Norwegian Spirit Review

Delightful Spirit Cruise - 4/3/11 - 4/10/11

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HULA77
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Apr 2011
Cabin: Family Inside
Traveled with children

We are a family of 4, me 48, my husband 40, and our boys, 8 and 6.We drove from Michigan down to New Orleans and spent a little bit of time visiting the WWII Museum (a MUST SEE) and walking around town. New Orleans was a blast!Embarkation went off without a hitch and from the time we went into the door at the port to the time we were on the ship was about 20 minutes, if that long.We explored the beautiful Spirit a bit and then had lunch at Raffles to kick it all off. We found the food on the Spirit to be absolutely fine. There was something for everyone and we never went hungry.The first night we dined at Cagney's and were extremely pleased with the food, and especially the service. We knew what to expect as we dined on the Jewel's Cagney's, but Jeane, Jackie, and Adina were splendid hosts and made our visit extra special. They all made our boys feel so welcome and so invited and that was a perfect start to a great vacation.We also dined (sans kids) at the Taste of India and Le Bistro. Both were excellent in our opinion and well, well worth the money. We would do both again in a heartbeat, but Cagney's (and Adina) hold a special place in our hearts.Windows and the Garden dining rooms were just fine too. I had read a number of non-positive reviews but just didn't experience anything negative. Service was spectacular, again in my opinion, and the food was always warm, tasty, and delivered in perfect timing.The buffet was great also and we were never disappointed at any selection. Of course, "Wakey Wakey" and "Washy Washy" always bring smiles!!The ports were terrific and all went off without a hitch too. Costa Maya was Nohoch Kay which was excellent; Belize was a beach break; Roatan was Gumbalimba Park & Tabyana Beach (BEST beach!!); and Cozumel was X-Rails with Wild Tours (A BLAST!!).We did two pub crawls (of coruse sans kids) and they were a blast. Kevin did a great job!The entertainment on the ship was spectacular. We went to four shows and enjoyed each one.Our disembarkation day came way too early, but we requested a wake-up call at 5:30, cleaned up and went up for one last buffet breakfast.We self-disembarked, so we grabbed our luggage, made sure we didn't forget anything by perusing the room one last time, and headed off.We were in our car at Fulton Place parking at 8:00 a.m. Yes, I said 8:00 a.m.! That has to be a record for us!!!All in all this was an excellent vacation and we would sail the Spirit again in a heartbeat!!!!

Cabin Review

Family Inside

Cabin I2

Cabin 9207

When I saw that this cabin became available, I immediately looked into changing our current room that was down the hall to 9207 because I knew we would be spending a good amount of time at Buccaneers Wet & Wild with our boys, which was very close in vicinity (just up and around the stairs).

Reading reviews of 9207 made me a little leary, but we like to form our own opinion so we gave it a shot.

Cabin 9207 did not disappoint. It was so much larger than what we were used to and we could all move around with ease.

The closet was just fine. It had shelves on the left side from the top to bottom. The closet also had plenty of hangers and lots of room above and on the floor for other items.

We put all of our suitcases under the bed so all of that was out of our way.

There was a little chair that folded out into a bed for our youngest son and he loved it. I even slept on it one night and found it to be very comfortable.

The upper bed that folds out from the wall was also very comfortable.

The two twin beds that we had put together were also just fine.

The room could probably do without the desk to make a little more room, but was a good place to put cell phones, receipts, jewelry, etc.

The bathroom was just fine and accommodated us perfectly.

The shower was great and very adjustable.

We did not experience any noise issues even considering that we were close to an exit.

We would definitely book 9207 on the Spirit again!

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