NORWEGIAN SPIRIT 7/03/04 TO 7/10/04 We had a great cruise on the Spirit. Here's our review:
Embarkation - Went very smoothly. We arrived at the parking garage across the street from the terminal about 11:15 and by 12:10 we were having lunch at Windows after dropping off our carry-on stuff in our stateroom. There were no lines to speak of for check-in but we got there before they started loading the ship so we had to wait about ½ hour before loading began. Our room steward was just finishing up with the room so we asked him for some type of pad (egg crate foam or whatever) to soften the hard mattress. By late afternoon, it had been taken care of and we enjoyed a comfortable bed all week. The weather was beautiful in Seattle and it got a little warm for our "lifeboat drill" at 4:00. As we pulled away from the dock around 4:45, a fireboat serenaded us with a water show which was enjoyed by all.
Day at Sea - Sunday was a beautiful, sunny day at sea with temperatures in the mid-60's. It was a scenic day while cruising the inside passage - we took over 50 pictures that day alone.