The Carnival Vista is a beautiful ship and stopped at amazing incredible ports in the Mediterranean. On the cruise, We loved the serenity deck for adults only. Matt our cruise director was very funny and very lively! He was very entertaining. The meals were delicious too. Well for some improvements we could change the confusion about dinner. It's ridiculous to send us to a location on the 5th floor to be given a pager/buzzer to go off when our table on the 3rd floor becomes available. The pagers often didn't work and 2x when we went to the Horizon dining on the 3rd floor bc the pager went off the hostess said oh no you must be mistaken about the lager going off bc there isn't a table for you. Very strange way!
Also in a couple of the ports there should be added free bus shuttle service to get to the end of the port! Overall we loved the amazing cruise.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
The food choices were very delicious. The staff was overall helpful and friendly!
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Entertainment
3 out of 5
The entertainer Ed Carr at the red frog was sick and not playing for about 3/4 nites and we were extremely disappointed. He was very good when he was there.
The piano guy was not for a mature crowd, he kind of talked too much when we wanted to hear him sing.
Matt the cruise director was very entertaining.
The shows were not that engaging.
Children's Programs
5 out of 5
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Wee from dinner was wonderful!
Ship Quality
Great ship but we had a hard time finding our way to walk on the deck outside. It seemed very difficult to just run out to the deck instead we had to go to the usual lido deck or to 5. On other ships we were able to go out side with much more ease.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Standard service. James was helpful when we needed help and he was low key but did his job!
The ship had a shuttle to the train station. Do not hesitate. It was well worth it. 5 Euro I think. Then took the train to Pisa, then to Florence. Had a nice time in both places. Print out the train schedules for the day you are there on TrenItalia so you know when the trains are due. Validate your ticket before riding the train.
At this port in the past the train was close, 4 blocks. This time it left you close to a mile. Pay the 7 euro for a round trip or take a cab with a group. Train ride is about an hour. Planned strip to the catacombs with Viatour. Know what you want to see when you go here. Trevor fountain etc....
From the ship directly walked to the high speed ferries to Capri. In Capri we rented a drive your own boat for 90 Euro for 2 hours. Went around Capri, had a great time! Capri Boat rentals... Fun place!
Good to know about anytime dining. Will send the kids to check in on 5th in advance. We have never cruised but doing anytime dining as we like the flexibility even if means a bit longer wait.
ATM yes, US to Euro no. The travel book I have Rick Steves' Mediterranean Cruise Port says to us European ATM with your card not charging international fee. I personally am bringing my own Euros.
Most ships have two shows. One for the early seating and one for the late. I think the one exception, that I can remember was the Mariachis while in Puerto Vallarta. Anyway 9 more days and looking forward to our cruise. Cheers
We had assigned dining on our 1st cruise and while we loved meeting and befriending our table mates, we found that we missed a couple shows that happened at that time.
19 cruises never have done anytime dining. The reserved table, same folks eating with, same staff serving are important to us. We have developed great camaraderie with the serving staff on many cruises. Eleven more days! Can't wait! Cheers
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