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

[Hogladyrider]

@Jamman54...Happy Valentines Day to you and Patti!

[Jamman54]

5 minutes ago, Hogladyrider said:

@Jamman54...Happy Valentines Day to you and Patti!

Thanks, and the same to you! 

[Megan_Strick]

21 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Patti is going to go to Soul Play to do some arts and crafts. On the way she takes another shot of the Dome Pool, and of DJ Dillandro who is spinning the tunes….

 

 

 

 

Patti has made it to Soul Play where they have a huge amount of art supplies…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti has her wooden squares and her paint……

 

 

 

The class is about to begin…..

 

 

Here are Patti’s finished works. Not bad babe!

 

 

Here are some parting words……

 

 

To be continued…..

How cute. Is there a charge for that?

[Jamman54]

1 hour ago, Megan_Strick said:

How cute. Is there a charge for that?

There's no charge for Soul Play, but you need to sign up in advance on the app. Spots for the cruise go quickly, so check for classes at the beginning of the cruise by looking at each days activities. I have no idea which ships offer this, as this was the first time Patti had seen this.😎

[pirate4me2]

I had never seen Soul Play before either, I love the idea! I will have to check it out on upcoming cruises. 

[ktmush2]

On 2/10/2023 at 1:20 PM, Jamman54 said:

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…..

I'm a bit behind so apologies if this has already been discussed.....but are those tablecloths in the MDR??

[vacationlover16]

Soul Play does look fun. Can kids attend? My son would love this. Also, at Alchemy can you get drinks at the exterior seats or do you have to be at the actual bar to get drinks? We hadn't been on Carnival since 2018 and never on a ship with an Alchemy bar. That area looks pretty spacious compared to pictures of some of the other ships.

[knagl]

8 hours ago, pirate4me2 said:

I had never seen Soul Play before either, I love the idea! I will have to check it out on upcoming cruises. 

 

Carnival Spirit is the only ship in the fleet that has it, to the best of my knowledge.

 

3 hours ago, ktmush2 said:

I'm a bit behind so apologies if this has already been discussed.....but are those tablecloths in the MDR??

 

Spirit doesn't have the "upgraded" tables installed yet, so every meal uses tablecloths, just like in the olden days.

 

[Jamman54]

4 hours ago, ktmush2 said:

I'm a bit behind so apologies if this has already been discussed.....but are those tablecloths in the MDR??

Yep,  tablecloths at every meal. 😎

[Jamman54]

4 hours ago, vacationlover16 said:

Soul Play does look fun. Can kids attend? My son would love this. Also, at Alchemy can you get drinks at the exterior seats or do you have to be at the actual bar to get drinks? We hadn't been on Carnival since 2018 and never on a ship with an Alchemy bar. That area looks pretty spacious compared to pictures of some of the other ships.

I believe that Soul Play is adult oriented, but I'll ask Patti about that later. At Alchemy there is no waiter service, so if you are sitting in the outer seats you have to belly up to the bar. 😎

[pe4all]

Never saw anyone in Soul Play every time I went back - multiple times each day.  Glad to see it is getting some use.

[matt082600]

Jeff, I thought I saw a MDR lunch menu posted.  Are they doing Sea Day Brunch?

[Jamman54]

1 hour ago, matt082600 said:

Jeff, I thought I saw a MDR lunch menu posted.  Are they doing Sea Day Brunch?

Yes, they do the Sea Day Brunch. On port days they have lunch in the MDR. The day I just finished reviewing was supposed to be a Princess Cay day. 😎

[Megan_Strick]

13 hours ago, ktmush2 said:

I'm a bit behind so apologies if this has already been discussed.....but are those tablecloths in the MDR??

Probably elegant night

[Tobleronebar]

On 2/14/2023 at 6:25 PM, Jamman54 said:

While we were enjoying our dessert at Bonsai Sushi, the Captain’s Toast was beginning in the Spirit Lobby. Our Cruise Director Todd was the host…..

 

 

The Senior Officers lined the stairways……

 

 

 

On the balcony, Captain Ettore Bovo is in the center, with Hotel Director Lars Juel on the left, and Chief Engineer Antonio Bottaro on the right…..

 

 

 After one month your picture makes me yell,

”T-O- double D- on the mic!”

T

Captain Bovo proposes his toast…..

 

 

The toast being over, the Hot Shots start their set in the Spirit Lobby…..

 

 

 

We decide that this is a good time to pick up our $25 free play in the casino. On the way there we passed the Fun Hub, which is between the Spirit Lobby and the casino…..

 

 

To be continued……

 

Edited February 16, 2023 by Tobleronebar
Posted by mistake- how do I delete?..

