Spirit Thermal Suite

[Bocadude85]

We are doing a 16 day Alaska/Hawaii cruise on October 3rd, NCL is offering a spa pass for $349pp online. My question is has anyone used the thermal suite/Spa on the Spirit since it’s reno last year? We are thinking it would be nice to have access to the spa especially on the 5 days at sea between Alaska and Hawaii. 

[Tresa]

Wondering the same. I don’t see the pool or hot tub on the video we found online. Also, they don’t have regular lounge chairs in addition to the heated ones. So curious!

[yankprintster]

On the Spirit right now.  Purchased the spa pass for $259 for our 11-day Alaska cruise.  Feel it's been a waste of money.  On Day 8 now and only used the thermal suite twice so far.  It doesn't have a pool.  Doesn't have a hot tubs. The thermal loungers don't get very hot (very, very low heat in one specific spot, the rest of the chair is ice cold).  Ambient air temperature is very cold.  The lights are often turned up very bright and you have to wear a hat or hold your hand in front of your face if you want to read your phone when in the heated loungers--although you can ask the spa desk to turn down the brightness.  They will do it, but it also seems to turn down the light level in the spa lobby, so they often turn it back up to full brightness in the mornings.  They do have a co-ed steam room and sauna -- I have not personally used, but my wife has and she said those are fine.

 

I have used the thermal suite in Epic (long time ago), Encore (last year) as well as Star (this year)--all were significantly better.  The thermal suite in the Spirit should just be demolished.  I really regret the purchase of the pass.  (No issues with Epic, Encore, or Star--those we're all worth the money.)

 

Maybe they will get the thermal suite on the Spirit fixed one of these days. I did see maintenance crews working on the loungers for many hours one day trying to increase the heat, but it doesn't seem they were successful.

[*MoonLady*]

On 9/28/2022 at 10:36 PM, yankprintster said:

On the Spirit right now.  Purchased the spa pass for $259 for our 11-day Alaska cruise.  Feel it's been a waste of money.  On Day 8 now and only used the thermal suite twice so far.  It doesn't have a pool.  Doesn't have a hot tubs. The thermal loungers don't get very hot (very, very low heat in one specific spot, the rest of the chair is ice cold).  Ambient air temperature is very cold.  The lights are often turned up very bright and you have to wear a hat or hold your hand in front of your face if you want to read your phone when in the heated loungers--although you can ask the spa desk to turn down the brightness.  They will do it, but it also seems to turn down the light level in the spa lobby, so they often turn it back up to full brightness in the mornings.  They do have a co-ed steam room and sauna -- I have not personally used, but my wife has and she said those are fine.

 

I have used the thermal suite in Epic (long time ago), Encore (last year) as well as Star (this year)--all were significantly better.  The thermal suite in the Spirit should just be demolished.  I really regret the purchase of the pass.  (No issues with Epic, Encore, or Star--those we're all worth the money.)

 

Maybe they will get the thermal suite on the Spirit fixed one of these days. I did see maintenance crews working on the loungers for many hours one day trying to increase the heat, but it doesn't seem they were successful.

Thank you so much.  I was considering buying a pass but shall save my money since it doesn't have the typical NCL suite program. 

[davencl]

We were on the Spirit in January.  I had purchased the pass.   Once on the ship and touring the "thermal suite" I asked for and received a refund.  As stated no pool, no hot tubs,  little space.  Not worth going to even if it was free.

[spanishguy1970]

We are going on the Spirit in August and we saw a video on you tube and noticed there are no pools, or whirlpools and quite frankly the fees they are asking for the thermal spa are ridiculously high. We decided to forfeit the spa pass and splurge on a Balcony Stateroom, is an expensive cruise. for 16 days

[jbcallender]

We were on Spirit in November.  Thermal Suite is very limited compared to the newer ships.  I wouldn't (and didn't) buy the pass.