My wife and I sailed on the Carnival Spirit Southbound on September 1st. This was our 4th Carnival cruise and 1st time to Alaska. We booked a balcony room which was nice for glacier viewing and whale watching. We had early seating in the dining room. Our cabin steward and all dining staff were excellent. Room service was also used daily for morning coffee and fresh fruit. We had dinner every night in the dining room and couple times for breakfast. All other meals were on the lido deck. The 24 hour pizza was also excellent. We also attended two of the shows in the main lounge as well as Mrs. Hughes adult comedy show.

EMBARKATION: was fast and smooth. Our luggage was taken from the airport and arrived before dinner at our stateroom. After checking out our cabin we went to the Lido deck for a quick bite to eat. Then we checked out the ship. It was easy to find our way around. Dinner the first night was open seating in the dining room. The ship sailed at 9:00PM.

Thursday: day at sea. We woke early as we didn't want to miss anything at College Fjord. It was amazing! The Captain turned both sides of the ship so everyone could view Harvard Glacier. We stayed on our balcony for viewing and watched the show while drinking our morning coffee. Several other glaciers were viewed on the way out. The entire day was overcast with light rain on and off. After leaving the sheltered fjord we encountered rough seas. Many of the other guests and crew got sick. We were lucky and had no problem. This was the first formal night. Lots of empty tables in the dining room and the evening show was rescheduled. Read more