CruznLife4Ever Cruise Review on Carnival Vista on Aug 11, 2018

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

CruznLife4Ever

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Reviews: 8

Helpful Votes: 140

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Sail date: August 11, 2018

Ship: Carnival Vista

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Vista was a very nice experience. Some tips I would give cruisers who are not platinum or diamond level cruisers is to look into purchasing “Faster to the fun” for priority embarkation. It’s so worth it. There are only limited numbers of these available. I think Carnival still offers this. As far as food, we are diamond cruisers & the food was very good on Vista. Nothing is better than the steakhouse!! It is worth every cent (only $35pp) but I recommend making reservations through Carnival website well before you cruise. The French onion soup is the best I’ve ever eaten. Huge Cheesecake for dessert. Keep in mind that the steakhouse experience is about 1 1/2 hours long. A tip most people miss: don’t miss “sea day brunch” in Horizon dining room!!!! They have steak (tender filet) & eggs that are excellent among other delicious selections. The flaming tomato soup is really good. Another tip: If lido is busy for food service, they have a sandwich bar near the back & I was pleasantly surprised (about 12 different types). The meatball sandwich was sooo good. The healthier turkey with avocado was just as good. Make sure you have them grill the sandwich. Fail safe: Guy’s Burger on lido: the best!!! I always go straight to Guy’s Burger (get the “ringer”) with fries on embarkation day. Always remember: first sea day is formal night & lobster night in the main dining room! There was only one night in the dining room we didn’t much like the food. It was a grilled chicken dish & it was too dry. Once you get used to the layout of the ship you enjoy it. We do miss the open center atrium concept of the previous ships. The only negative was the elevators were super slow which was frustrating. The rooms are good sized but less closet space than other ships, but not a big deal. Overall Vista has excellent hard working staff that could not have treated us better. They went above & beyond. We especially liked the nice quiet seating area we found on deck 5 if the upper decks are too busy for you. Last tip: we found the Havana Bar & spent the most amazing evening there. We visited Cuba last year & the Latin flair of music & people dancing was really fun. We prefer the ship layout on the Breeze better than Vista, however we absolutely loved this cruise.

16 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks

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amber8989 6 years ago

I've never actually had an issue with boarding taking too long..maybe an hour at most, altogether. Also Sea Day Brunch is delicious!

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staybright 6 years ago

Thank you for the review. Looking fwd to it in May.

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bkg59 6 years ago

Great review

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daisydoozy 6 years ago

Great review! So much useful information. I'm going to read this again just before our Oct. 14th cruise on Vista.

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BrassFamily 6 years ago

Thanks for the info. Crusin in December

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MellieBrad 6 years ago

Thank you so much! First cruise this Sunday... helpful tips!

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DFromATX 6 years ago

How long does it typically take to board the Vista without FTTF?

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DFromATX 6 years ago

Great review and tips. I’ve never done the sea day brunch, but I plan to on our next cruise!

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Cherriceaz 6 years ago

Thank you for the review! Will be on Vista in Dec.

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Pheznt55 6 years ago

super nice

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Thanks for your review

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DebandMarkC 6 years ago

Super Review Thanks

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cjcove 6 years ago

Thank you for this review. We will be on the Vista the first week of November.

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chomperman 6 years ago

Good review. Thank you. Going on the vista in December can’t wait.

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cooper71 6 years ago

Agree, good review!

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