We started our trip out of North Carolina on Jun 7th, we had a stop over in Memphis, Seattle and finally Anchorage........the flights were ok, but an all day process, which we expected. The bus from Anchorage to the port of Whittier proved delightful and the bus driver (Jason) explained all little tide bits of info about Anchorage. What a breathtaking ride it was. Weather was a little overcast, but we did not have to wait at all for anything or anyone. When we got to Whittier, we had no wait, escorted with our documentation and boom boom there we were!!!

The Spirit is a very clean ship. I had read the boards and came away at first with a feeling of dread, because most were negative about Carnival and the Spirit. The food was very good, we only ate lunches in the Empire dining room, and our dinners we ate at the La Playa.......a grand amount of food, with a wide variety of foods. We went and had dinner at the Nouveau Rest., all I can say is MAGNIFICENT.....for $30.00 per person..........it was well worth it. Kudos to the chef and staff in the restaurant.

The food served daily in the La Playa was great, a big variety with different foods served with a neat selection of japanese,pizza,prime rib, salads,pork , you name it,and it was there, along with plenty of sweet deserts and juices. Read more