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I would love to hear more about the hotel! I will be traveling with a group of 16 next January. We are looking for free shuttle from airport, restaurants nearby as we are all arriving in the late afternoon or early evening. I am hoping for free breakfasts and some way to get a shuttle or cabs lined up to get us to the port the next morning. The Hampton Blue Lagoon gets many favorable reviews on this board.

Hands down get a deck 4 Vista View! Bigger overhang, multiple rooms, more usable balcony , because the rail isn’t so slanted as the upper decks, and walk down 1 flight of stairs and you are at the dining room. We have sailed in deck 4 Vista Views multiple times and will be again this July. Best cabins in the fleet!,🛳️❤️

What ship is this from and are those recent prices?

I don’t see Fosters on that list, and I am pretty sure years ago we got some Fosters onboard. People in our group were saying it was the best buy because it had more ounces than the other beers. Did I dream that?

So the Panama Canal has First to the Fun also! 😂

That is an astounding amount of money either way! If it is for the canal’s convenience to move you to the new lock, do they charge the ship the extra fee? I am thrilled to pass through the old locks anyway, so all of this is good news for me.

I just searched for some schedules and found a few. None of the ones I found specified which locks the ship would enter.

Thank you for the quick response! I figured lock fees were based more off the size of the ship and didn’t realize that it costs much much more for the new locks. That makes sense though, they need to pay them off. There are sites for port schedules that I have checked out before. Is there a site for Panama Canal scheduled transits? I will have to look.

I will be doing a Panama Canal cruise on the Spirit in 2025. Since the Spirit is a smaller ship, does that automatically mean we will go through the old locks? I prefer them to the newer locks, but it doesn’t specify on the itinerary.

Thank you so much for this information! I am traveling with a group, and I know these craft classes will appeal to some in our group.

Thanks a million for posting this! I would have never noticed it otherwise. Just booked our tickets and am excited to see all of those spots on the ship!

We have sailed the Miracle and Spirit more than any other ships. The Spirit class is our favorite for sure. There has never been a Soul Play when we sailed on them. Do you make reservations for it as soon as you board? Is there a cost for each session and limit for participants? I am curious to know more about that and the kinds of things you make. We are booked for her in July and can’t wait. Thank you for your great review!

Here is a photo of that cabin from cruisedeckplans.

215 to Alaska! 🐋🧊🐻🦭🍣🦀🛳️

Can you tell if this is a MH65 Dolphin? Some people onboard said the range of a helicopter is only 250 miles.

I don’t know if this helps you, but here is a photo of a pool on the Pride I took last year.

We had one on our cruise to Hawaii this January on the Miracle. Our ship had to backtrack for many hours to get close enough to the California coast so the Coast Guard helicopter could meet us. I never knew about the limited range of a helicopter. The pilot did an outstanding job of getting close to the ship and then backing away repeatedly-the seas were very rough with lots of wind. It must have been so scary for the patient and his wife, and he ended up getting the heart surgery that he needed and recovered. We lost a whole day in Hawaii because of the backtracking to the coast, but were so glad the gentleman got the help he needed. It was a fascinating process to watch!

On our last cruise our room steward said he had 35 rooms and he had a part time assistant for a few hours in the morning.

I liked the Funderstruck Nacho Burger, but not sure if you can get it any more. The borracho beans, crispy corn tortilla strips, fried jalapenos, and pico de gallo were great! 🍔 🍟

Spirit Class-Vista View-Deck 4! Can’t beat the space, 2 rooms, magnificent view, and ample overhang for shade! 🛳️

The Spirit class ships-Miracle, Spirit, Pride, and Legend-have them.We have used the deck 4 aft ones, but I think they have them on decks 1, 5, 6, and 7 as well.

We have only sailed on NCL and Carnival. Hands down Carnival wins for pleasant, engaging, customer service friendly employees. I never even met the room steward on our last NCL cruise. We had to flag somebody down to get ice in our room. Our room stewards-and other employees-on Carnival have always been visible, friendly, helpful, and doing their jobs to the best of their abilities. I love the Groove for St. Jude on each cruise! I think it is such an honorable charity and it is fun to support it. The comedy clubs on Carnival are our favorite. We prefer the adult shows and have met many great friendly people while waiting for the shows to begin. I find the passengers on Carnival are more approachable. We were on the NCL Encore this year. There wasn’t anything fun about having to reserve a seat in advance for the shows. They way they handled large crowds waiting to debark for excursions was the very opposite of fun.

So happy for you! Hawaii is definitely one of those places were certain excursions are a must do! 🌋

Thanks for posting this! I checked twice this morning and there were still only 24 excursions for the week-now there are 79! I am so glad it was just a glitch!😀

I have read that is the best place for photo ops too! Thanks for the tips. I am originally from Colorado so can handle small amounts of cooler weather! 😀