Relaxing Carribean cruise

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

alienfisher

Contributor Level: First Mate

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

Carnival Vista

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 24, 2018

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11232

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall a great relaxing cruise. Many diffrent port calls and fun things to do on and off the ship. Highly recommended the eastern carribean port of calls (St.Kitts, Puerto rico , St.Maarten, Grand Turk).

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Getting onto the ship was simple and easy. Came at my assigned time and had little wait getting onto the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Buffets were great, nice variety of food, fruit etc. Main dining room was also great,several diffrent choices for dinner and even some vegan choices.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Shake Spot

5 out of 5

Great tasting shakes and quite a few choices to choose from.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Always a variey of activities to choose from. Weather mini golf, ping pong, fitness center workouts or doing the sky course.

Cloud 9 Spa

5 out of 5

We had the spa 9 in our cruise package. We used the saunas, pools, heated lounge chairs often. Sooo relaxing and nice to get away from the "crowds".

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Stage shows were decent. Some appealed to us , others not so much. The violinist that were on the ship were excellent. Some of the comedy entertainers were great whilst others were lame, i almost coulda done a better job telling jokes.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our steward Oakley was great, friendly and kept our room in top shape. Cleaning staff was also great and most of them greated us daily with hellos , good morning etc.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

For the most , it was decently clean. Seemed as if it wasnt as clean as they kept the carnival breeze I sailed on last year. Found a half eaten pizza slice by stairs and it was there for 2 plus hours at least and other minor things.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice size for inside cabin, standard fair .

Ship tip

Overall, a fun ship with many things to keep you entertained. Wish there were more family oriented things to do and less bars, but hey, this is the type of ship it is ...more of a party-drinking ship.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Good port, did not do an excursion.

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Nice port, not as much shopping close to port as the other ports. Nice beautiful beach No excursion at this port.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Great port, shopping right off ship within walking distance...a ton of shopping stores. We took a city wide excursion in a van . Took us to the newer part of San Juan and the older San Juan. Very informative

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Beautiful port, loved it. Did a tour with Greys tours and it took us throughout the island eventually ending up at the old fort on the mountain top. ..spectacular views and the tour was very informative with the tour ending at the beach. Tons of great shopping at this port , highly recommend.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

No excursions at this port, just shopping. Still damage from hurricane last year, they need support to get things repaired. Great shopping within walking distance or taking a small boat across water from the port.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very organized and the best disembakation i have been associated with.

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