Not a family atmosphere

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Carnival Vista

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2017

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1320

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

we really enjoyed the ports of call especially Curacao and Aruba. I did not like the lay out of the Lido Market Place dinning, lunch time dinning was ok and had a better variety to choose from however the evening time meal was lacking. There is no dress code for this dinning room so anything goes and no one used the hand sanitizers after leaving the pool area. We paid for the bottomless bubbles because we don't consume alcohol but had a hard time finding a location to get a soda, had to find a bar and stand in line and then get snubbed by the bar tender because it wasn't alcohol. I even saw children sitting at the bar trying to get a drink. They provide a beer fountain in the dinning room but not a drink machine. The friendliest people on the ship were the bus boys/girls in the dinning room and our room attendant. At the shows the bashed Royal Caribbean however they could learn a lot from Royal Caribbean, they had a lot better shows and their employees were a lot friendlier.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Selection was limited

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Very limited

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
After cruising on Royal Caribbean there was no wow factor to this ship

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Cabin was small but manageable, it appeared to be clean

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
Just a place to spend a day on the beach, it was nice however crowded

La Romana, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
For a fun tour take the Kukoo Kunuku Open Air Bus it was a lot of fun with music and singing and the guide was awesome

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Miami Port Towels Shopping area Curacao Aruba
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2 Comments

charaxid    7 years ago

which nights were formal/elegant on the 8-Day Southern Caribbean (Vista)?

tatt2ed    7 years ago

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