I keep hearing conflicting reviews of the Vistas propulsion issues. One will say “We made every port on time, so obviously the problem is solved.”, while another post will say, “They limited our port visit to 6 hrs., we were the last to get there and the first to leave.”. Which is it?!? Can anyone offer more than their opinion?

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derikf · Answer

It sounds like the issue might be which itinerary you are booked for. On the Roatan, Belize, Cozumel itinerary all the ports are relatively close together so it doesn’t appear that they’ve modified the port times at all on the Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel itinerary it seems like they shortened port stays after the propulsion issue, likely because they are having to cover greater distances between ports.

jallaway · Answer

I've seen many comments and speculations; but few facts.  The facts I know are:  1)  In May, they admitted it had  "technical issues affecting the ship’s cruising speed".  2) In late May, they said they brought in specialists to fix the problem. 3) they said it would not be going to dry dock and 4) Since May, they have been shaving off one hour at Jamaica and Cayman and two hours from the stay at Cozumel

Luv2Cruise2014 · Answer

Thanks for the insight. I figured they were just getting by to save money and planned to really fix it in a future dry dock. 🤷‍♂️ We hate to plan an excursion, only to get blindsided by a shortened port visit.

NicolasH · Answer

I asked a few crew members why the port times were shorter in Cozumel and Grand cayman and they said because the captain said so. I defiantly thinks it’s due to the ship not being able to go as fast there for needing extra time to get to port. We were heading back to Galveston and the Dream caught and passed us. It’s not a major issue but it still sucks that you get a few less hours on certain itinerary’s.

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