Carnival Vista Feb. 2018

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Carnival Vista

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 10, 2018

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8420

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Great Cruise..I will not cruise the Vista again...

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Great Cruise....La Romana was a No go....I was not impressed..if you don't have an excursion planned -there is nothing to do...looks like an outdoor flea market close to a ball field..😐..Aruba MUST do a tour.. Amazing.. Miguel with MAW TOURS.....YES YES YES...Very informative.......Grand Turk my Favorite CURACAO LOVED IT.... The ship was Very Nice ....If you have cruised on the Breeze then you will have no problems getting around on the Vista......I was a little disturbed by the SPA...amazing Bamboo spa massage...aaaaahh!!..I will give that a 10....after the SPA...the therapist ruined the mood by badgering my husband and I to buy 200.00 worth of products....We kept saying NO....I felt like they held us hostage and they just kept insisting on us to make a purchase..TOTALLY RUINED the SPA MOOD After spending 338.00 on the massage ALONE....I almost got ugly with them it was that BAD..one lady even put the product in my husband's hand...smh!!!!....they should back off after offering the products and not insist...Punchliner was a HIT ...Hilarious!!!!...DJ...**?* Well he was okay..not alot of dancing..he was a HIT and miss..the music flow was just not there......I miss DJ SELECT from Carival Magic..he kept the crowd dancing..I even messaged him to find out which ship he was on....Matt Cruise director was Great...BYE I SAID BYE..HAHAHHA.....you will understand that phrase once you cruise with MATT.... GYM was Nice and cool...not too crowded...buffet had alot of pork..everyday..πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘.I don't eat pork so the food options ...blaaah!!!......atleast it kept me from gaining weightπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚....my last cruise I gained 7 pounds...πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜Š....Overall I was happy relaxed and had fun....oh wait...the rooms at night...felt like the AC was turned OFF...UGH..We woke up HOT EVERY NIGHT..several times during the night....I kept the A.C. all the way down..all day it never got cold....not sure what was wrong with the air...i was so glad to get in my OWN BED...BEWARE of the A.C. AT NIGHT...I will.not cruise the Vista again...I like the BREEZE BETTER...I am booked for Horizon Feb 2019....Praying that I can give a 5 star review......

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Food total miss......Carnival should take in consideration that everyone don't eat pork.....

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Fitness center and game room. A pluss

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Shops ok....T SHIRT SALE...I was hoping to buy a Vista T-shirt...never went on sale.....38.00 too expensive...the shirts on sale just said Carnival cruising....something like that

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Agwa...room attendant....a 10...........I ripped him GOOD...very attentive

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Clean but smaller than the Carnival Beeze....even smaller than an Ocean view on Carnival Magic

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

1 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Very organized....BYE I SAID BYE.....πŸ–
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6 Comments

crusin4life55    6 years ago

Boo hate it

Crazycruiser962    6 years ago

I’m not sure about only pork options we have never experienced that on any carnival ship and not the vista! They have plenty of options if you are at the buffet, chicken, fish, pasta, beef and pork options just to name a few! Have been on the breeze and the vista liked them both much more to do on the vista! Each to their own but for people planning on taking the vista enjoy the cruise and don’t worry they serve more than pork!

aharbison66    6 years ago

I loved the Breeze. We'll be on the Vista in November. I'll be cruising with an open mind. Hope to have a great time!

stancooper75    6 years ago

Great review. I agree with you, except on the room attendant. Our cabin steward was the worst out of all the crises we had been on. Other than that we had a good time. I liked the breeze better also.

brad1312    6 years ago

What was wrong?

IkeDeb    6 years ago

Sounds like the Vista wasn't what you thought it would be. I am glad to read your review. Gives me something to think about. I thought it was the biggest ship Carnival had. Again, thanks for your review.πŸ€”

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