]

Ping pong, anyone?

 

{FYI: I'm 99 percent positive the answer is "yes". I've seen them on every other CCL cruise. Just never looked while I was on Liberty]

[mrcruzer]

That's a pretty solid way to go:P

 

 

Thanks for all your help!

[PaulMedik]

.............

 

 

Ping pong, anyone?

 

Yes. On the Sun Deck (#12) as I recall.

 

 

[PaulMedik]

Dunno why I was looking for Victory pics when you asked about Liberty...anyhow, it's on the same deck on Liberty and here's a pic of Ping Pong on Liberty;

[nybumpkin]

Here's the link to the Club O2 activities list from our Liberty cruise: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=540638&highlight=Liberty+Club. My son thought some of the activities were "lame," but he liked others. About the only time we saw him was for dinner and shore excursions.

[mrcruzer]

Thank you very much everyone, I'm pretty sure this is solidifying Carnival as the first choice for the planned cruise.

 

Will let you know if anything develops!

 

 

Thanks once again,

 

 

MC.