Expert: Linda - 7/6/2001

Question
Hi, Linda!

I will be going on my 5th cruise, this time through the Panama Canal, and I would like to find out if there is any way to get a picture of my cabin and extended balcony?  It is Cabin #5297, and is on the Spirit.

Thanks!  (The cabins never look like how they do in the catalogs, so I would like to see a REAL
picture)

:)  Shelley

Answer
Your cabin looks just like the picture in the catalog of a Catagory 8.  We LOVE the cabins in the back of the ship.  The way the ship is configured, when you're on the balcony, it looks like "Hollywood Squares", you can talk to everyone on the back of the ship.  We were on the Destiny in cabin 7349 and the following year in 8272.  The balcony is not expanded however, the wrap-around balconies are only on the corner cabins.  I looked in carnivalcruise.com and unless I missed something, they don't offer the virtual tour like Princess has.  With Princess, you key in your cabin and you're then taken to a "virtual" tour.

Have a great cruise, the Panama Canal is awesome !