We sailed on the Spirit two summers ago when it was sailing to Alaska. It was our first cruise and we loved it!!! So well we are taking our second cruise to Europe this July.
The first thing you'll notice as you board the Spirit is its teak decks. Not many ships in NCL's fleet today has teak decks. The second thing you'll notice is its beautiful Asian decor, just about everywhere. The Spirit is one of my favorites. The cabins are neither too large nor too small, just about right. The showers in all the cabins have glass partitions, rather than plastic curtains that sticvk to you while you shower. The one disappointment I had with the cabins is the lack of a refrigerators in standard cabins, only the suites have this accessory. But the ice buckets are refilled twice a day. While most modern ships ar eloaded with balcony cabins like the Spirit, most place many decks of aft facing balcony cabins and suites on the stern, the Spirit has just one private deck aft. The rest of the aft facing decks are full of public spaces, like cruise ships from an earlier era; from the Raffles Terraces behing the Raffles Buffet, Kids pools area and it's amphitheatre, the wrap around Promenade Deck, and two stories high palladium windows for the main restaurant appropriately named Windows. It has all the restaurants larger NCL ships have, except a Tapas style bar. I know you'll have a great cruise aboard the Spirit.
Hey barzani , New cruiser here as well . Our family will be travelling in June on The Spirit. I'm very excited , as is my Seven year old . My one fear is this talk of BED BUGS , if someone could pass along an update on that whole thing It would be very much appreciated ! Hope to see anyone on board ...
Originally posted by Maxim: Hey barzani , New cruiser here as well . Our family will be travelling in June on The Spirit. I'm very excited , as is my Seven year old . My one fear is this talk of BED BUGS , if someone could pass along an update on that whole thing It would be very much appreciated ! Hope to see anyone on board ...
Bed bugs? I and probably hundreds of thousands of passengers have sailed on the Spirit without seeing or being bitten by bed bugs, and you worry about stories written by just a few passengers? Were they even bed bugs, or were they sand fleas they brought back to the ship from the beach?
- I was on in March - Our 1st and we loved it... I wrote to a few people reguarding the Spirit - check out my past posts - you will love this ship - have a great cruise.....
Bed bugs? I and probably hundreds of thousands of passengers have sailed on the Spirit without seeing or being bitten by bed bugs, and you worry about stories written by just a few passengers? Were they even bed bugs, or were they sand fleas they brought back to the ship from the beach?
You may be interested in this. It relates to Dawn and may be the sources referred to for the "bed bug" issue.
Bed bugs? I and probably hundreds of thousands of passengers have sailed on the Spirit without seeing or being bitten by bed bugs, and you worry about stories written by just a few passengers? Were they even bed bugs, or were they sand fleas they brought back to the ship from the beach?
You may be interested in this. It relates to Dawn and may be the sources referred to for the "bed bug" issue.
This guy is one big loser, expecting Penthouse accommodations in a Mini Suite. Mini Suites don't get butler services, neither do they get DVD players. Complaining about the long lines for tendering, but didn't use the concierge available for his Mini Suite to get priority tender tickets. By the way, you call the concierge, they don't wait on you. Forgeting to bring his papers so he could win the arguments with NCL over on board credits. What a sad state of affairs, not realizing Mini Suites aren't Penthouse Suites. Apparently this man always had a butler do everything for him on previous cruises, and was hopeless managing on his own. Then let's talk about the bed bugs. Any insect can cause bite marks on his wife. Isn't it strange he didn't get any bites from the bedbugs? You would have thought bedbugs infesting his cabin would have bitten him too. Therefore, one must come to the conclusion she got the bites elsewhere. Maybe they weren't bedbugs at all, possibly sand fleas from the beach? You know how much I believe this guy by now. On a scale of 1 to 10, how about a 1?
The issue of bed bugs on the Spirit is just that- no issue !!! We never had a problem. As for the people who expect the world handed to them on a silver platter - maybe they should try something other than cruising.... We are the working class - pay check to pay check people who booked a cruise out of NY because it was close to home and all we wanted to do is celebrate our 15th anniversary..... We did that and more!! Its been said many times before - you get what you want out of a cruise. I didn't expect how beautiful the ship would be or how nice everyone was - if you smile, others will. Enjoy your cruise - your excursions - your food - make it work for you -since honestly - you're the only one that matters !!
