You'd be better off packing a suitcase full of food than clothes!

Carnival Spirit Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5
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Carnival Spirit

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 25, 2023

Ship: Carnival Spirit

Cabin number: 8240

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Don't expect help from any staff on board. Don't expect a dinner less than 2 hours long and LONG waits in-between food deliveries (if you get everything you ordered)!!!!

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Arrived at the time I was assigned and STILL had to sit and wait in the cattle room!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Service took hours, things were forgotten, some meals I never got what I ordered!

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Smaller ship so very few extra offerings. Only positive activity is the table games in Red Frog Pub!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Shows were great, dancers amazing, 2nd set of comedians was hilarious, first set not so much.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Waiters seemed lost, forgetful, wait times were atrocious. Requested a fan first day and was told one would be brought, still didn't have it 2nd day called again. They then apologized and said one was coming. 3 hours later I called again and they told me there were none left and I should have asked the 1st day, which I did!!!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Loved the jungle walk around.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
1st day our toilet was BROWN that cleared up day 2, but a bolt that fell off the toilet was just sat by the garbage can, and then washers and more things fell off and they too were just put beside the garbage can, never fixed! The ceiling had cracks and paint missing and the carpet was a constant wet/damp feeling like it had been scrubbed but never dried. Unfortunately we were told the ship was full and there were no options to move .

Ship tip

I hope you just want to lay by the pool and eat very little.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Quick and off the ship in less than an hour.
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9 Comments

rwmcguire    1 year ago

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NJCruiseGuy    1 year ago

Seems to be focused mainly on food rather than other amenities and things to do.

jovigrl73    1 year ago

Hmmm, I was on the same sailing and had a completely different experience. Weโ€™re you assigned dining? We had YTD and didnโ€™t experience any trouble.

gwright1129    1 year ago

I've never seen so many complaints about food in one review๐Ÿ™„

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate your view

CruzeFan    1 year ago

Sounds like cruising is no longer for you. Maybe a land based vacation would be a better option.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didnโ€™t meet your expectations.

RedDawn55    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your review. Last August I was on a 4-day Carnival Cruise to Mexico and it was abysmal in every single way. It was one of their smaller older ships and I hear the larger ones are nicer but I'm not going to take a chance. Sticking with Royal Caribbean, princess, or celebrity from now on.

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