[Tobleronebar]

Just now, Tobleronebar said:

 After one month your picture makes me yell,

”T-O- double D- on the mic!”

 

[Jamman54]

11 minutes ago, Tobleronebar said:

 

You have to get right. It's "This is Todd your cruise director,  that's T-O double D on the M-I-C". Annoying as hell! 😁

[BEACH47]

Great job as usual!!! Can you tell me how to follow your thread? 

[sportscruiser]

17 hours ago, vacationlover16 said:

Soul Play does look fun. Can kids attend? My son would love this. Also, at Alchemy can you get drinks at the exterior seats or do you have to be at the actual bar to get drinks? We hadn't been on Carnival since 2018 and never on a ship with an Alchemy bar. That area looks pretty spacious compared to pictures of some of the other ships.

Just saw this and does look like Spirit is the only ship that currently offers Soul Play; says it for all ages but also says there IS an additional cost??

[Jamman54]

9 hours ago, pe4all said:

Never saw anyone in Soul Play every time I went back - multiple times each day.  Glad to see it is getting some use.

 

1 hour ago, sportscruiser said:

Just saw this and does look like Spirit is the only ship that currently offers Soul Play; says it for all ages but also says there IS an additional cost??

 

 

Okay, here is some firsthand information on Soul Play. Soul Play is only open when there are classes. There were classes almost every day during our cruise, including embarkation day. The only day there were no classes was when we had our long port day in Bonaire. On sea days there were two classes held. You sign up for the classes on the hub app. They have room for twenty-four (24) in each class. Patti was able to sign up for a class that was added when our day at Princess Cay was turned into a sea day. Afterwards, when she tried to sign up for additional classes, they had all been booked up, so sign up for these as soon as you board! Patti was not charged for the class that she took, but some classes may incur a charge. These classes are posted in the daily "Fun Times", listed as Creativity at Sea or Soul Play Studio. I think that covers it. 

[Jamman54]

2 hours ago, BEACH47 said:

Great job as usual!!! Can you tell me how to follow your thread? 

 

Thanks for reading! Just click on the "Follow" link at the bottom of the page if you are using a phone, or the top of the page if using a tablet or desktop. 

[pirate4me2]

44 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

 

 

 

Okay, here is some firsthand information on Soul Play. Soul Play is only open when there are classes. There were classes almost every day during our cruise, including embarkation day. The only day there were no classes was when we had our long port day in Bonaire. On sea days there were two classes held. You sign up for the classes on the hub app. They have room for twenty-four (24) in each class. Patti was able to sign up for a class that was added when our day at Princess Cay was turned into a sea day. Afterwards, when she tried to sign up for additional classes, they had all been booked up, so sign up for these as soon as you board! Patti was not charged for the class that she took, but some classes may incur a charge. These classes are posted in the daily "Fun Times", listed as Creativity at Sea or Soul Play Studio. I think that covers it. 

I've seen creativity at sea, but I think it was on the Journey's cruise I did several years back. I really hope this Soul Play is still on Spirit (as well as tablecloths!) when I sail on her in November! 

[Jamman54]

Day # 13 – (January 16^th) – Grand Turk  (9am – 6:30pm).

 

We woke up to a mostly cloudy day, but the forecast is for it to be sunny and warm. The seas are fairly calm as the Spirit makes her way towards Grand Turk. Here is the view from our balcony…..

 

 

 

The sun is trying hard to peek through and finally it does……

 

 

 

 

 

Way off in the distance you can see the Carnival Sunrise already docked in Grand Turk…..

 

 

 

Here are today’s “Fun Times”…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[UPNYGuy]

5 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

You have to get right. It's "This is Todd your cruise director,  that's T-O double D on the M-I-C". Annoying as hell! 😁

Todd is easily the most grating CD I have had in 43 cruises. 

[Jamman54]

As I mentioned earlier, we weren’t supposed to be here until 11am, but since we missed Princess Cay yesterday, Captain Bovo has promised to get us here by 9am. Once we heard that, we checked to see if our pool cabana was available, and it was, but we decided that we would just head down to Jack’s Shack and see how the experience was there with the new owners. Here are a few views as the Spirit sails into Grand Turk…..

 

 

 

 

 

Here are a couple of views of Jack’s Shack as the first guests from the Carnival Sunrise begin to arrive…..

 

 

 

Here are some views of the beach between Jack’s Shack and Margaritaville…..

 

 

 

 

The annoying umbrella and chair vendors that used to be in front of Margaritaville have been moved down the beach….

 

 

This is what the Margaritaville beach looks like now…..

 

 

To be continued…..