Carnival Spirit Review

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Mexican Riviera cruise, Feb11-20, 2011

Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Carnival Spirit
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Sail Date: Feb 2011
Cabin: Extended Balcony

We sailed on the Feb 11-20, Mexican Riviera itinerary. It was our 2nd time on the Spirit, both times on Verandah Deck 7, extended balcony, midship. Our goal for the cruise was simple relaxation, and this was certainly achieved. The weather was terrific, sunny and warm for all days except for the morning in Ensenada, when it rained.

We flew down to San Diego a couple of days early, and stayed at the Holiday Inn on the Bay. The rooms were clean and comfortable, and it was nice to watch the ship dock at the cruise pier across the street. We wandered around the area on the first day, and went to the SD zoo on the Thursday. That night, we also met up with some of our fellow passengers at Anthony's Fish Grotto for an excellent seafood dinner. On Friday morning, we walked to the pier around 11, and were on the ship by about noon.

Our port excursions were pretty low-key. In PV, I had booked a massage online ahead of time at Venus Sunshine spa downtown ($40 for 75 minutes). It was a very nice relaxing massage. Afterwards, we wandered along the Malecon, saw the sculptures, visited the cathedral, and caught the local bus (definitely an experience) back to the ship. In Mazatlan, we stayed on the ship and enjoyed a very uncrowded Lido deck and pools. In Cabo, we had booked the ship's Cabo Semi-submersible (yellow submarine) excursion. It was OK, but didn't see as many fish as I had hoped. In La Paz and Ensenada, we ventured off the ship as far as the terminal flea markets, but otherwise, just relaxed on the ship. We did do laps on the Sun Deck as many mornings as possible, and worked out in the gym a few times too. I also enjoyed doing a yoga program (on my ipod) in the early mornings on our balcony - great way to watch coming in to port or just enjoy the scenery on sea days. On the last sea day, we did the Behind the Fun tour - a bit pricey at $95pp, but we thoroughly enjoyed it and felt it was well worth it to do it once.

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Extended Balcony

Cabin 8K

Lots of closet space, good-sized bathroom, great balcony, quiet, some wind whistling noise at seal of balcony door at night.

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