Liberty of the Seas - 5-Night Bermuda from Cape Liberty
Liberty of the Seas returns to Cape Liberty, New Jersey with 5-night Bermuda escapes - two days at the Royal Naval Dockyard bookended by sea days on a Freedom-class ship loaded with waterslides and the FlowRider.
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Ship Details — Liberty of the Seas
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Year Built
2007
Tonnage
155,889 GT
Passengers
3,634
Crew
1,360
Decks
15
Class
Freedom
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Where this cruise calls, day by day
4 ports and 2 sea days over 5 Nights.
- Day 1
Cape Liberty, NJ
United StatesDepartCape Liberty is Royal Caribbean's New York-area homeport, built on the old Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne - a flat 430-acre peninsula sticking into the harbour with essentially nothing on it but the terminal. That is fine, because you are not staying: Newark Liberty is roughly 20 minutes away and Manhattan half an hour. The sailaway past the Statue of Liberty is the best in the country.
- The sailaway: the ship passes the Statue of Liberty close aboard on the way out
- Liberty State Park in Jersey City, ten minutes north, with ferries to Ellis Island
- Hoboken's Washington Street for dinner with the Manhattan skyline across the water
- Manhattan itself if you build in a full day - the PATH from Journal Square gets you in
- Getting ashore
- A single terminal building at Piers 11 and 12, 14 Port Terminal Boulevard in Bayonne, with parking alongside; Newark Liberty is about 20 minutes, Manhattan 30-45, and the nearest light rail station roughly two miles away.
- Best months
- Apr-Nov (a few winter Caribbean sailings run, but the harbour in January is bleak)
Day 2 · At sea
- Day 3
Royal Naval Dockyard
BermudaPortBermuda is not the Caribbean and does not behave like it — this is a mid-Atlantic call, usually two or three nights alongside, and ships berth at the old Royal Navy dockyard on the far western tip because they cannot fit into Hamilton or St. George's. The dockyard is a restored fortress complex of limestone warehouses turned into shops. Everything else is a ferry or bus away; there are no rental cars on the island.
- National Museum of Bermuda inside the Keep
- Horseshoe Bay and the pink-sand south shore beaches
- Fast ferry across to Hamilton
- St. George's, the UNESCO-listed old town at the far east end
- Getting ashore
- Docked at King's Wharf or Heritage Wharf with shops at the gate; Hamilton is about 20 minutes by fast ferry and Horseshoe Bay roughly 25 minutes by bus or taxi.
- Best months
- Apr-Oct — this is a summer-season port; the water is cold and much of the island winds down Nov-Mar
- Day 4
Royal Naval Dockyard
BermudaPortBermuda is not the Caribbean and does not behave like it — this is a mid-Atlantic call, usually two or three nights alongside, and ships berth at the old Royal Navy dockyard on the far western tip because they cannot fit into Hamilton or St. George's. The dockyard is a restored fortress complex of limestone warehouses turned into shops. Everything else is a ferry or bus away; there are no rental cars on the island.
- National Museum of Bermuda inside the Keep
- Horseshoe Bay and the pink-sand south shore beaches
- Fast ferry across to Hamilton
- St. George's, the UNESCO-listed old town at the far east end
- Getting ashore
- Docked at King's Wharf or Heritage Wharf with shops at the gate; Hamilton is about 20 minutes by fast ferry and Horseshoe Bay roughly 25 minutes by bus or taxi.
- Best months
- Apr-Oct — this is a summer-season port; the water is cold and much of the island winds down Nov-Mar
Day 5 · At sea
- Day 6
Cape Liberty, NJ
United StatesArriveCape Liberty is Royal Caribbean's New York-area homeport, built on the old Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne - a flat 430-acre peninsula sticking into the harbour with essentially nothing on it but the terminal. That is fine, because you are not staying: Newark Liberty is roughly 20 minutes away and Manhattan half an hour. The sailaway past the Statue of Liberty is the best in the country.
- The sailaway: the ship passes the Statue of Liberty close aboard on the way out
- Liberty State Park in Jersey City, ten minutes north, with ferries to Ellis Island
- Hoboken's Washington Street for dinner with the Manhattan skyline across the water
- Manhattan itself if you build in a full day - the PATH from Journal Square gets you in
- Getting ashore
- A single terminal building at Piers 11 and 12, 14 Port Terminal Boulevard in Bayonne, with parking alongside; Newark Liberty is about 20 minutes, Manhattan 30-45, and the nearest light rail station roughly two miles away.
- Best months
- Apr-Nov (a few winter Caribbean sailings run, but the harbour in January is bleak)
Onboard Amenities
Cruise Highlights
About the Ship
What Travelers Say About Liberty of the Seas
Reviews of the ship itself — the same for every Liberty of the Seas sailing. Based on 9,000 discussions.
Liberty of the Seas is a Freedom-class Royal Caribbean ship that launched in 2007 and has been refreshed through subsequent refits, landing it a 4.2 out of 5 from more than 4,000 U.S. News guest reviewers and a spot among the line's better-regarded mid-size ships. Its appeal is the sweet spot it occupies: it packs signature big-ship thrills — the original FlowRider surf simulator, the Perfect Storm waterslides, a rock-climbing wall, a real ice rink, and the bustling Royal Promenade — into a vessel that carries fewer passengers than the line's giant Oasis- and Icon-class ships, giving it a livelier-but-less-overwhelming vibe that families and value-minded cruisers consistently praise.
What People Love
- Strong all-around value — fares run notably lower than Royal Caribbean's newest megaships while still delivering big-ship amenities
- Free, no-reservation FlowRider surf simulator open all day, a rarity guests rave about
- Studio B ice rink offers both open public skating sessions and a Royal Caribbean-exclusive ice spectacular show
Common Complaints
- Ship shows its age in décor and finishes; reviewers note dated public areas and a 'throwback' feel versus newer vessels
- Far too few electrical outlets in cabins, with no convenient bedside charging despite past refits
- Pool deck is frequently overcrowded and hard to find a chair on, with some loungers feeling worn