Amazing/Relaxing Cruise

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4.1
Author: PattiTa

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

PattiTa

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 30, 2018

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7408

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall we enjoyed our cruise. Service was excellent. Can't wait to start planning our next cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

the specialty restuarants we excellent - but main dining rooms food was good - service was excellent

Cucina Del Capitano

3 out of 5

Service was good - the food was just okay. There was a large party of about 30 people, who were loud = night we were there. The restaurant is way to small, I think all the noise and distraction of the large party but a damper on our enjoyment of the restaurant.

JiJi Asian Kitchen

5 out of 5

Service was excellent. We tried many things we had not had before. And the food was fabulous!! It was worth the additional cost!!

Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Our Service was EXCELLET. My filet mignon was perfectly cooked. It was well worth the additional cost for dinner.

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

The burgers were delicious. We had burgers for lunch 3 times...

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

mostly music, trivia and casino

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Limelight Lounge

3 out of 5

the only time we were in the limelight lounge was to see the comedian - the servers are pushing drinks. One server was told multiple times that I didn't want an alcoholic drink and then he then tried to explain that getting a pitcher of the alcoholic drink (that I said I didn't want) would be more economical. I was a little frustrated that I encountered that each time I was in that lounge.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our Room Steward was friendly, and our room was always spotless. Roberto and Nathaniel and their assistant wait service staff were excellent and attentive. Everyone we encountered was friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Was very hot -did not have a breeze. Our excursion was fine- tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable. The only issue was getting back on the ship, it took us 40 minutes waiting in the heat and direct sun to get back on board. this was the only port the we experienced that challenge.

Thumbs Up 2

La Romana, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

The port was nice. Out 4 hour tour took 5 1/2 hr hours - was not rushed thru our stops along the way. Our tour guide was lovely.

Thumbs Up 3

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Tour Guide was friendly and knowledgeable about the sites - the excursion we took was the ostrich farm - and it was just okay.

Thumbs Up 2

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Enjoyes Aruba, the weather was wonderful - at each stop -after getting off the bus there was a wonderful breeze. Tour Guide was knowledgeable

Thumbs Up 6

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

2 Comments

JulesNJer 6 years ago

Great to hear! We sail in 29 days! Also splurged for the Havana area! Excited to relax and not have to get up at 4:50 am every day!

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rjferrington 6 years ago

Awesome!!! Sailing on Vista for first time in March. We splurged and even upgraded to the Havana area. This will be our 8th cruise and finally decided we wanted to enjoy a private pool and bar!

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