Our first cruise was a a big success!

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4.8
Author: MDotter

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

MDotter

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 03, 2019

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10229

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Enjoyed the Carnival Vista! It is a newer ship and has a lot to offer.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy and no lines.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Many choices! Pizza always available to snack on. Main dining rooms food was delicious and perfect portions. Fabulous service team.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Loved the Dive-in movies at night on the Lido deck!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our dinner service team (Adi, Tijana & Uji/Beebs) were awesome!!! Ask for their section! Saw at the Blue Iguana was great and offered additional information about the ship. Everyone was friendly, helpful and kind.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Layout well thought out. Used the stairs mostly. Elevators are usually full and are slow to arrive.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Not having anything to compare it with, we thought it was very nice. Nice amount of closet space.

Ship tip

Don't bring a heavy carry-on! Pack as much as you can in your main suitcase and pack light.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Embarkation port.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Went swimming with the dolphins and manatees! Awesome. Negative, they hard sell you to purchase photos at an outrageous price. So, we have no photos. :-(

Thumbs Up 5

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5

You have to take a tender to the island. Very confusing on ship. We had to get a sticker and go in order of the number given. We were almost late. Luckily they waited on us. Enjoyed our howler monkey excursion! Our guide was very knowledgeable about Belize. Island area was more rustic than expected. Good local beer!

Thumbs Up 4

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Enjoyed the glass bottom boat excursion. Our guide was wonderful. He took us to feed and pet monkeys and parrots. We got to hold and hug baby sloths! And we could take our own pictures. Island is very clean and organized.

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