Hi, back from the Spirit 5/20/06. This won't be a minute by minute review, but I will try to give you a pretty good summary of our trip! Traveled with my DH and our 16 1/2 month old son. Had some awful weather, but despite that, the trip was great thanks to the excellent staff and facilities and the great people we met . Embarkation wasn't bad at all, but the port really needs some work, we were told that should happen by 2008, thank goodness. We got to use the Latitudes check-in line so that really cut down on our time! Had the buffet lunch at Raffles. Was pleasantly surprised based on some of the previous reviews I had seen. It was a buffet of course, not a gourmet experience, but the food was fresh and what was supposed to be hot was. We had breakfast and lunch there most days. (easier with the baby)

Leaving out of NY was great, no plane to deal with and the seas were not a problem at all! The weather was overcast and foggy, but it was still awesome to sail past the Statue of Liberty and under the Verizano Bridge.

The itinerary is fine except, not enough time in Port Canaveral at all for a day trip to the theme parks. We went to Magic Kingdom and you really had less than 6 hours there. Of course the fact that it was raining cats and dogs didn't help the situation but we did get a great shot of the baby with Mickey and Minnie so for us the say was still a success. It rained almost all day when we were docked in Nassau so we didn't bother to go over to Paradise Island. Thankfully we had great weather for the evening beach party at GSC and again for the beach there the next day. Spent a really nice day with fellow CC Nic's Mama and family, thanks Nicholas for letting Dillon play with your pail and shovel!! GSC isn't as built up as some of the other line's private islands, but it is very clean, very pretty and was lots of fun. Were also treated to a sunny (if a bit windy) day at sea Friday so I may not have to go to the tanning salon after all to make it look like I was on vacation!! Read more