Norwegian Spirit Review

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Spirit
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lj77346
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jan 2008
Cabin: Mid-Ship Inside

This was the 7th cruise my wife and I took on NCL, but the first with the "Free Style" concept. We're 60-ish and basically planned on using the ship as our destination. We had originally planned a shore excursion (zip-lining) in Roatan, but were informed prior to the cruise that we would be arriving late at that port, so we cancelled our plan. In Belize, we had planned to go cave-tubing, but had to cancel because of a bout of food poisoning - more about that later.

We drove from the Houston area to New Orleans for our cruise on January 6, 2008. The directions to the port were excellent and parking was convenient, right at the pier. The embarkation process went smoothly. As we boarded the ship, our hands were sanitized and liquid disinfectant dispensers were prevalent throughout the ship to fight noro-virus. As advertised, the cabins were available at 2 p.m. Our cabin was what we expected - functional, but the bathroom was larger than on other ships and instead of a shower curtain, there was a glass shower door and a relatively large shower.

The first night, we went to dinner in "The Garden" restaurant, one of the non-surcharge restaurants. The food was OK, but not as hot as we would have liked when it arrived at the table. This became a theme throughout the cruise - lukewarm (or worse) food. The next morning we had breakfast at the buffet. The omelet station was good and the rest of the food was standard buffet fare. Lunch was at the Blue Lagoon, which had a limited menu, but decent food. As opposed to other cruises we had taken, the second night was "lobster tail" night rather than one later in the cruise.

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