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Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Spirit

Spirit-class cruise ship · flagged in Malta. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

Image via Wikimedia Commons
Tonnage
85,920
Built
2,001
Length
293.52 m
Upcoming
67

Reviewer read

A strong ship by most measures. No category rates below the middle of the fleet.

Carnival Spirit rates higher overall than 76% of the ships we track. Value is its strongest showing.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Value7.4

    Higher than 82% of ships · 850 ratings

  • Activities8.3

    Higher than 77% of ships · 586 ratings

  • Entertainment7.9

    Higher than 77% of ships · 2,448 ratings

  • Service8.9

    Higher than 72% of ships · 2,492 ratings

Nothing to warn you about

No category on this ship rates below the middle of the fleet, and reviewers named no consistent complaint.

That is what the reviews show, not a guarantee — see what we can’t tell you below.

Everything else, in one line

Eleven are good without being remarkable: value, activities, entertainment, service, ship quality, fitness, disembarkation, cabins, public areas, embarkation and dining. They rate higher than 59% to 82% of ships.

Cabin grade does matter here. Inside rates 8.8 and oceanview rates 7.7, across 1,518 cabin ratings.

Family has too few ratings on this ship to compare with the fleet, so it is shown without a comparison.

Two places worth knowing about

  • Lido deck The space people mention most62% positive · 78 comments
  • Empire restaurant The best-liked restaurant on board94% positive · 32 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 2 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 9 are all liked by 62% to 90% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (216 of 234), families with young kids (123 of 163), seniors (44 of 64), families with teens (40 of 51), couples (29 of 33), travelers with accessibility needs (26 of 38), solo travelers (20 of 23), large groups (16 of 16) and budget travelers (9 of 9).

No group described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Ship quality9.0Higher than 68%1,548 ratings · broad
Disembarkation9.0Higher than 67%568 ratings · broad
Service8.9Higher than 72%2,492 ratings · broad
Cabins8.6Higher than 66%2,580 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.6Higher than 61%1,545 ratings · broad
Activities8.3Higher than 77%586 ratings · broad
Family8.2Too few ratings to compare19 ratings · too little
Public areas8.0Higher than 63%959 ratings · broad
Entertainment7.9Higher than 77%2,448 ratings · broad
Dining7.9Higher than 59%2,523 ratings · broad
Fitness7.6Higher than 67%769 ratings · broad
Value7.4Higher than 82%850 ratings · broad

3,113 published reviews · 296 from the last three years · 17,872 individual comments read.

On the chart

Upcoming sailings on Carnival Spirit