Carnival Spirit Review

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Overall an OK cruise - but some very dissapointing bits

Review for the South Pacific Cruise on Carnival Spirit
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JaneMS
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Apr 2014
Traveled with children

First cruise for my daughter and I and 2nd for husband. 15 year old daughter loved it. Loved the kids club and made nice friends. Husband and I annoyed that so much room is dedicated to smokers. Smoking area being at the front of the ship meant the smoke travelled down the ship as it sailed. Meaning you could not sit on deckchairs anywhere on the smoking side of the ship. And even got whiffs of smoke on the other side of the ship. The partly enclosed smoking area near one pool, meant you could not enjoy that pool or the area around it at all without being smoked out. The smoke also travelled slightly to the non smoking pool, which of course was overcrowded with non-smokers trying to enjoy fresh air.

The advertised talk about shopping in the ports, was mainly about advertising the shops and the deals they had, not much about the ports. They even told us the best places to shop in Noumea but being a Sunday everything was closed. As was the beach we were touring as they had a triathlon. The shore tour desk should have known that and advised us. No reason the cruise could not have been done in reverse, as it wouldn't matter what day you visited Lifou and Mystery Island. Got sick of photographers demanding you stop for a photo. They take 5000-100,000 photos a day we were told, so it shows how much they are in your face. We were not interested but often had no choice. Yes the meals, entertainment and accommodation are included in your cruise, but the rest felt like a money making exercise, push push push to get you to spend on board.

The "huge sale" of Bella Perlina braclets down from around $100 to $19.95 was a scam as you would imagine. Able to get brand new ones on ebay for similar price to the cruise sale price. And it seems that the only place you can buy these is on a cruise ship. Can't find them anywhere for $100. Maybe the price is for a Pandora equivalent but not a Bella Perlina brand.

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