Itinerary
Previously during the summer months, in mid-May and ending in September, Carnival Spirit sailed the waters off Alaska, stopping at Icy Strait, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, and Victoria. The ship also stopped at Sitka, cruised the Lynn Canal, Prince William Sound, and visited several glaciers on alternating one-week northbound and southbound voyages calling at Vancouver and Seattle, Washington.
In September 2012, the Carnival Spirit sailed to the Hawaiian Islands. These cruises visited such ports as Maui, Kona, Hilo, and Kauai. Hawaii was often the stopping point between the summer Alaskan cruises and the winter Mexican Riviera cruises.
After Carnival Spirit finished her Alaskan cruises in 2012, she sailed from Hawaii on a repositioning cruise to Australia, arriving on 16 October. The ship will be based out of Sydney, Australia for five years, the first time that Carnival has based a ship permanently outside of North America. Carnival Spirit was dry docked in San Francisco to prepare her for Australia, this included installing a new waterslide, the 'Green Thunder', as well as an outdoor barbecue, a new serenity deck, Australian-style power points, changing on-board currency to the Australian dollar and regular renovations. Total cost of renovations was US$7 million.
As of October 2012 bookings for cruises on the ship have been moved to the new Carnival Australia website. The ship will commence a cruising program from Sydney to the South Pacific, Fiji and New Zealand from Saturday 20 October 2012
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