Rare jam19872016 Posted September 10, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 10, 2022 This post was recognized by LauraS! "Another from jam19872016! Thank you for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic!" jam19872016 was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' and 5 points. Hello everybody. Sitting at MIA now waiting for my flight to Seattle where I will spend two days pre cruise before embarking on a 33 day adventure on the Carnival Spirit. I'm looking forward to going live and will be happy to answer questions anyone may have about the Spirit. I'll have more to post after I get settled in at my hotel in Seattle including the full itinerary and the issues surrounding this booking when Carnival changed ships from Freedom to Spirit. I hope I'm not jinxing anything starting this thread before my Covid test results are back in 😬. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingguy007 Posted September 10, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Wow! That's a long cruise! Good luck on your covid test and hope you have a great cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jam19872016 Posted September 10, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted September 10, 2022 12 minutes ago, cruisingguy007 said: Wow! That's a long cruise! Good luck on your covid test and hope you have a great cruise! Thank you 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jam19872016 Posted September 10, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted September 10, 2022 On the plane. Next stop....Seattle. On a related note, what is the trick again for fixing photos that keep rotating? I've taken that photo about six times and it flips each time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingguy007 Posted September 10, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 10, 2022 ew101 recomended Snapseed app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jam19872016 Posted September 10, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Was so close to no issues. Storms in the area have shut one runway down and there is a traffic jam to take off. I'm so over flying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jam19872016 Posted September 10, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted September 10, 2022 25 minutes ago, cruisingguy007 said: ew101 recomended Snapseed app. Thanks I'll give that a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jam19872016 Posted September 11, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted September 11, 2022 We had a three hour delay waiting for takeoff but I've made it to my hotel in Seattle. Been a long day going to get some sleep and get this review rolling tomorrow. Night everyone. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelkel2 Posted September 11, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Oh I’m excited about this! Thanks for taking us along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted September 11, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Have a great time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted September 11, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Jealous! Hope you have a great trip. Along for the ride! Loved Alaska when we did it on CCL, and Panama Canal transit is on my bucket list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouChamp Posted September 11, 2022 #12 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Smooth sailing. Take food pictures lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseMGM Posted September 11, 2022 #13 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Sounds like a great trip ahead! Enjoy! We just got off the Spirit last week and had a wonderful birthdays/anniversary trip on her. Best wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckysll Posted September 11, 2022 #14 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Looking forward to your review. I did the Panama Canal on Carnival Pride in 2009 (LA to Miami) and have the April 2023 Spirit cruise from Miami to Seattle booked. I was quite happy when they changed from Freedom to Spirit. Much prefer the smaller ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeleBrat Posted September 11, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Oh my gosh! How do you even pack for a trip with that much difference in climate? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mkcurran Posted September 11, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 11, 2022 9 hours ago, jam19872016 said: We had a three hour delay waiting for takeoff but I've made it to my hotel in Seattle. Been a long day going to get some sleep and get this review rolling tomorrow. Night everyone Glad to hear you made it! Was worried there for a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mkcurran Posted September 11, 2022 #17 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, jam19872016 said: We had a three hour delay waiting for takeoff but I've made it to my hotel in Seattle Been a long day going to get some sleep and get this review rolling tomorrow. Night everyone Anyway. Happy to be following along Edited September 11, 2022 by mkcurran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jam19872016 Posted September 11, 2022 Author #18 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Good morning everyone (it's still morning g here lol). How bout some introductions. I'm 34 and traveling with me is my mom who is 66 which means our time in Seattle will not be nearly as comprehensive as st.gregs 😆. We are both from Florida so having to fly to a cruise is new for us and honestly I don't see more flights in my near future. Very stressful. I've purchased us each the city pass and I think I am going to buy the hop on hop off bus to help us get around. I may still be doing my research on the fly....don't tell on me. Gonna get a plan firmed up and head out to see Seattle. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jam19872016 Posted September 11, 2022 Author #19 Share Posted September 11, 2022 6 hours ago, kelkel2 said: Oh I’m excited about this! Thanks for taking us along! 6 hours ago, jimbri said: Have a great time Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jam19872016 Posted September 11, 2022 Author #20 Share Posted September 11, 2022 6 hours ago, pe4all said: Jealous! Hope you have a great trip. Along for the ride! Loved Alaska when we did it on CCL, and Panama Canal transit is on my bucket list. Thanks! Both in my list also and I'm excited to check them both off. 6 hours ago, LouChamp said: Smooth sailing. Take food pictures lol! Thanks! There will be a ton of food pics lol. I am on a weight loss journey right now so there will be less than there used to be but there will still be lots of food p0rn 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jam19872016 Posted September 11, 2022 Author #21 Share Posted September 11, 2022 3 hours ago, CruiseMGM said: Sounds like a great trip ahead! Enjoy! We just got off the Spirit last week and had a wonderful birthdays/anniversary trip on her. Best wishes! Thanks! Good to hear good things about the ship. I'm pretty good at going with the flow but my mom can be pretty fussy. 2 hours ago, Luckysll said: Looking forward to your review. I did the Panama Canal on Carnival Pride in 2009 (LA to Miami) and have the April 2023 Spirit cruise from Miami to Seattle booked. I was quite happy when they changed from Freedom to Spirit. Much prefer the smaller ship. The whole ship transfer was handled very poorly by Carnival at least with my reservations. I'll go into the whole story later but it's been a mess. I know I am in the minority buy I prefer bigger ships with more options. Freedom for 33 days was already iffy....spirit for 33 days yikes. Going in with a good attitude and honestly I need some down time so I'm OK with less amenities but would like more food options to keep it interesting for a month. But when I think about it there isn't really much missing from Spirit compared to freedom food wise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jam19872016 Posted September 11, 2022 Author #22 Share Posted September 11, 2022 1 hour ago, CeleBrat said: Oh my gosh! How do you even pack for a trip with that much difference in climate? I run pretty hot and have free laundry. I packed for the Caribbean and through in two long sleeve shirts and two pants. I will probably still wear shorts and t-shirts everyday. I'm weird I know lol. I did forget to get a poncho and will probably buy one before the cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jam19872016 Posted September 11, 2022 Author #23 Share Posted September 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, mkcurran said: Glad to hear you made it! Was worried there for a minute. 23 minutes ago, mkcurran said: Anyway. Happy to be following along Thanks 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a&w Posted September 11, 2022 #24 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Excited to "follow" along with you!! Being from AZ, I am jealous of the Alaska weather you will be having! Happy exploring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamblingrandma Posted September 11, 2022 #25 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Following. I'm boarding the Spirit in mid October. Can't wait to read all about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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