Carnival Vista Feb 2018

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Vista

6 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 18, 2018

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Over all had lots of FUN, enjoyed the sun and nice weather espically we're from the cold.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Really smooth and fast. Got to the pier around 12:30, were on board eating lunch by 1:00pm.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Most of the food were good. Sushi were good, good price too. But Steaks are really GOOD in the main dining room. Brunch were good too.

Horizons Restaurant

3 out of 5

Food were GOOD, but the wait staffs maybe too busy singing and dancing for the shows..GOOD SHOWS. Keep fogetting the soup spoon for my wife..??

Pizzeria Del Capitano

4 out of 5

Pizza were really good, almost as good as the one i tasted in Italy. But don't go after the shows, long lineup only two guys working, need more staff...those two guys really need a special mention. GOOG JOB GUYS.

Bonsai Sushi

4 out of 5

Good service, really good sushi especially on a cruise ship.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Sky Ride was Really FUN, water slides was good, Rope course, soccer pool table, mini golf, plus others... we had FUN. IMAX and Thrill Theatre were really GOOD and FUN.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
We did a back to back, just came off the Carnival Sensation, we were on the Sensation in 2015, did not remember much, but this time around it's because of the Cruise Director MIKE (He is going to Horizon)...Congrats Mike. MIKE made everything so FUN and the crowd were together into the FUN. Compare to the Vista as a Flagship, shows were almost the same but the atmosphere were so BORING. Especially the Gender show which was hosted by MIKE on the Sensation, he got the audience going and play along, but on the Vista were hosted by the so call entertainment team, SO BORING and the audience not so much into the game, the team have lots of things to learn to improve. We just left after a few minutes..:(( The singers were NOT as good as the Sensation..((

IMAX Theater

4 out of 5

Really enjoy watching the movie. Really nice sound.

Liquid Lounge

3 out of 5

Beautiful lounge but those BIG silver poles blocking the view, so terible for a Flagship.

Carnival's Seaside Theatre

4 out of 5

Enjoyed having popcorn and watching movie by the pool under the stars.

Thrill Theater

4 out of 5

Enjoyed the experience.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
My room steward was good. But the main dining maybe under staffed, often forgot the soup spoon, we were NOT offer pastries at breakfast, we had to asked for it.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Loved the design, layout was good too. It's still a new ship, so common areas are clean and well-maintain.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
We had a balcony cabin, it was roomy and comfy, the bathroom is nice and roomy too.

Ship tip

Just have FUN and enjoy the ship.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
Been so many times. But joint the Everglade excursion with the airport transfer, lots of fun.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica Did not visit port

Been too many times, spent more time to explore and use the activities on the ship, no line up when others are off the ship.

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Love Grand Cayman, just got off to walk around, had some sangria and use the FREE WiFi.

Cozumel, Mexico Did not visit port

Been too many times. Did not get off the ship.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Nice and smooth too.
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2 Comments

red2071    6 years ago

Totally agree with you....Mike Pack is awesome cruise director!! I'm looking forward to our cruise on the Vista. I heard Matt is suppose to be a good CD too.

WeCruiseToo    6 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise overall, thanks for the review!

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