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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Carnival Vista

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 29, 2017

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8305

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I would go on the Vista again! There were some things I didn't even see on the ship because it was so large. I need another week or two on the Vista!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The buffets were good, but the dining rooms were more on the quiet side. I also like to get to know the dining room staff. They become like family.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Fitness Center was good. We really enjoyed the outdoor theatre by the pool at night.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Matt, the cruise director, is fabulous! Game shows were a lot of fun.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Became like family! They work hard to make it a wonderful trip for all of us. Luh Putu, Romeo and Wijaya were a fabulous service team. They went over and above in serving us. Also, it was fun watching Jesson and Luisito dancing on the last night of the cruise. They seem to enjoy their jobs!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Well, the ship is so large, I never really figured out the layout. Thankfully, my husband did. Ha! It was very clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Larger than I expected and Yusef kept it very clean and well stocked with towels. Yusef was the best stateroom steward ever! He was always there when we needed him. He knew I liked the towel animals, so you could tell he put a little extra into making them fun for me. One day my husband had a cut on bottom of his foot. Yusef took care of him. He was just the best!

Ship tip

Enjoy the experience!

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
We visited friends while there.

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
Hung out at the beach at the port. Shops and beach are all right there at the port. There is also a pool. It was quite lively and full of people.

La Romana, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
We did the day at a resort excursion. The pool was very nice and not too crowded. Very relaxing day in the sun!

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Snorkeling was fun on a catamaran.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
We went to the beach excursion with snorkeling. The snorkeling guides and van driver were very friendly and took good care of us. The driver told us about the island, and he even stopped at a gift shop as an added bonus.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
We found the library was a great place to hang out and relax while waiting for our zone number to be called. The disembarkation is very organized, but I'm thinking people don't actually listen too well to instructions or else it would be an even smoother experience. Can't blame Carnival that people are impatient.
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5 Comments

Michaeldot    7 years ago

Can't wait

GIL155    7 years ago

Nice review in that you could not explore the whole ship and need a return cruise. I like it!

TKBMECH    7 years ago

I was on it for 10 days and didn't get to do everything so we're going again in oct for 14 days 😁

sammysam    7 years ago

Exactly!!

tiffanyk110    7 years ago

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