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Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4
Author: peanut590

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

peanut590

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

10 Night Mediterranean (Barcelona To Athens)

Sail date: June 11, 2016

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7308

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

all the ports and history. itinerary excellent. The boat huge but never felt crowded well designed pool area. Nice casino.If you are a smoker only certain places you can smoke. no on the balcony.Our inside room on the 7th floor quiet.not very big but adequate. showe r and room to move in the bathroom. boat clean only its fifth voyage .entainment carnival dance team okay.I have seen better. good food on the lido deck, many choices. Horzins rest serves any time dining. If you get a team that you like you can request the same waiter. Any time dining worked for us. some good meals several dishes on menu multiple nights. steakhouse a delight. a fine dining establishment.Guy Fieri burger joint Free Great burgers.Seafood shack good. Clam strips.Pizza 24hrs was good.Didnt try other restaurants. Servers near pools not good. not enough staff. even a some bars had to wait. A port intensive trip with wonder stops,

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Not a bad meal. Some really good. many repeat items on menu. A lot of different food to try. Lobster tail, veal parm, Flat iron Steak Salmon all very good. you could upgrade to a higher prem steak from the steakhouse with a 20 dollar charge which my husband did. so worth it

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

my amazing service team Vitaiy,Bojan, Dwi

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

kym was the best.great, towel creations and turndown. Our room magically cleaned. rm mid ship. quiet

Ship tip

this boat doesn't compare to previous carnival ships I have been on. this is truly family friendly with the lastest of technology there are some upcharges.

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Ports of call

Marseille (Provence), France Did not visit port

carnival excursion to lavender fields a great tour

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Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy Did not visit port

carnival excursion pisa and beach. Not enough time at pisa and too much time at the beach. carnival area at beach wasn't beach front. the resort was very nice

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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Get narration with English speaking guide

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Naples, Italy Did not visit port

go to Pompeii e arlyi as it gets hot. Amalfi coastline magnifent this time of yr with flowers a bloom. Like a postcard. carnival excursion

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Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete

5 out of 5

booked a tour thru viator buggy ride in the mountains Only take 14 people in one trip. worth every dollar I spend. atv buggy. Great food in the mountains

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Rhodes, Greece Did not visit port

beach. nice place. Had a wonderful 25min massage for 25 euros on the beach under our umbrella

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

great place to get some deals . They do want you to come into their stores to buy. you can take this in short doses. grab a lunch at a outdoor restaurant and enjoy

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece Did not visit port

acropolis day and night. currently has scaffolding up.

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12 Comments

WeCruiseToo 8 years ago

Thanks for the great review, especially all the port information!

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courtneehaines 8 years ago

They range from $4 and up. The most expensive is the crab leg boils they are per pound at market price.

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Debbie1023 8 years ago

How much did these cost

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Mitchell31 8 years ago

Ok goodie i lov sea food

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courtneehaines 8 years ago

The have lobster rolls, New England clam chowder in a bread boil, crab leg boils, shrimp, fried clams, crab cakes, etc

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Mitchell31 8 years ago

What was served at the sea food shack

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courtneehaines 8 years ago

No seafood shake is al a carte

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Debbie1023 8 years ago

Was the seafood shack free

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flinny 8 years ago

Travelling in October so good to see reviews.

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elrivera69 8 years ago

Great thanks for the info we travel this November coming up. Very detailed!

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Mitchell31 8 years ago

Oh yeah it is nice to see this next year for me to

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blessednettie 8 years ago

I appreciate this post. We sail next year July so it was nice to see someone's honest and detailed opinion of the ship. 😊 #excited

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Other reviews of this sailing

New Ship-Highs and Lows

Very nice itinerary, good value for the price, ship layout, food and entertainment are okay.