Degustación de Tapas - Part 14

Photos and comments from a cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's The Liberty of the Seas in the Western Mediterranean continue...Cruise posts start HERE. 

Day 5 of the cruise was at sea, slowly returning back to our home port of Barcelona. As the ship sailed east, I enjoyed the morning by touring the ship to take lots of memento photos. As seen yesterday, the upper, outside decks were full of adventure, sports and water. For this post, I'll show are some of the highlights and features of the interior of the ship.

On Deck 11, there is a semi-interior walkway called the Solarium. It has windows running the full length of the walkway, and is meant to be a way to walk between pools, in the shade. The Solarium space had comfortable wooden swinging lounges (below):

Also inside the Solarium was a soft ice cream machine, which dispensed vanilla and chocolate cones -- for free! 

Decks 10 to 6 hosted the majority of the ship's rooms, configured in an interior/outside/ balcony layout. An example can be seen HERE. I could not find information regarding the exact number of rooms onboard, however, the ship can carry 3,634 passengers (source).

Each deck featured interactive, touch panels near the elevators. These screens displayed a list of current activities onboard, directions to access other parts of the ship, information on shops, etc. 

View of the touch panel screen and elevator bay on Deck 6:

Moving down to Deck 8, you can find the internet cafe and look down at the Royal Promenade, a shopping street which runs the length of the ship. 

View looking down on the glass bridge, close to Guest Relations (both are located on Deck 5):

Another view showing the span of the Royal Promenade:

View looking up from Deck 5 to the glass elevators: 

 The Royal Promenade changes its lighting to reflect the time of day. This photo was taken at night:

 Another view looking down at the start of the Royal Promenade: 

On Deck 7, you can find the ship's onboard library, complete with comfy leather sofas:

On Deck 5, you can find a unique lounge --  The Sphynx. I enjoyed playing Cleopatra and posing for photos at the lounge entrance:

View of wall art in front of the Sphynx lounge: 

At both the bow and stern of the ship, you could find these handy cross cut section maps, showing the layout and features of each deck.

There were so many other features on the Liberty, I forgot to take photos. For example, the gym had a full size boxing ring, there was an arcade for the kids, a movie theater, and more. This website has a great photo tour of the ship; please visit if you are interested in learning more about the Liberty of the Seas. (thanks to beyondships.com)

Our tapas tasting of Europe will soon end with the docking of the ship. I spent one more full day in Barcelona before returning home. Visit again to grab one last bite from Spain!

Deck plans from the Liberty of the Seas can be found HERE. Wiki site for the ship is HERE.
Royal Caribbean's website is HERE.