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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean

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Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 163

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Vista

Western Caribbean

Sail date: November 27, 2016

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10239

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The Guys Burgers on board were excellent, we ate there several times during the cruise. The ship is beautiful and so many venues to dine in that we didn't get to try them all on our 6 day cruise.

The guest services staff went above & beyond our expectations as we had a medical emergency back home while we were sailing. A close friend and neighbor had a heart attack & was in ICU. They let us call home several times to check on him and to comfort his long time girlfriend we he passed away.

Our only negatives about the ship would be the limited, uncomfortable seating in the theatre (Liquid Lounge) and the Limelight Lounge where the comedians performed. Another issue we had was with the elevators. They were slow & stopped at every floor.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
A lot of choices, but several of them had a fee, We had Any Time dining and it worked very well. When you were ready to dine, you just had to check in on deck 5, get a reservation ticket and go to the dining room on deck 3 or 4. There was a line the first day, but after that it went smoothly. You could request a table for 2, or do a sharing table.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship was very modern and beautiful.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Be sure to try Guys Burgers on Lido deck and look for the homemade ice cream in the Marketplace buffet at lunch.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

2 out of 5
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2 Comments

Aft4life    7 years ago

Sorry for the loss of your friend. Thats hard to have to hear that information while you are away.

batch123    7 years ago

We did Vista last December. Agree 200% that the Liquid Lounge design is a fail. But still loved the ship overall. Booked again on it for April.

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