Jean, for (4 somewhat recent) SS Spirit reviews, pls check CC:

http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/getreviews.cfm?action=ship&ShipID=542

Suggest first reading LCT member/DebbieH103 (very detailed) review of the maiden voyage last December (4 stars) and then the April review (5 stars) to get a feel for gradual improvement in
the Spirit.

We're were on the Spirit for 16 days with Dougburns for the maiden crossing in January..Agree with Doug that the Spirit is the smoothest sailing ship we have been on but IMO, the Spirit has design flaws; standard veranda cabins too narrow, with full ship--pool decks (9,10) have inadequate space for pax & loungers) Obvsn lounge (deck 11) no bathrooms have to go down to deck 9 to use pool deck bathrooms and for us fatal design flaws--common spa area, fitness room much too small for scale (540 pax) of Spirit. However, would sail the Spirit again if we were going with good friends (e.g. Doug & Lynn Burns.

And Jean, another LTC couple Harbormaster (Jean and Kathy) just disembarked the Spirit on 14 August, after a 7 day med cruise...pls see post
#40 in this thread:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1250961&page=2