Spring Break on the Vista
Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
6 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 19, 2017
Ship: Carnival Vista
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 8342
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
After reading some negative reviews of the Vista, I was a little apprehensive, especially since we were cruising during the busiest time of the year, Spring Break. Future passengers, ignore all the bad reviews! The Vista was fantastic. The ship is so large that it didn't seem overly crowded anywhere. The lines were not long even though there were 4,800 passengers aboard.
Our room and room steward were fantastic. We had a balcony cabin with 4 in it and my children, 8 and 12 loved the bunk bed. There seemed to be more room in this cabin then in our previous cruise suite as their beds were a couch and the bunk on top where in our previous suite the sofa bed was left open the whole cruise which took up most of the cabin.
The food was great. We ate in the Steakhouse and Italian restaurant and anytime dining. The longest we had to wait for anytime dining was 1/2 hour and this was on the first elegant night when they serve lobster and prime rib.
The Sports Deck was fantastic and my kids spent most of their time there. We also did trivia contests, played Clue, went to the Hasbro Game Show and other activities. The shows were great. The Liquid Lounge, as other reviews noted, is not set up well, but we were always able to find seats where we could see great.
The ports were beautiful and we did private excursions in each one which were also wonderful.
We can't wait to go again!
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16 Comments
dgallo 7 years ago
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ItaVero 7 years ago
Thanks for the credible, detailed review. "Any time dining" for us too often has meant "if you don't mind waiting for a half-hour" - and those beepers remind me of stumbling into a restaurant without a reservation. Glad you had a great trip!
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