Carnival Spirit Photos Part 3

The cruise to Hawaii will be our 4th cruise on the Carnival Spirit.   We have met some of the most wonderful people while cruising, many have remained in our lives as treasured friends.   We feel that cruising is the ultimate vacation.  It is truly an amazing way to destress, allow someone else to do the driving, and so nice not to have to do any housekeeping or cooking while on vacation too. Ahhhhh to cruise, the perfect vacation.

There is so much to do and see on the Carnival Spirit.  They have stage productions, activities (trivia, contests, bingo), the spa, or you can pull up a deck chair and just relax.  So many things to choose from.   They have nice gym (must admit, never used it) too.

Here are more photos of the Carnival Spirit:

There is a 2 sided staircase by the Fountain Cafe.  In the center of the staircase is this beautiful lit water feature.   The water runs down the glass into a pool of water at the base.  So beautiful.  Lots of seating below too if you are looking for a nice place to relax and read a good book inside.

 Just a little away from the Fountain Cafe is the Sushi Station.  It is only open a short while in the early evenings (not sure if it was daily).   Sushi served is free and there are usually 3 or 4 varieties to choose from.   It is NOT fantastic sushi, but is good and it is very popular onboard ship.

On the cruise to Hawaii we will tender in Kona.   The tender boats come up along side this platform and the crew helps you on/off the tender. Ladies I have a great suggestion for you ... any time you have a tender port, be sure to have a cross-body purse (once that the strap goes over your head and goes across your body).  That way both hands are free and thee is no chance of your purse slipping off your shoulder or hand and going into the ocean.   Years ago when my mom was on a cruise, one of the ladies getting on the tender lost her balance.  In the process her purse went into the ocean and couldn't be retrieved.   As a result, I always have a cross-body purse so both my hands are free and my purse is secure.   You won't have problems finding this style of purse, Pac-Safe, Travelon and many others carry this style.  Travel purses are HERE on my blog.

 This area is called The Jungle.  I think it is often overlooked by people, not realizing that it exists.  It is under/around (?) the Pharaoh's Lounge and you enter on one side and can make a U in walking.   Lots of huge round windows, sofas, small table, and a fun jungle theme.   We hardly ever saw anyone else here, so another great place to sit and read inside or to be able to sit and visit without lots of exterior noise.    No bar or bar service in this area.

 

 The wait staff love to entertain during the cruise.  It part of the fun of the main dining room.  They dance, they sign, and are the BEST for service too.

 Here is the water slide.   I was surprised that it doesn't end in one of the pools.  It ends in a flat area of water on the deck.   Haven't tried it, but heard it was lots of fun.

 Just want a casual breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack ????  Skip the main dining room and visit the Windjammer Cafe on the Lido Deck.   This just shows a very tiny section of it.   There are a number of food stations (deli sandwiches, hot foods, salad bar, dessert bar, 24 hour pizza, specialty coffee station - fee for it, soft serve ice cream, free coffee/tea/lemonade/ice tea).   At breakfast they have an omelet station too.

Carnival is known for its towel animals.   It is fun to come back to the cabin and see which one is now in the stateroom.   Also each night you are given a multi-page flyer of all the activities for the next day.  You can get extra copies of these at the Purser's desk.  I always carry one with me to check activity times etc.   Great resource.   Then I keep one copy to bring home as a reference.   

Here's a camera tip for you.   Each morning before I take any photos, I take a close-up photo of the cover of the multi-page flyer.   That way there is no doubt of the date and the location (port or sea day) for those photos.   Great reference item.

Would you like to see more photos of the Spirit?  If yes, leave a comment.   I have many more but didn't want to overload you with them unless you want to see more.


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