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Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 2.5
Author: king01

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

king01

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

2.5 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 16, 2017

Ship: Carnival Vista

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I will never take Carnival Vista again for a new ship i was thinking it would be better.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Same food on buffets not good

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

1 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

3 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

22 Comments

cubanita23 6 years ago

We agree. We were just thinking the same thing. The buffet was exactly the same everyday. We also found it kind of boring at times. If it wasn’t for Matt, I have no idea where a big ship like that will go. The elevators! Uff! It took us sometimes up to 3 to 4 times to let them go because they were full. The waiters, poor people they couldn’t keep up. So much to do. Let me tell you that our last night they gave us the bread that was used probably in another table. The napkin was all dirty with some sauce or ketchup and only 3 breads inside. So nasty we just wanted to leave. Overall, is a nice ship and being their newest, attracts more people, so they should work on those little improvements.

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n11na 6 years ago

By the flow I meant the openness (is that a word?). It felt too choppy - too many boxes. Miss the glass front elevators too.

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Crazycruiser962 6 years ago

We sailed on the Vista a year ago and will be back this March! Amazing ship! Amazing staff and a ton of things to do! Wonderful dining options and embarkation is a breeze as well as disembarking, the ship is extremely well maintained and spotless! We can’t wait to go back! As far as the flow of the ship relax your on vacation!

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n11na 6 years ago

I was on the Vista in July. I won't sail on it again, but not because the service or food was bad, but because I did not like the flow of the ship. I felt it was too choppy - it did not have the open flow of any of the Dream class ships (Dream, Magic, Breeze). I waited with much excitement for the Vista, but it was a let down. If the ship flow is opened up in the future, I might give it another try.

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thomaspjr 6 years ago

My wife and I sailed on the Vista this past September. Our cruise went from 6 days too 10. And we enjoyed every minute of it.We checked every part of the ship and had a blast doing it.I was a bit nervous because of a bad review. But we didn't regret it at all

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jessie612 6 years ago

Thank you gregalexander

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gregalexander 6 years ago

@ sexijessie , while the vista isn't my favorite ship, (I miss the glass elevators and more elaborate decore) , we still had an awesome cruise. The ship has tons of things to do . It may or may not be your favorite, but you'll have a great time and won't regret booking the vista

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cappie99 6 years ago

We have been twice this year on the vista. You will have an awesome time. The staff has gone over the top on the rooms and bar/wait staff for us both times. More than enough activities and food choices

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albaneseca 6 years ago

We cruised in Aug 2016 - loved every minute - the only other ship we've been on is carnival paradise

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dwkcruiser 6 years ago

I wouldn't worry sexijessie.

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dwkcruiser 6 years ago

You can't let 1 bad review discourage you.espeacially an unfinished 1.

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r8babydoll 6 years ago

Ya can’t just leave that post without giving us a little bit of info as to why it was so bad!!!! 😡

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jessie612 6 years ago

This post makes me scared I spend a lot of money on this cruise and I hope I am not disappointed

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cappie99 6 years ago

Vista is awesome ship. Service this past week was perfect. If you don’t like the buffet food there are so many other choices to go to.

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MrBigggggs 6 years ago

Sailed in November the ship was great of course my expectations were reasonable.

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cbcruisin 6 years ago

We cruised Vista Jan 2017, loved every minute of it! The ship's design is different, no glass elevators & venues span different decks. Which eases congestion & allows for better flow. The outside areas are wonderful w/lots of seating & great vistas lol

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dwkcruiser 6 years ago

I think king01is just grumpy!

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miripily410 6 years ago

Us too just booked for December 2018

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brad1312 6 years ago

We are booked on the Vista in April 2018. The ship looks awesome so I'm anxious to hear why the review was so bad.

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dwkcruiser 6 years ago

Looking at Vista is on my final list for our next cruise.What's wrong with the ship?

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MrsRJ811 6 years ago

Care to elaborate?

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brad1312 6 years ago

Not one good thing at all? Kind of hard to believe.

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