Grandma & Granddaughter Southern Caribbean Cruise

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4.3
Author: sheriandemily

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

sheriandemily

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 30, 2018

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2194

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Good News: We enjoyed the activities onboard the ship. Bad News: The pools are too small for the amount of people using them. Therefore, we had to come back early from Grand Turk to be able to use one of the pools. Only that one time was there room to get in. We had a balcony and I would definitely get a balcony the next time too.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

2 out of 5

When we arrived at the cruise port parking terminal, the elevators didn't work. We were forced to lug all of our luggage down 4 parking ramps (no way to take it down the stairway), as I had to park on the roof.

Thumbs Up 0

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

There isn't much to see, unless you do an excursion.

Thumbs Up 4

La Romana, Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

We were told not to go off the shopping path, for our safety. So last minute, we decided to do the Dolphin Excursion. It was quite a long ride to get there, then a long wait before it was our turn.

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

We did the City & Cave Excursion. If you have never been a cave, you will enjoy it. If you have, it was a short tour inside the cave. The area near the cruise ship was very good shopping.

Thumbs Up 4

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

We did the snorkeling excursion on a catamaran. It was so much fun! Would do it again!

Thumbs Up 6