Norwegian Spirit Review

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Georgiapeach46
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jan 2012
Cabin: Mid-Ship Balcony

I'll start with our stay in New Orleans before the cruise. We stayed at the Drury Inn and would definitely stay there again. This hotel was beautiful and our room was oversized with a huge bathroom! At 5:30 they put out their "snacks" which could be used for your evening meal if you didn't want to go out. We were given a card that entitled us to 3 free drinks each night...you were limited in what they offered but the margarita's were pretty good. The buffet was hot dogs, chicken strips, baked potato's, nachos, salad and was pretty good. Mother's, Harrah's and the River Walk shops were in walking distance. We also went up to the roof where the pool is and saw the cruise ships that were docked. Certainly a great place to stay!

We had to wait a little while to get on the ship but not too bad. Once they started calling numbers to board, it went pretty fast. We got on the ship and had no idea what to do or where to go. We found our way to Windows for lunch and had a great first impression of the service that we would receive on the cruise by our waiter, Placido. He took time to talk to us and made us feel very special. After lunch we found our cabin and unpacked. Since we had no other cruise to compare this to, we were pleased with our room. Loved the balcony! I had done a lot of research before the cruise and brought along a pop up hamper and an over the door shoe bag which both came in handy.

We loved exploring the ship and within a couple of days we knew our way around pretty good. I do think that there should be a first time cruisers Q&A on the first night since we met others that had a hard time knowing what to do. We were lucky that we had friends on the ship that educated us.

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Mid-Ship Balcony

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Our cabin was 9128. Great location...a short walk from the mid ship elevators. The bathroom was fine for me but a little tight for a big man. The balcony was small but still had 2 chairs and a small table.

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