- Sails Oct 8, 2026 · 16 nights
- Carnival Spirit
- From Seattle → Mobile
Inside $791 per person
Spirit-class cruise ship · flagged in Malta. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia CommonsReviewer read
Carnival Spirit rates higher overall than 76% of the ships we track. Value is its strongest showing.
Why reviewers choose it
Higher than 82% of ships · 850 ratings
Higher than 77% of ships · 586 ratings
Higher than 77% of ships · 2,448 ratings
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.
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.
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.
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.
The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.
| Category | Rating | Compared with other ships | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship quality | 9.0 | Higher than 68% | 1,548 ratings · broad |
| Disembarkation | 9.0 | Higher than 67% | 568 ratings · broad |
| Service | 8.9 | Higher than 72% | 2,492 ratings · broad |
| Cabins | 8.6 | Higher than 66% | 2,580 ratings · broad |
| Embarkation | 8.6 | Higher than 61% | 1,545 ratings · broad |
| Activities | 8.3 | Higher than 77% | 586 ratings · broad |
| Family | 8.2 | Too few ratings to compare | 19 ratings · too little |
| Public areas | 8.0 | Higher than 63% | 959 ratings · broad |
| Entertainment | 7.9 | Higher than 77% | 2,448 ratings · broad |
| Dining | 7.9 | Higher than 59% | 2,523 ratings · broad |
| Fitness | 7.6 | Higher than 67% | 769 ratings · broad |
| Value | 7.4 | Higher than 82% | 850 ratings · broad |
3,113 published reviews · 296 from the last three years · 17,872 individual comments read.
On the chart
Inside $791 per person
Inside $809 · Ocean view $938 per person
Inside $862 · Ocean view $912 · Balcony $1,022 · Suite $2,011 per person
Inside $625 · Ocean view $715 · Balcony $765 per person
Inside $981 · Ocean view $1,071 · Balcony $1,151 · Suite $1,900 per person
Inside $601 · Ocean view $631 · Balcony $711 · Suite $1,600 per person
Inside $896 · Ocean view $1,016 · Balcony $1,046 · Suite $1,805 per person
Suite $3,647 per person
Inside $944 · Ocean view $1,094 · Balcony $1,284 per person
Inside $713 · Ocean view $783 · Balcony $853 · Suite $1,486 per person
Inside $1,023 · Ocean view $1,203 · Balcony $1,333 · Suite $2,322 per person
Inside $981 · Ocean view $1,371 · Balcony $1,641 · Suite $3,850 per person
Inside $1,453 · Ocean view $1,873 · Balcony $2,373 · Suite $5,783 per person
Inside $763 · Ocean view $983 · Balcony $1,223 · Suite $2,276 per person
Inside $1,211 · Ocean view $1,611 · Balcony $2,141 · Suite $3,671 per person
Inside $1,007 · Ocean view $1,357 · Balcony $1,717 per person
Inside $878 · Ocean view $1,018 · Balcony $1,248 · Suite $2,518 per person
Inside $522 · Ocean view $612 · Balcony $682 · Suite $1,128 per person
Inside $1,006 · Ocean view $1,206 · Balcony $1,506 · Suite $2,446 per person
Inside $892 · Ocean view $1,032 · Balcony $1,262 · Suite $2,512 per person
Inside $933 · Ocean view $1,073 · Balcony $1,273 · Suite $2,205 per person
Inside $635 · Ocean view $745 · Balcony $865 · Suite $1,399 per person
Inside $915 · Ocean view $1,065 · Balcony $1,275 · Suite $2,485 per person
Inside $1,145 · Ocean view $1,285 · Balcony $1,490 · Suite $2,478 per person