Quirky but amazing

Carnival Spirit Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 87

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Carnival Spirit

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 25, 2023

Ship: Carnival Spirit

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7319

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall I had a wonderful time and would cruise this ship again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easiest embarkation I've ever had. Walked right on.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food seems better on this ship and while understaffed, being smaller, it wasn't as noticeable. Going early to dinner seemed to really help with the quality of the food and staff in the MDR.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I don't like Erin, who was the cruise director, she's awful. The Playlist cast was great. The Piano Bar wasn't great. I didn't like the layout and really didn't care for the pianist. Karaoke in the Red Frog was fun every time we went. Serenity was always crowded, but I think this is a symptom of the small split Lido. There were never chairs available at the main Lido pools and everyone seemed to prefer Serenity which was far larger than the Lido pool space.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Playlist cast was very good and I enjoyed the Karaoke in the Red Frog.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Staff were great. Vakusin and Giovanni at the alchemy were friendly and fun. The casino table staff were also great. Rarely saw our room steward, but our room was always cleaned well.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Weirdest layout I have ever seen. Quirky in the extreme. I actually found it very easy to navigate. The decor was very Art Nouveau and often damn near pornagraphic. You get used to it.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Standard interior. Quiet on the 7th deck.

Ship tip

It's quirky but just go with it and enjoy

Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Easy. I did an excursion to the everglades with an airport transfer, and it was easy to get off and meet the excursion.
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

CurlyCruiserYAY    1 year ago

Sar6Ev    1 year ago

Thank you for your review.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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