Cruise Ship Profiles
Ship specifications, photos, itineraries, accommodations, dining venues, notable rooms, activities, children's areas, deck plan, enhancements, incidents, accidents and more.
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Carnival Spirit News
Carnival Spirit Passenger Rescued After Going Overboard
Posted April 17, 2012
According to a statement given by Carnival Cruise Lines to Cruisejunkie.com:
Yesterday, while the Carnival Spirit was en route to Hawaii, a 28-year-old man was witnessed jumping overboard. Search and rescue operations were initiated and the guest was located and brought back on board where he was treated at the ship’s medical center. Carnival’s CareTeam is providing its support to the guest and his family. Carnival Spirit is currently sailing on a 15-day Hawaii cruise that departed San Diego on April 13 and will return to San Diego on April 28.
Itinerary
Leaves from Ft. Lauderdale, FL
7-day Eastern and Southern Caribbean Cruises featuring:
St. Maarten, St. Lucia and St. Kitts
Beginning October 2012
Carnival Spirit will offer a year round schedule of 8 to 12-day cruises to the Pacific Islands and a selection of 13-day sailings to New Zealand beginning October 25, 2012.
The shipboard experience will be tailored to the Australian market with onboard spending in Australian dollars and no tipping required.
CDC Ratings
2009 Rating 98 (Jan)
2009 Rating 97 (Aug)
2010 Rating 97 (May)
2010 Rating 95 (Oct)
2011 Rating 96 (May)
2011 Rating 97 (Oct)
2012 Rating 97 (Feb)
Deck Plan
Sky Deck
Pool slide entrance and sun deck
Sports Deck
Basketball, mini-golf, Ping-Pong
Sun Deck
Club O2, children's pool
Lido Deck
Gym, spa, main pool, aft pool
Panorama Deck
Passenger staterooms
Verandah
Passenger staterooms
Empress
Passenger staterooms
Upper
Camp Carnival, passenger staterooms
Main
Arcade, main showroom
Atlantic
Main dining rooms, shopping chapel, internet cafe, piano bar
Promenade
Main showroom, casino, bars, cafe
Riviera
Passenger staterooms, clubs
Carnival Spirit
Carnival Spirit offers a host of areas for outdoor fun, including a corkscrew water slide, four swimming pools, a miniature golf course, jogging track and a sport court. Guests have their choice of 16 lounges and bars, including a 1,170-seat three-deck-high theatre. In addition to a two-level main dining room, Carnival Spirit features a reservations-only steakhouse and an expansive casual poolside restaurant. The ship also houses a two-level health spa with wrap-around ocean views and an Internet café.
| Specs | Accommodations |
| News | Notable Rooms |
| Itinerary | Outdoor Areas |
| CDC Ratings | Adult's Only |
| Deck Plan | Kid's Stuff |
| Dining Venues |
Specifications

Ship Class: Spirit
Launched: 2001
Refurbished:
GRT: 88,500
Length: 959 ft.
Draft: 25.7 ft.
Speed: 22 Knots
Passengers: 2,124
Accommodations
Carnival Comfort Beds in all staterooms with two twin beds that convert to a queen or king, sitting area, desk, bathroom with shower, phone, and TV with first-run movies and amenity basket displayed in the bathroom.
The amenities are subject to change and are only sample sizes. The basket may include such things as: his/her razors; shampoo and conditioner; body wash; Tylenol; deodorant; hard candies. Supplies will be replenished by the room steward, if quantities allow.
Stateroom sizes
| Inside | 185 | Sq. ft. |
| Outside | 185 | Sq. ft. |
| Balcony | 225 | Sq. ft. w/veranda |
| Suite | 360 - 445 | Sq. ft. w/veranda |
Dining Venues
Empire Restaurant
Main dining room. Eat early, late, or whenever you like and enjoy our new menu, including a variety of enticing entrees, appealing appetizers and delectable desserts, with special options for vegetarians, kids, and anyone looking for options low in fat, sodium or cholesterol.
La Playa Grille Restaurant
Eat whatever you like, whenever you like at the grand buffet restaurant on the Lido deck. Stroll around the buffet and explore many international cuisines at the Taste of Nations, and sushi bar.
Nouveau Steakhouse
Manhattan-chic decor with a menu including gourmet delicacies and mouth-watering favorites.
The Fountain Cafe
Coffee and pastry bar.
Room Service
24-hour room service menu. Room service orders are delivered to guests’ staterooms any time of the day or night at no charge.
Notable Rooms
Pharaoh's Palace Main Showroom
Sit back and enjoy musical and stage productions in this main show lounge. During the day, this lounge is also used for things like bingo, trivia and other games and well as feature-length 3D movies!
Versailles Lounge
Cabaret style lounge offering activities during the day and music and comedy in the evenings featuring the Punchliner Comedy Club. Five 35-minute shows on multiple nights during each voyage, with at least two comedians performing each night. The two early-evening shows offer fun for the whole family while the later performances will feature adult-oriented comedy.
Louis XIV Casino
Craps, blackjack, roulette, slots and more.
Shanghai Piano Bar
Sing-a-longs
Club Cool
Jazz Club
Champion's
Sports Bar
Dancin'
Dance club located on Riviera deck aft.
Kid's Areas
Camp Carnival (ages 2-11)
Camp Carnival features games, finger painting, story time, movies and more… all in a supervised environment, while their parents can be off having fun of their own. The fun doesn't end at bed time, either; Carnival's babysitting program offers, for a fee, a fun late-night option for kids while their parents stay out until as late as 3 A.M.
Circle C (ages 12-14)
Video games, scavenger hunts, dance parties, sports, pool parties and special shore excursions.
Club O2 (ages 15-17)
Teens can enjoy the latest music with exclusive dance parties… video gaming and movies from the club's comfy seating, with video monitors all over the place. Outside of the club, activities include pool parties, team sports and special teen-only shore excursions.
Outdoor Venues
Water Slide
Twisty slide three decks high.
Sports Deck
Padded jogging track, volleyball, shuffle board, basketball, ping pong.
Lido Deck
Sun pool with sliding sky-dome; Canopy pool and bar; Fantail aft pool and bar.






