- Sails Oct 3, 2026 · 7 nights
- Liberty of the Seas
- From Southampton · roundtrip
Inside $1,745 · Balcony $2,733 per person
Freedom-class cruise ship · flagged in The Bahamas. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia CommonsReviewer read
Liberty of the Seas rates higher overall than 71% of the ships we track. Entertainment is its strongest showing.
Why reviewers choose it
Higher than 91% of ships · 5,849 ratings
Higher than 88% of ships · 3,054 ratings
Higher than 87% of ships · 135 ratings
Higher than 84% of ships · 1,922 ratings
Nothing to warn you about
No category on this ship rates below the middle of the fleet, and reviewers named no consistent complaint.
That is what the reviews show, not a guarantee — see what we can’t tell you below.
One category rates in the top tenth of the fleet — entertainment.
Eleven are good without being remarkable: activities, family, fitness, embarkation, service, dining, value, public areas, ship quality, disembarkation and cabins. They rate higher than 51% to 88% of ships.
Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.57 and 8.76. Pick on price and position, not on rating.
Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 7 are all liked by 67% to 90% of the people who mentioned them.
First-time cruisers (522 of 550), families with young kids (304 of 403), families with teens (144 of 178), couples (62 of 79), large groups (49 of 61) and budget travelers (10 of 11).
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 | 8.9 | Higher than 55% | 2,110 ratings · broad |
| Service | 8.9 | Higher than 68% | 6,003 ratings · broad |
| Ship quality | 8.9 | Higher than 55% | 3,682 ratings · broad |
| Embarkation | 8.7 | Higher than 72% | 4,431 ratings · broad |
| Activities | 8.5 | Higher than 88% | 3,054 ratings · broad |
| Cabins | 8.4 | Higher than 51% | 6,343 ratings · broad |
| Entertainment | 8.4 | Higher than 91% | 5,849 ratings · broad |
| Fitness | 8.0 | Higher than 84% | 1,922 ratings · broad |
| Dining | 8.0 | Higher than 65% | 6,064 ratings · broad |
| Public areas | 7.9 | Higher than 56% | 2,309 ratings · broad |
| Family | 7.8 | Higher than 87% | 135 ratings · useful |
| Value | 7.1 | Higher than 62% | 2,251 ratings · broad |
6,946 published reviews · 729 from the last three years · 46,769 individual comments read.
On the chart
Inside $1,745 · Balcony $2,733 per person
Inside $1,223 · Balcony $1,915 · Suite $6,352 per person
Inside $440 · Ocean view $653 · Balcony $1,036 · Suite $1,779 per person
Inside $588 · Suite $1,799 per person
Inside $838 · Ocean view $1,016 · Balcony $1,238 · Suite $1,449 per person
Inside $1,011 · Ocean view $1,070 · Balcony $1,683 · Suite $2,937 per person
Inside $1,097 · Ocean view $1,177 · Balcony $1,469 · Suite $1,876 per person
Inside $667 · Ocean view $786 · Balcony $968 · Suite $1,818 per person