As I mentioned in the subject, this was both our first cruise and our first trip to Alaska. We did a lot of research on this site before we left, and I wanted to let other folks know about our experiences.I'll frame my review around the 1-5 ratings.One side note that doesn't really fit anywhere else, speaking of ratings... They asked everyone to fill out comment cards after the cruise. It's not ...
My father had wanted to go to Alaska for some time, and when the prices fell, we decided now was the time to go! We travelled with a group of 8: my parents, my husband and I with our 10 yr old daughter, and our friends with their 12 yr old son. My boss and his parents also came along when I shared my plans with them.We loved the port of Vancouver and wished we had more time there to spend. We ...
My husband (Rich) and I flew out of Orlando to Seattle and met up with our Army daughter Jean, who had her own inside cabin. After a couple of days in Seattle we took Amtrak to Vancouver, which was very relaxing. After a night in Vancouver, we walked to Canada Place and scoped out the ship, which was HUGE to us! We returned to the hotel (Marriott Pinnacle), gathered our things, and arrived at ...
Introduction:This cruise was planned approximately one and a half years in advance as our honeymoon. My wife and I were married in January, but had to wait until May for the first Alaskan cruise that Carnival offered. The cruise's main attraction was the day in Glacier Bay, which is only offered a few times each year. We spent four days in Ohio before the cruise visiting my wife's family, and then ...
Alaska - Carnival Spirit - September 17-24, 2008
Overall, this was a wonderful cruise on the Spirit. This was my fifth cruise, and the second time on a Carnival ship. I was travelling "solo", however, it was nice to meet many wonderful people (a number of whom were Cruise Critic members).
THE SHIP:
The Spirit was a large ship, but smaller than many of the new ships afloat. It was ...
This was my first cruise on a huge 'CruiseShip' and I had come to expect at least a great night's sleep based on a variety of source materials. It came as quite a surprise that the very used nearly 6" inch thick 'mattress' was also concave in both directions - top to bottom AND side to side. When I called the 'front desk' to find out if something could be done, I was informed that there were no ...
This was a first cruise for me (the 3 day Disney Big Red Boat to the Bahamas with the kids 20 years ago hardly counts!) and third one for my wife. She and several friends completed the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk in Seattle the weekend before the cruise, which the hubbies deemed a suitable reward for them after the 60 miler. None of the others had been on a cruise before.
We flew up to ...
We had a fantastic cruise! We were first time cruisers, and didn't know exactly what to expect, but it was great. Our cabin was very nice and adequately equipped. The ship was always clean.The staff in the dining room was great. I'm a vegetarian and had no issues finding a good meal.We were a little disappointed with the shows; they seemed just slightly better than a lot of high school drama ...
We took the northbound inside passage cruise with our two sons ages 12 & 16 on the Carnival Spirit in August 2008. This was our fourth cruise with Carnival. Flew WestJet from Toronto to Vancouver. We love this airline for service with a sense of humor, but as they no longer serve in-flight meals, we recommend taking your own snacks on the flight. A taxi from the airport to the cruise terminal ...
This was our second cruise to Alaska. Our first on Carnival. Without question, Alaska is still just a beautiful. The ports of call are wonderful. The shore excursions, especially those from Allen Marine Tours, are great. We were disappointed in our time on the Carnival Spirit. Since we enjoy looking at the beautiful scenery in Alaska we expected a ship sailing there to have a lounge with great ...