Our S2S Adventure - Freedom / Spirit (with pics) - 1/7/23

[Jamman54]

Here’s a view of the Dome Pool from the other side, looking towards Guy’s Burger and the Blue Iguana Cantina. You can also see the small Seaside Theater screen above the stage…..

 

 

The Blue Iguana Tequila Bar and the Red Frog Rum Bar……

 

 

 

Patti catches up to me at the Red Frog Rum Bar. It’s hard to tell, but I’m freezing my butt off here!

 

 

Patti stays warm by keeping moving. Here is the forward Sun Pool…..

 

 

 

Patti heads up to Deck 11 and takes these Miami Port views…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti looks aft from the Sports Deck……

 

 

 

There’s the Valiant Lady in the distance…..

 

 

Patti checks out the Sports Deck. The jogging track, mini golf, and basketball court are all up here…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[pirate4me2]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

We weren’t hungry for lunch yet, so Patti was going to begin her picture tour, while I went to the Red Frog Rum Bar. Patti started with the Nouveau Restaurant, which is the Steakhouse on the Spirit, located on Deck 10 under the funnel…….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the glass staircase in the Atrium which goes from the Nouveau Restaurant to the Lido Restaurant, (La Playa Grille). Pretty scary walking down that thing!

 

 

 

To be continued…..

I love love love the steakhouses on the Spirit class being under the funnel! And I love the glass staircase…but it is unnerving walking on it, especially if you’ve had a few too many like I do sometimes! 😂

[matt082600]

I'm so excited for this portion of your review.   We're sailing the Spirit in a couple weeks.

[ShakyBeef]

11 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

This is the glass staircase in the Atrium which goes from the Nouveau Restaurant to the Lido Restaurant, (La Playa Grille). Pretty scary walking down that thing!

 

 

10 hours ago, pirate4me2 said:

I love love love the steakhouses on the Spirit class being under the funnel! And I love the glass staircase…but it is unnerving walking on it, especially if you’ve had a few too many like I do sometimes! 😂

 

You haven't lived 'til you've done that staircase in a gown and stiletto heels.  With a wine glass in your hand.🤪

[Jamman54]

10 hours ago, pirate4me2 said:

I love love love the steakhouses on the Spirit class being under the funnel! And I love the glass staircase…but it is unnerving walking on it, especially if you’ve had a few too many like I do sometimes! 😂

 

We agree! BTW, we're impressed with your upcoming cruise list. Well done! Looking forward to cruising with you guys to Greenland. 😎

 

9 hours ago, matt082600 said:

I'm so excited for this portion of your review.   We're sailing the Spirit in a couple weeks.

 

Thanks for reading. Lots more to show you! 😎

[vacationlover16]

Could you and Patti jump on Disney Magic before 3/27 and whip out a review?? Yes, that's great!! Just kidding but it would be awesome to have someone reviewing ships like you two do on all of the boards!

[Jamman54]

44 minutes ago, vacationlover16 said:

Could you and Patti jump on Disney Magic before 3/27 and whip out a review?? Yes, that's great!! Just kidding but it would be awesome to have someone reviewing ships like you two do on all of the boards!

We wish! Thanks for the kind words. I'm sure you can find great reviews on all the boards. Have you ever thought of trying one? It is a lot of work but it's a great way of re-living your cruise long after it's over. Have a great cruise on the Magic! 😎

[Megan_Strick]

14 hours ago, willdra said:

I have absolutely no idea what I’ve been doing with my life before now, but I’m so happy that I pulled it together enuff to catch this fan freaking tastic review by my brother from another mother! As always, Patti is working the hades outta that camera! This is 2 snaps and a circle good! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 
 

 

This is now me waiting for the rest of this review! 

 

Wildra, when are you cruising again? I miss you!

[Megan_Strick]

19 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

We wish! Thanks for the kind words. I'm sure you can find great reviews on all the boards. Have you ever thought of trying one? It is a lot of work but it's a great way of re-living your cruise long after it's over. Have a great cruise on the Magic! 😎

Have you cruised on any other lines in the past?

[Jamman54]

25 minutes ago, Megan_Strick said:

Wildra, when are you cruising again? I miss you!

 

She and W will be on the Horizon in April and the Celebration in May. 😎

 

12 minutes ago, Megan_Strick said:

Have you cruised on any other lines in the past?

