A wonderful cruise, but over-hyped ship.

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Vista

Europe from Athens - Athens to Barcelona

Sail date: October 11, 2016

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11245

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The itinerary was really what impressed me with this cruise. The ship while still nice was somewhat disappointing in some aspects.
-Calling elevators
-Brand new carpet coming apart and easily stained
-Theater that had few good seats
-The lack of adult-only swimming pool
-One-floor midship dining room with public school-like tables (unlike the really nice finished tables on the other ships).
-Much of the ship felt copy-pasted from Breeze but with less character/imagination
-LCD funnel in lobby was neat, but lack of a real atrium seemed underwhelming.
-Floor separators that were larger and frequently tripped over.
-Pushiest spa staff of 10 cruises.

Upsides..
-The Sky Ride Make sure you bring closed-toed shoes.
-The outdoor seating for dining venues
-Havana Bar live music
-The enhanced Serenity with salad bar
-The larger water slides and kaliedo-slide with inner-tube.
-FINALLY a digital photo gallery. Welcome to present technology!
-Interactive TVs in cabins.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Wonderful, but the main dining room didn't feel as nice as other ships.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Typical cruise deck parties, the same-ole' line dances. Nothing new here folks.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
New shows had some more theatrics, but ok otherwise. There was always something to do, but mostly at weird times.

Children's Programs

did not use.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Copy and pasted from Breeze with a few extras... except any imagination. New had to be replaced due to heavy staining.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This is a spa balcony that comes with spa perks.

Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Valletta, Malta

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

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
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1 Comment

WeCruiseToo    7 years ago

Some good points, thanks for the review!

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