Great Spring Break Family Cruise

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4.8
Author: MandiP

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

MandiP

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 12

Helpful Votes: 152

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 09, 2024

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2478

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Great trip with family. We enjoy this class of ship and the 8-day experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

As platinum members we were seated in the waiting area within 10 minutes of entering the terminal and onboard by 10:40am! The construction and parking attendants were terrible, but once in the terminal it was too easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food was honestly the best we’ve had in our last few cruises. Everything wasn’t too perfect but overall we were pleased. The best meal on the ship was JiJi dinner. Worth the up charge.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The sky ride is a lot of fun and free! Much better than $15 per person for the roller coaster on the new ships. Ropes course and slides were fun too.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Cruise director Marty did a good job. We also enjoyed the live music. Stage shows were ok.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Again, we felt we had better service than we observed in our last several cruises with Carnival.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Our favorite ship class.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Perfect. The room is oddly shaped and much larger than others. We had an extra closet too. It made sharing the room with three people convenient. We also appreciated the family harbor lounge for early morning coffee. The room in the very back did result in a couple rocky nights with rough seas.