- Next sails Nov 1, 2026 · 7 nights
- Carnival Liberty
- From New Orleans · roundtrip
Inside $674 per person
Conquest-class cruise ship · flagged in Panama. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia CommonsReviewer read
Carnival Liberty rates higher overall than 60% of the ships we track. Entertainment is its strongest showing. The weak spot is ship quality.
Why reviewers choose it
Higher than 84% of ships · 5,021 ratings
Higher than 66% of ships · 3,588 ratings
Higher than 64% of ships · 2,945 ratings
Higher than 53% of ships · 1,250 ratings
The one caution
8.3out of 10 for ship quality
Higher than only 20% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.75.
Four are good without being remarkable: entertainment, embarkation, activities and value. They rate higher than 53% to 84% of ships.
Family sits in the middle of the fleet too, but only 33 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.
Seven fall below the fleet: dining, service, fitness, disembarkation, cabins, public areas and ship quality. They rate higher than 20% to 49% of ships.
Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.20 and 8.42. Pick on price and position, not on rating.
Reviewers named 12 places by name. This is the one where knowing changes anything — the other 10 are all liked by 66% to 93% of the people who mentioned them.
First-time cruisers (683 of 758), couples (71 of 84), solo travelers (36 of 49), large groups (26 of 29) and budget travelers (15 of 17).
No group described it as a poor fit.
The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.
| Category | Rating | Compared with other ships | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disembarkation | 8.7 | Higher than only 43% | 2,174 ratings · broad |
| Service | 8.7 | Higher than only 48% | 5,226 ratings · broad |
| Embarkation | 8.6 | Higher than 66% | 3,588 ratings · broad |
| Cabins | 8.3 | Higher than only 42% | 5,286 ratings · broad |
| Ship quality | 8.3 | Higher than only 20% | 3,791 ratings · broad |
| Activities | 8.1 | Higher than 64% | 2,945 ratings · broad |
| Entertainment | 8.1 | Higher than 84% | 5,021 ratings · broad |
| Family | 7.8 | Higher than 88% | 33 ratings · limited |
| Dining | 7.8 | Higher than only 49% | 5,248 ratings · broad |
| Public areas | 7.6 | Higher than only 36% | 1,398 ratings · broad |
| Fitness | 7.3 | Higher than only 47% | 1,034 ratings · broad |
| Value | 7.0 | Higher than 53% | 1,250 ratings · broad |
6,064 published reviews · 365 from the last three years · 37,812 individual comments read.
On the chart
Inside $674 per person
Inside $609 · Ocean view $664 · Balcony $1,043 per person
Inside $444 · Ocean view $605 · Balcony $866 · Suite $1,314 per person
Inside $850 · Ocean view $916 · Balcony $1,321 · Suite $1,985 per person
Inside $830 · Ocean view $1,021 · Balcony $1,351 · Suite $2,215 per person
Inside $479 · Ocean view $574 · Balcony $854 · Suite $1,338 per person
Inside $558 · Ocean view $729 · Balcony $1,034 · Suite $1,843 per person
Inside $1,299 · Ocean view $1,619 · Balcony $2,619 · Suite $5,019 per person
Inside $596 · Ocean view $716 · Balcony $1,036 · Suite $1,566 per person