This was our first cruise and being first time cruisers we were a little bit apprehensive and did a lot of research- All I can say is some people are massive whingers!!! Carnival Spirit was great we had a ball from dawn to well after dusk everyday. While there were some things I thought could be done better they were fairly minor and if you cant enjoy yourself on this Cruise you would never be happy.

Embarkation was a little messy with the computers being down but considering the computers were down it all went quite smoothly. Our rooms were not ready when we boarded the ship so we we hit the pool side bar and enjoyed a cocktail- $10.50 which is more then reasonable ($5.00 voucher for the casino for every classic cocktail also made the cocktails much more appealing then the overpriced beer or wine) We hit the waterslides which were great fun (green thunder was a hit!). You couldn't get my 4 year old daughter off the yellow slide. Serenity deck was always crowded but it didnt worry me to much- The average age was 65+ and some of the swim suits were a little bit revealing for the size of some of these people. vomit bags needed....

We eventually got to our room 8115 and found the room to be not as clean as we would of hoped for (we are tough judges though as we run a motel) We found our room steward Marvin who was very friendly, however not the best housekeeper I have met and let him know the room wasn't clean enough. After a 2nd attempt the room got a passable tick by my wife but still expected a bit more. The Suite itself was ok but was starting to show its age- The beds were very comfortable and the size was perfectly fine for 2 adults and 2 small girls, the balcony was a hit and I wouldn't do another cruise without a balcony. The boat decor was interesting not my particular taste but it worked. The ships decks and pool areas, restaurants, theatres, casinos etc were all immaculately clean. Read more