Great time on Carnival Spirit. Fantastic crew!

Item: Carnival Spirit
Rating: 4.2
Author: Carnivalfoodie

Carnival Spirit Cruise Review

Carnivalfoodie

Contributor Level: Cruise Director

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 26

Helpful Votes: 344

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 11, 2023

Ship: Carnival Spirit

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5257

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Did I mention the Windmill cake at the Chocolate Extravaganza? Life altering. The Spirit is a really nice ship with the best crew we’ve had in 20+ cruises. Proves that big and new is not better

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We checked in at 10:00 am and we’re eating a Guy’s burger on Lido at 10:50 am. 😮 Efficient.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

A few items were absolutely incredible. Filet Mignon, Broccoli Cheese Soup, Fried Shrimp and Windmill Cake at the Chocolate Extravaganza. The strip loin steak was hit or miss. Chopsticks lunch was steady.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Best crew. Very friendly throughout the ship. Gil in the main dining room was very attentive and sweet. Captain Salvatore even thanked all guest as we disembarked this morning. Classy move.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Some wear and tear, but I loved the size of the ship. Just right as Goldilocks once said.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved the location. Elevators were fast all week. Easy up to Serenity and easy down to the dining room.

Ship tip

Definitely try the deli. Great chicken salad on rye bread. Yummy 😋

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Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Beautiful white sand. So soft. And ample lounge chairs at no extra charge. The onshore lunch was not very good, so we ended out on Lido after we tendered back to the ship.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

6 Comments

Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thank you!

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henrii64 1 year ago

Nice review. Looking forward to sailing on this ship.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Sar6Ev 1 year ago

I for one truly have appreciated your reviews along your cruise. I am so excited to board her in November😊. Thank you so much for the detailed review here as well.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. This class of ship has some of my favorite quiet spots. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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