Carnival Spirit Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Carnival Spirit is great for families but not for couples!

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kjets
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Feb 2013
Cabin: Balcony

We touched down at Sydney at 1315hrs and went downstairs to the train station and went to Circular Quay. Our embarkation time was 1430 - 1500hrs and we arrived at 1430 where embarkation process was very fast and were on board for 1445hrs. The first thing we did was to go to the service desk to put cash down on our sign and sail card. We had a lady who was not happy to see us and told us that we should use the machine that was available rather than come to the desk! Very friendly - NOT! She did not really give us eye contact and when we asked about a ship tour, she told us that it wasn't her are we would have to go to the other desk. We asked what desk and she pointed to a closed desk! Very helpful - NOT! We went across to the other desk and saw the time it opened so we came back later when it was open and had a very friendly gentleman :)

We had a safety drill that was excessive as we stayed outside shoulder to shoulder for 40 minutes! We still did not really know what to do in an emergency except come to the spot we were in.

We found that the food halls had very long lines and the food was not piping hot. Husband wondered if it was because of children and not wanting to burn them with hot food, but still it just didn't seem right to be eating warm food.

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Balcony

Cabin 8C

Cabin 5140 is a balcony room and was very close to the stairs and the lifts mid ship. We felt it was close enough, but not too close to the lifts and so we did not experience any excessive noise. The bathroom was quite spacious, much roomier than we were expecting. The bed was very comfortable and we used the couch cushions to bolster us during the day as the bed was more comfy than the couch! And the view from the bed was amazing :) The room was a good size and we put our bags under the bed so as not to take up any room in the closets. The closet space was ample for both of us. The only negative was that it was a long way to go to find a coffee, and it would have been perfect having a kettle in the room. The balcony was not really private as downstairs on the deck could see us quite clearly. The balcony also was not quite wide enough, we had to climb over one another to get past. It was lovely having the door open all night and listening to ocean going by. This room was great and I have no trouble recommending it if you don't mind others seeing you on the balcony.

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