Cabin Review

This was a great aft facing suite...and it spoiled us for future cruises! The bedroom/bath is separated from the living/dining area. We really appreciated this feature. The bed is described as queen size but felt more like a king. The bed was very comfortable. Lots of closet space and built in drawers. The bath is huge (as far as ship baths go). Two sinks, huge jetted tub, separate shower, and separate toilet area. Floor to ceiling window in the shower so it feels like your showering outdoors. Don't worry as no one can see you. The wife thought the built in hair dryer was "whimpy" so she had the butler bring her a "real" one.The living/dining area was a good size - never felt like we had to get out of the way of each other when one of us wanted to go out the balcony. My wife loved the espresso machine.The balcony runs the whole width of the suite whereas the floor plan on NCL's website shows it ending at the bathroom. It is narrow but not so narrow that you had to get out of your chair and stand up for someone to pass by you to get into the room. It has two chairs, a small table and one lounge. There are 5 aft suites on the Spirit and the very middle one's balcony appeared to have maybe 2 feet more in width than the ones on either side. Oh, and the view from it is amazing. When we sailed out of Piraeus, we could see the Acropolis, which was +-10 miles away. The suite is located beneath the Buccaneers Wet n' Wild. We never heard any noise from that area. It is also located above the Stardust Theater but the way the stage is located, we never heard any noise from that area. Also, suite guests have a reserved area in the showroom balcony. If you walk out the exit opposite from the main showroom balcony entrance that you entered, then walk up the stairs to the next deck, you will be right at your cabin.Engine vibrations were never a problem except for the very first night at sea. One poor soul had a heart attack and had to be evacuated via helicopter. It took a couple of hours for this to happen so the captain had to make up that time in order to get to Toulon on time. He was cruising between 24 and 25 knots. At breakfast the next morning, not yet knowing what had occurred, I asked our neighbors if they had gotten much sleep last night. Nope. Several other neighbors who we had yet to meet piped up about not getting much sleep either. When the captain did his morning PA briefing, and we found out what had happened, we all agreed it was better to be a little tired than not be on the cruise at all. Again, there were no engine vibrations noticed for the rest of the cruise.Our next big "milestone birthday" trip will be a Panama Canal Cruise. If the Spirit did this route, I would book this suite in a New York minute. Oh, and did I say that the views from the aft balcony were amazing?