Norwegian Spirit Review

We Didn't Want To Get Off the Ship!!!

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kateydid14
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Feb 2010
Cabin: Balcony

This was our very 1st cruise so we were not sure what to expect. I admit to having very high expectations and have driven my husband crazy in the past by insisting that we leave a hotel or restaurant, etc.. if I did not like it.

Embarkation was a piece of cake-we arrived at the port around 12:45 and were in our cabin by 1:30. Our luggage was delivered just a couple of hours later. We had a balcony room, which we really enjoyed. It was directly under the Galaxy of the Stars so was a bit noisy between 10 pm and midnight but we are night owls so it did not bother us. Our cabin was in decent shape; there were signs of some minor problems, such as some rust on the balcony, a small rip in the sheets one night, and missing caulk in a few places in the shower stall. But the cabin felt clean and our stewards were awesome! They were both friendly and always smiling. We always had fresh towels and a clean bathroom. Once on board, I asked for a refrigerator, which was promptly brought to our room.

The Spirit was pretty easy to get around. The public spaces were in tip-top shape. The photographers were a bit annoying but we just said no and they left us alone. The shows we saw were ok: the broadway review and Elements. We are not much into gambling; even if we had been, the Casino was SOOOO smoky that I wouldn't have stayed long (that was our major complaint about the trip). We enjoyed spending time in Champagne Charlies and the english pub (can't think of the name right now). There was a man playing acoustic guitar several nights in these bars that we really liked.

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Forward cabin 11000: right under the Galaxy of the Stars. It was somewhat noisy between 10 pm and midnight so if you're not a night owl, this may not be the cabin for you. We liked having passengers on only one side of us and there was not much foot traffic down our wing of the ship. Being so high up and so far forward, we worried about getting sea sick but this was not a problem for us. We're 1st time cruisers so we don;t really know if sea states of 3 and 4 are unusually calm but that could have accounted for the lack of seasickness I suppose!

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