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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Carnival Vista

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 01, 2017

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1453

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Overall we were very happy with our experience and treatment from Carnival Cruiseline and all of the employees we encountered. I would do another cruise with this cruiseline. The only thing I have to say that may be negative, is some of the extra's you have to pay for and the cost of some of the excursions; that was a bit pricey. Otherwise I was happy with the experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
very good; no delays and the staff very accommodating.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Plenty of tasty food options; Reflections restaurant had excellent food; my husband enjoyed the seafood restaurant on the deck near the pool; Guy's hamburger shop and Guy's BBQ excellent; the pizza shop also very good and popular. Bar tenders were all very good at what they do! :) Jose and Moamma (sorry about the spelling I know I didn't get her name spelled correctly) in Reflections restaurant were EXCELLENT we LOVED them!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pool, dive in movies, deck entertainment, comedy shows, restaurants.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
There were plenty of activities to do when on board.

Children's Programs

no small children in our party

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All staff members we encountered were very nice, polite, professional and personable.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was very clean and the staff was consistent in keeping things clean; not an easy job I'm sure!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The size was fine, we slept, changed and showered there. Otherwise we were on deck or onshore so a large room was not necessary for us. Our cabin attendant (I don't know his name) was very good~loved the towel animals and his professional, polite demeanor.

Ship tip

Be prepared to do excursions and book them early so you don't miss out.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

We spent 2 days in Miami prior to boarding the ship

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

2 out of 5
It was very hot the day we did our excursion here and even though we had sunscreen on we found that we got sunburn; whatever chemicals were in the pool dried out our skin - the food at the resort was awful; we had a hard time finding something to eat!! :(

Oranjestad, Aruba Did not visit port

we couldn't get an excursion here so we just walked around and then returned to the ship

Willemstad, Curacao

2 out of 5
No excursion here, walked and shopped

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth transition and a quick ride to the airport - much quicker than I anticipated! :)
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2 Comments

Crazycruiser962    7 years ago

So glad you enjoyed your cruise!! They are definitely a wonderful way to travel! Excursions can be expensive but land vacation excursions can be as well! You can book online and not through the cruise lines but then you don't have their guarantee which can be stressful for some people. Some online excursions do provide guarantees in case you miss your ship!

Mreepat    7 years ago

The cruise guest challenge- extra's and excursions :)

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