No pampering here!

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 3
Author: captooling

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

captooling

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 60

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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8 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 18, 2016

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2221

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

While the Vista is a brand new ship it is hard to tell .. very low key décor no Grand atrium as on other ships in its class or size.. a very casual feel.. Don't get me wrong.. its nice but NO wow! the food was days.. good... not great.. the breakfast menu at the buffet was pretty much the same all 8 days.. the only exception was GUYS BURGER JOINT ! excellent!! on a scale of 1-10 a " 11" it was that good! the dining rooms are run in a American dining experience theme... witch means no table cloths no pulling chairs out .. and all with the feel of a American chain restaurant .. No pampering.. The price was attractive and service overall good but I'll stick to other lines I can be casual staying home..

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

very spacious and housekeeping was GREAT!

Ship tip

eat at Guys Burger joint!

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Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

3 out of 5

19 Comments

ALawson1015 7 years ago

engineerrick actually I saw many staff of the vista pushing the elevator buttons many times. On many occasions it was port days when many guest were attempting to get back on board the ship. They would then take the stairs.

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Natmgr 8 years ago

@thess1976 Amen to that!

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PeytonUrich 8 years ago

I love the almost "ultra modern/ sterile" design of the Vista, it's a lot better than the god awful conquest class interiors. It's modern and 21st century.

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shady2jz 8 years ago

Huge atriums are a huge waste of space. More cabins and gathering areas are placed in what would have been a see through to the top atrium which is being phased out in cruise ships. Disney's ships mostly have the small 3 level atriums which other ships have seemed to adopt.

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shareida 8 years ago

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thess1976 8 years ago

Who cares about tablecloths??!! If that's the biggest gripe of this ship then I'm sure I'll enjoy it & have a great time

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hschambless 8 years ago

It costs a great amount of time and money to wash tablecloth everyday, plus they may have different maritime laws for disposal of waste water in the med. This could be the reason for the lack of tablecloths.

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crazyt 8 years ago

Oh my gawd

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engineerrick 8 years ago

There are no glass elevators on the Vista. There are fewer elevators than even on the Fantasy Class ships. And yes, the kids still love to push all the elevator buttons. 😎

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joeglo67 8 years ago

Wow stevenstair.. Why you gotta be so mean?😄 we are all entitled to an opinion. I've not been on the Vista, but one of the biggest wow factors on Carnival ships is the Grand Atrium and glass elevators. And as cool as the LED attraction on Vista is, something seems missing. I've been on the Magic 2x and going on the Breeze this month...

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stevenstair 8 years ago

The Breeze an the Vista are great ships, who ask you guys to be a critic? Stop complaining an stay home!

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thess1976 8 years ago

So there is no glass window elevators on Vista?

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engineerrick 8 years ago

We were disappointed with the "sterile" look of the ship. We were also disappointed at the lack of a full height atrium with glass elevators. On the other hand we liked the number of food venues and outside seating. The ship never seemed crowded. 😎

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cruisevaca2paradise 8 years ago

I guess I like the glitz and the glamour also. Looking at the pics of the Vista I saw really plain and straight line decor. Not for me I'm thinking

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Caribbeanjuicee 8 years ago

@windycitykitty I disagree with you I thought the decor on the breeze was better than any other carnival ship because it didnt have all the glitz and glamour.

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eroseman 8 years ago

The Vista is the first in its class.

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Katievp 8 years ago

We had chairs pulled out and napkins placed in our laps every night on the Dream and they also have the new "American Table ".

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sreb 8 years ago

Note: American restaurants have table clothes, albeit fast food. I wouldn't say dining room is 'American' theme. It's called a 'cheaper' theme.

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Sascha2 8 years ago

Thank heavens that Carnival finally switched to a modern design #byeneon

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