Ship reference
Carnival Liberty
Ship specifications and sources.
Quick facts
- Cruise line
- Carnival Cruise Line
- Class
- Conquest
- Entered service
- 2005
- Status
- In service
About us Carnival Liberty
Carnival Liberty entered passenger service in 2005, becoming the fourth vessel in Carnival Cruise Line's Conquest family. Fincantieri identifies Monfalcone in Italy as the construction location. Its current operator presentation concentrates on familiar food venues, outdoor bars and live entertainment. That offers a useful starting point for a traveller who wants to compare a particular sailing without transferring expectations from Carnival's much larger newer ships.
The present insurer reference records 110,428 gross tonnage. The specific insurance reference avoids relying on a malformed tonnage entry in the newsroom short profile. Fincantieri's ship reference gives a rounded overall length of 290 metres and moulded breadth of 35.5 metres. Carnival explicitly defines the passenger reference as 2,974 at double occupancy, keeping it separate from any maximum-persons design total.
Guy's Burger Joint and BlueIguana Cantina are among Liberty's named food venues. RedFrog Rum Bar, BlueIguana Tequila Bar and Heroes Tribute Bar provide concrete social-space references in the current presentation. A party can compare its likely daytime meeting points and meal preferences using those names. The venue list is not, by itself, an explanation of which drinks, orders or services a fare covers.
The operator describes Playlist Productions and The Punchliner Comedy Club as live entertainment choices. It also identifies three supervised youth spaces. For a mixed-age group, compare opportunities to spend time separately with the things everyone wants to do together. Review age groups and the published programme for the actual departure instead of assuming that every family can use the same activity at the same time.
Cabin selection should begin with sleeping needs, privacy and the promised outlook of the precise category. The ship page distinguishes windowed interior accommodation facing a public walkway from other room types. Trace the route between the preferred cabin and the places you expect to use repeatedly. Liberty's own facilities and the sea-day balance of the booked itinerary give a firmer basis for comparison than its service year or size alone.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Year built | 2005 |
| Entered service | 2005 |
| Gross tonnage (GT) | 110,428 |
| Guests at double occupancy | 2,974 |
| Maximum guests | — |
| Crew | 1,160 |
| Cabins | — |
| Decks (total) | — |
| Length (m) | 290 |
| Beam (m) | 35.5 |
| Last verified refurbishment year | — |
| Maximum speed (knots) | — |
| IMO | 9278181 |
| Shipyard | Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy |
| Flag | Panama |
| Propulsion / fuel description | — |
A dash means no independently verified value is available. Guest counts at double occupancy and maximum capacity are different measures. GT measures enclosed volume, not weight.
Highlights
- Heroes Tribute Bar
- RedFrog Rum Bar
- BlueIguana Cantina
Other ships in the same recorded class
Shared class does not guarantee identical cabins, venues or deck layouts.
| Carnival Conquest | Conquest | 2002 | 110,475 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnival Freedom | Conquest | 2007 | 110,556 |
| Carnival Glory | Conquest | 2003 | 110,480 |
| Carnival Valor | Conquest | 2004 | 110,438 |
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Sources
- Carnival Corporation — operating fleet, 31 August 2026 — Accessed
Delivery year, not current-brand service year. Financial passenger estimates not substituted for defined double occupancy.
- Carnival Liberty — operator short profile — Accessed
Defined operator double occupancy and published reference crew. Current insurer GT preferred over rounded operator size; original construction inventory not assumed current.
- Carnival Liberty — Fincantieri construction reference — Accessed
Published overall length and moulded breadth. Original cabin inventory and generic maximum persons not assumed current guest capacity.
- Carnival Liberty — current insurer vessel reference — Accessed
Insurance period February 2026–February 2027; specific GT and Panama registry, not rounded commercial tonnage.
- Carnival Liberty — operator rooms and facilities — Accessed
Current named venues and room distinctions. No universal programme/inclusion promise.
- Carnival — European family classification — Accessed
Operator Conquest family.