It was okay....

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4
Author: andreakim

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

andreakim

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2018

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Very disappointed with the Vista. Thought she would be grand...I was wrong. Limited food items on buffet, only 2 water stations opened, sky ride closed after the first day.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was amazing as always.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

swim, movie theater, shows

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Was not as grand as I thought it would be. Empty food trays, from room service, up and down our deck on the floor.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Small and smelled funny.

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

Water was beautiful, beach and town were dirty. Smelled of sewage.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Favorite, hands down!

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

12 Comments

cruisellama 5 years ago

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DFromATX 5 years ago

I think the trays will become more so now that they will be charging for room service. (Now instead of room service everyone will be bringing food back to their rooms from the lido.)

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brad1312 5 years ago

I think they have severe mechanical issues possible bad design on the skyride. Was on the Vista in April 2018 and it was down over half of the cruise. Personally, overall I think the ride is a bust for Carnival.

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Okcruisincouple 5 years ago

Sky ride was open last sea day. We had a great time

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Sunny2004 5 years ago

Great cruise directors that’s all they have to offer.

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KofiNaija 5 years ago

Also Deli in buffet is very good. burgers are cool even though the condiments or a bit of a health hazard. And the pizza is good

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KofiNaija 5 years ago

For Carnival, Vista is ok. Not nearly as well designed as Royals Oasis class ships. Overall though Vista doesn't flow and wasn't well thought out. They need twice the number of elevators. To its credit they have some of the best Cruise Directors that keep it lively despite the poor design

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allthat815 5 years ago

When we went, the Skyride was open most of the time. It must just be a hit or miss kind of thing. Thought the buffet had an average amount of selections, but there are so many other things to choose from other than the buffet, that I promise you won't go hungry. I mean there are tons of other places to eat. So many things to do as well. Maybe it's just that I love to cruise so much, but I enjoyed the Vista very much and would go back anytime

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nstuart66 5 years ago

We did the Vista in April. Agree about the food selections, and the sky ride was closed the whole cruise.

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cruisemama53 5 years ago

☹️ I booked the Vista especially because we want to go on the sky ride, I’m not going to be happy if I don’t get to go on it! 😠

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mortizny 5 years ago

thanks for the info

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cruisellama 5 years ago

Thanks

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