Still love Spirit

Item: Carnival Spirit
Rating: 4.2
Author: jovigrl73

Carnival Spirit Cruise Review

jovigrl73

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 83

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 25, 2023

Ship: Carnival Spirit

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It’s a small ship, but it still has charm and one of the best crews I’ve ever experienced.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy ; one of the first to board in priority group

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

On the whole, I thought the food was much better this cruise. It does help that it is a smaller ship. We went earlier to dinner on first formal night and our steaks were great. I didn’t eat much at the buffet. Mornings tend to bring me to Blue Iguana. Most people are team breakfast burrito, but try the arepas and huevos rancheros. Guys burgers were delicious as usual and I had them usually when returning from port. One fun thing we did was order on the hub app and had chicken wings, quesadillas, chicken tenders and shrimp delivered to the Red Frog Pub during karaoke. Late night pizza was delicious as always. Nothing beats it after closing down the night club or casino.

Sushi Bar

5 out of 5

Love Bonsai sushi. It’s really a nice value and break from lido and main dining room boredom

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Louis XIV Casino

5 out of 5

Best casino staff ever! Loved all my dealers (Nathaniel, Anna, Jayvee) and pit bosses (Koketso, Yolanda, Manuel and Honey). Small casino but you get to know the staff.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

A couple of different shows (88 Keys was new to me). Comedy was ok, but those can be hit or miss.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Still one of the neatest ships in the fleet. Lido never felt crowded

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Enjoy the ship; it’s so uniquely decorated

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Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Used Bernard’s Tours. Highly recommended. We did the Calypso tour which included extended time in the French capital of Marigot.

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Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Hub app food delivery to Red Frog Pub on deck 2

I had to climb a volcano to get this view

8 Comments

JustCruz 1 year ago

Glad to see your review, this will be our next ship.

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Ramsey1986 1 year ago

I’m glad you enjoyed your cruise on the Carnival Spirit. We are thinking about booking a cruise on the Spirit when she relocated to Mobile Alabama. I appreciate your detailed review. 😎🚢☀️🩴🏝🪸🐠🌺🙏🏻

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Sar6Ev 1 year ago

Loving this review and your spirit about the spirit!!!! So happy you enjoyed your cruise 🚢 Thank you for such an awesome review

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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Carnivalfoodie 1 year ago

Spirit is a phenomenal ship. Great crew!!!!&

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CurlyCruiserYAY 1 year ago

Woohoo

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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