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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 20, 2017

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6457

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We returned to Carnival this trip because of the new itinerary after a bad experience years ago. The crew was very engaging and friendly. The housekeepers did a great job of keeping the ship clean throughout the week. Good entertainment and activities.

The Vista leaves a lot to be desired in terms of design both visually and tangibly. The atrium lacked in glitz or grandeur. The "dining any time" requires passengers to stand on long lines on one deck near the photo section to be given a ticket to another deck and location. There are no amenities offered as on NCL. So we paid daily and dearly for drinks, excursions, tips, gratuities, taxes, enhanced dining experiences etc. Fahrenheit 555 was a good choice for a special meal, but JiJi was not there for us. Lastly, we selected our room because we have liked AFT cabins where the balconies are large enough for full chaise lounges. Yes, we had a large balcony, but only chairs, while Havana one deck below had it all including access to a private pool

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

See above. In addition to lacking chaise lounges. The cabin had no couch or chairs to sit on to read or watch TV. We had to get in bed to do so.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

1 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

5 Comments

skyerider 7 years ago

me too!

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ryder663 7 years ago

Yes, I paid alot of money to be able to have access to a private pool, well at least during the day. The main reason was our 25th wedding anniversary or i would be in a regular balcony room. We love Carnival and dont mine paying a little extra for the dining upgrades. the only thing we wont do this time around is the spa pass. its expensive and thd thalasotherapy pool looks tiny on the Vista. cant wait for July 1,st

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skyerider 7 years ago

and the Havana cabin people paid dearly for those chaise lounges and pool. money well spent!

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derrickcom 7 years ago

yes can you tell me is there and all white night on the vista in which night would it be me in wife going on the 25 of june

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cooper71 7 years ago

Can't please everyone

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