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Carnival Adventure vs Carnival Liberty

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Carnival Adventure is a large Carnival Cruise Line ship carrying 2,636 passengers. Carnival Liberty is a large Carnival Cruise Line ship carrying 2,974 passengers, in service since 2005. Carnival Adventure has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Carnival Adventure if you want more cruises to choose from or a lower starting fare: it has 55 cruises on sale (vs 9) and its cruises start from $262 (vs $335).

Carnival Liberty does not lead by a clear margin on any measure we track, so pick it for its itinerary or its dates.

Side by side

Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Carnival AdventureCarnival Liberty
Cruise line Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Cruise Line
Ship size Large Large
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2005
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted — 2015
Gross tonnage 108,806 110,000
Passengers 2,636 2,974
Crew 1,100 1,160
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 2.4 (better) 2.6
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 41.3 (better) 37.0
Decks — 13
Length 948 ft 952 ft
Beam — 116 ft
Speed — 26 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 7 / 10
Cruises on sale 55 9
Upcoming sailings 113 76
Cruise lengths 2 to 19 nights 6 to 14 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $262 (better) $335

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Carnival Adventure has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Carnival Liberty: 6.0
  • Adventure & nature Carnival Liberty: 2.0
  • Cultural Carnival Liberty: 6.0
  • Dining Carnival Liberty: 5.5
  • Entertainment Carnival Liberty: 7.0
  • Family friendly Carnival Liberty: 8.0
  • Party Carnival Liberty: 9.0
  • Romantic Carnival Liberty: 2.0
  • Spa & fitness Carnival Liberty: 6.0
  • Staterooms Carnival Liberty: 7.0

Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Liberty

Guess which is the first ship to serve up gourmet Guy Fieri burgers daily? How about one with a sports bar that combines live sports on TV with lively competition through the latest EA SPORTS titles, not to mention delicious drinks?

Highlights

  • Dancing to beats by DJ Irie
  • Competitive games such as ping pong and mini-golf at City Sports Park
  • Delicious sweets from Cherry on Top

Sailing now

9 cruises on sale, from $335.

Questions

Carnival Adventure or Carnival Liberty?

Which is bigger, Carnival Adventure or Carnival Liberty?

Carnival Liberty is bigger at 110,000 gross tons, against 108,806 gross tons for Carnival Adventure. Carnival Adventure carries 2,636 passengers and Carnival Liberty carries 2,974.

Which has more space per passenger?

Carnival Adventure, with 41.3 gross tons per passenger against 37.0 on Carnival Liberty. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

Carnival Adventure, with one crew member for every 2.4 passengers against one for every 2.6 on Carnival Liberty.

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