 

Actually yes. We have sailed on Cunard, Norwegian,  Premier,  Celebrity, and Royal Caribbean. We have not strayed from Carnival for a long time and that was because of our boys. They started out on Carnival, but one summer we did the Explorer of the Seas, which they absolutely loved. So when we were ready to book our cruise for the next summer, I asked them which line they wanted to go on, and they said "Carnival "! If they went the other way we would probably be Loyal Royals! We have discussed cruising other lines again, but just haven't pulled the trigger. 😎

[pirate4me2]

2 hours ago, ShakyBeef said:

 

 

 

You haven't lived 'til you've done that staircase in a gown and stiletto heels.  With a wine glass in your hand.🤪

Oh but I have!! My poor DH pleaded with me to not go down it after I successfully drank the whole wine bottle at dinner and was taking my "to-go" cocktail with me. He walked in front of me just in case I tripped and went down. BUT GUESS WHAT? I didn't! Victory! 

[pirate4me2]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

 

We agree! BTW, we're impressed with your upcoming cruise list. Well done! Looking forward to cruising with you guys to Greenland. 😎

 

 

Thanks for reading. Lots more to show you! 😎

Hehe thanks, I'm pretty pleased with it myself, just wish we weren't missing you guys on the Vista! Now I'm just patiently waiting for summer/fall 2025 to be released (I know it's a long ways off) so I can FINALLY (hopefully) get a cruise on the Legend on the books. 

[Jamman54]

Here are a couple more pictures of Miami taken from up on Deck 11…..

 

 

 

 

Patti goes down to Deck 10 forward and checks out Camp Ocean…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti heads to the Spa and Fitness Center located on Decks 9 & 10 forward…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the Relaxation Room…..

 

 

Patti checks out the equipment in the Fitness Center…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are some more Fitness Center views…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti takes us into the Ladies Locker Room…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the Ladies Steam Room and Sauna…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti heads down to Deck 3 forward and checks out “The Jungle”. This is the interior promenade that wraps around the outside of the Pharaoh’s Palace Theater upper level. This is the perfect place to read, relax, and watch the sea pass by…..

 

 

 

 

Patti goes into the entrance to the upper level of the Pharaoh’s Palace Theater. We love the décor here…..

 

 

 

Views of the Pharaoh’s Palace Theater from the upper level…..

 

 

 

 

Patti now heads aft on Deck 3 via the Deco Walk…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti comes upon the Warehouse Arcade on Deck 3 forward on the port side. This was where the Library and the Chapel used to be…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the stairway that leads down to the Promenade Deck 2…..

 

 

These are the Carnival Spirit trophy cases…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Saint Greg]

9 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

 

 

 

Wow. What would someone do with a bear like that? It's probably bigger than most of the kids in that arcade. They'd have to buy a plane ticket for it.

[Jamman54]

Patti checks out Cherry on Top…..

 

 

 

Here are the hours for all of the shops on our cruise…..

 

 

Patti checks out all the other shops. All of these shops are on Deck 3 forward…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Looks like the Towel Elephant is helping out with muster…..

 

 

 

Pixels is located on Deck 3 in the Spirit Atrium…..

 

 

 

Here is the Spirit Lobby Bar. DJ Nikko is spinning the tunes….

 

 

Patti heads down to Promenade Deck 2. Guest Services and Carnival Adventures is located in the Spirit Lobby…..

 

 

 

Patti heads forward to the Louis XIV Casino…..

 

 

 

 

 

This is the Casino Bar…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

This is Bonsai Sushi, located just off of the Spirit Lobby. We will eat here a couple of times on this cruise…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a view looking up to the top of the Spirit Atrium. You can see the glass staircase that I talked about earlier…..

 

 

This is some of the seating in the Spirit Lobby…..

 

 

Heading aft, Patti comes to the Alchemy Bar…..

 

 

Here are some views of the Alchemy Bar bandstand and seating…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Next to the Alchemy Bar is the Dancin’ Dance Club, which is a two-deck nightclub that extends down to Deck 1……

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti heads back up to Deck 3 and enters the Empire Restaurant. This is the only MDR on the ship and is all the way aft on Decks 2 &3…..

 

 

 

 

Here is tonight’s menu…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Megan_Strick]

4 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

 

She and W will be on the Horizon in April and the Celebration in May. 😎

 

 

Actually yes. We have sailed on Cunard, Norwegian,  Premier,  Celebrity, and Royal Caribbean. We have not strayed from Carnival for a long time and that was because of our boys. They started out on Carnival, but one summer we did the Explorer of the Seas, which they absolutely loved. So when we were ready to book our cruise for the next summer, I asked them which line they wanted to go on, and they said "Carnival "! If they went the other way we would probably be Loyal Royals! We have discussed cruising other lines again, but just haven't pulled the trigger. 😎

That's awesome. I'll be on #14 in 20 days. All on Carnival.