wife's retirement celebration

Carnival Spirit Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Carnival Spirit

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 16, 2022

Ship: Carnival Spirit

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7315

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall we all had a great time. Ship was better than I thought it would be and weather was nice too. Great Retirement cruise for my wife.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick. Basically walked straight on.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Had great service in MDR. Menu could use updating. Traveling with total of eight for wife's retirement celebration. Other than one night, service was very efficient.. Guy's burger and Blue Iguana always good. Buffet is buffet but still lots to choose from. No reason to ever be hungry. Deli and Pizza also good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Did not do many activities. Bingo way to expensive. Even higher prices then past. Did take part in Halloween party and contest. It was a good time.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Went to most shows. Playlist performers we're good but shows need updated. Comedy club was good most nights but adult only shows need to be better. Mainly sex or explicit language to try to get laughs. You can be funny without vulgarity. The violin trio in atrium were very good. Not sure if these were same ladies from another cruise or not but nice to listen to.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great service in MDR from Dexter and crew. Room steward Cory did excellent job on room and taking care of any requests. Bar service at times were slow but good for the most part.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was a nice surprise. Had booked on Freedom but it got changed to Spirit. Ship was clean and maintained. Room was interior 7aft. Plenty of room and storage for wife and me. Lots of places to just sit and relax on board. Easy to navigate. Would book again.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cory did great job. Standard interior room. No issues, cold air, hot water.

Ship tip

Go to tea time on sea days. Very enjoyable, not crowded.

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Our kids did an excursion of waterfalls and ziplines. They had a blast. My wife and I just walked around shops at port for a bit.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Nice port. Good free beach available.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Nice beach. Did not eat on shore. They did serve lunch. Should make drink package work on shore.

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Waited till last to leave. Had late flight. Got off and went straight to bags and then a short wait to clear customs. No issues.
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