Norwegian Spirit Review
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We flew British AIrways, business class, from Denver to Venice, thorugh London - we will never fly international coach again! The water taxi from the air port to Venice was well worth the cost. We stayed a night in Venice before boarding the Spirit, and had a nice evening walking along the Grand Canal, eating at a canal-side ristoranti, and viewed the night lights from the Rialta Bridge before going to bed.
We boarded the next morning and had another night in Venice. We explored the ship before having a night time gondola ride and exploring St Mark's area. We have to go back to Venice, as we didn't get nearly enough time to do it justice. We were idsappointed that Norweigan would not let us book tranfer to the ship becasue we didn't book our hotel or air through them, but it was an easy tram ride to the pier.
Thje first two days were sea days on our way to Piraeus, Greece, and a visit to Athens. Bus ride into Athens and the Acropolis. Pictures do not do it justice! It was amazing to walk through such history. The Plaka is an interesting place to shop and lunch. The Archeological Museum was an interesting stop, but we would have our fill of archeological museums before the cruise was over.
Cabin Review
Our cabin was on Deck 10, right under the bridge, on the starboard side of the ship. We had a balcony on the front of the ship, which was a great place when entering or leaving port. We also had a balcony on the side of the ship, which was a great place to relax when sailing, as the wind wasn't a problem.Our cabin came with a cabin steward who tok care of everything in our cabin. We also had a butler, who took care of anything on the ship we needed, and who brought us afternoon treats and kept the coffee machine full of water and coffee. And, we had a concierge who took care of details off the ship - reservations, excursions, and disembarkation.As suite guests, we could eat breakfast and lunch in Cagney's Steak House. We would meet our condierge every morning at Cagney's to be escorted off the ship to our daily excursion, without having to wait in the theater to be called. One of the best features of having a suite, as far as we were concerned. Our cabin had a large bathroom with a tub and shower and make-up table, as well as double sinks. Plenty of room for both of us to get ready in the morning. The bedroom had a queen bed, a door to the side balcony and a closet which was large enough for our suit cases. There was a door into the livingroom area, which had a sleeper couch, table and chairs for meals in the cabin, a large window looking out the front of the ship, and a bar with a refrigerator and coffee machine. A door lead to the front balcony.We enjoyed our cabin and it will be difficult to go back to smaller cabins on future cruises. . .