Alaska was fabulous

Item: Carnival Spirit
Rating: 3
Author: JudithW1

Carnival Spirit Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

JudithW1

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Northbound Alaska (Vancouver To Whittier)

Sail date: August 08, 2007

Ship: Carnival Spirit

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

I have been on a number of Cruises...on Norwegian a couple of times, Royal Carribean once, and this is about the 6th time on Carnival. Didn't think the service or the food was quite as good as on previous Carnival ships (mostly carribean) that we have been on. Talked with several other previous cruisers and they said the samething. Think if it had been our first cruise we would have been totally satisfied but the fact that we had been on others where the service was top notch we were slightly dissappointed. We usually take our two daughters and their husbands, and now two granddaughters with us, and sometimes extended family and friends. There were 13 of us on this particular cruise. Thought the port listings were a little misleading in that it said we ended up in Anchorage, with (whittier) in parenthisis, only the small print said something about Whittier being 90 minutes from Anchorage, so they kind of hold you hostage for $75. each for transfers) ,So we rented cars instead.

Ports of call

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

We booked a whale watching tour off the boat, actually cost more than on the boat, only about $17. more each, but the one with Carnival takes out 60 to 100 people we went out on a 31 foot boat just 6 of us. It was incredible, humpback whales were all around us. Did you know that whales have bad breath? There was this foul odor and our guide told us it was whale breath, there were so many around us, and there were so many blows that you could smell it. The boat was stopped in the water but we were rocking like crazy because of all of the whales around us. It was one of the best tours we have ever taken and well worth the money. Would definitely do it again.

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Don't Miss: WHALE WATCHING TOUR

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Did a city tour, we booked off the boat, a van that carried just 8 of us around, and took us out to Mendenhall Glacier Lake, and park....was gorgeous. My husband did the dog sledding tour, they flew out and landed on Mendenhall Glacier in a helicopter at the dog sledders camp and then he got to drive and ride in a dogsled.

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Don't Miss: Mendenhall Glacier

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

We rode the White Pass and Yukon Steam Train. We booked this off the boat, was $190. a person thru Carnival and we booked it thru someone else in advance and it was $125. a person. It's a narrow gauge steam train and goes thru the Tsongas National Forrest, scenery is incredible.

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Don't Miss: The White Pass and Yukon Train

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

Saw the salmon running here...and was good shopping. My husband did the bear watching tour and really enjoyed it. Ate at on of the places close to the boat and had a crab melt....beats the heck out of a tuna melt....

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Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

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Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

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Don't Miss: WHALE WATCHING TOUR

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

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Don't Miss: Mendenhall Glacier