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Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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6 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 16, 2006

Ship: Norwegian Spirit

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

The ship was beautiful! Very big; rooms were spacious & clean. Our stop in Port Canaveral was ok, but not much to do there, and if you decided on any of the Disney Parks, you certainly didn't have much time there. The Bahamas was nice, but not enough time at that port. Great Stirrup Cay was beautiful, but there wasn't much to do other than the water sports. Would have preferred having more time in the Bahamas. Overall, iIt was a very relaxing trip, but there was something missing; there wasn't anything truly spectacular about this trip to talk about once we got home.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

I was not impressed with the food, and neither were the other 10 passengers I traveled with. The food was not tastey, choices were average, and food was luke warm most of the time. Service in the dining rooms (at dinner) seemed rather slow most of the times. Since we were a large group, we tried to make reservations at the beginning of the cruise for the entire week, which seemed almost impossible (not to mention the long line to wait on).

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Entertainment was good, but we have cruised before on other cruise lines, and the entertainment was far better.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Although the cabins were cleaned, and the ship itself was clean, it was rare that we even saw our cabin steward.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Rooms were spacious & clean.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Again, not enough time at this port. Skip the big shopping specials that are provided by the cruise line; they aren't that great. The so-called "raffles" for free merchandise at the "approved" stores provided by the ship...I wonder when they are going to raffle them off...I never saw anything in the daily news letter about it! I wish I would have done the city tour; my sons and their friend (all 20 yrs old) did this, and thoroughly enjoyed it!

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Don't Miss: Senior Frogs...lots of fun, even if you're not drinking (which we weren't)!

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

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Don't Miss: Senior Frogs...lots of fun, even if you're not drinking (which we weren't)!

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

3 out of 5

Several people in our party did the Parasailing, and truly enjoyed it, although it was pricy at $79. per person (for a 4 to 6 minute ride in the air)!

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Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

3 out of 5

Several people in our party did the Parasailing, and truly enjoyed it, although it was pricy at $79. per person (for a 4 to 6 minute ride in the air)!

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Pros: Bahamas

Cons: Port Canaveral & food

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