momcruiser5 Cruise Review on Carnival Vista on Feb 10, 2019

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 5
Author: momcruiser5

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

momcruiser5

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Sail date: February 10, 2019

Ship: Carnival Vista

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

If I could give this ship a thousand stars, I would!! We LOVED the Vista! We cruised with our longtime friends who were first time cruisers and it was their first vacation ever in their 25 years of married life & away from 5 kids! We were in cabin 7263 and it was a great location. We were right by the stairs and hardly had any noise. We were also right above the smoking area on deck 5 but did not smell it or have extra noise. Our balcony was wonderfully quiet & relaxing. The ship has so many places where you can be outside. Our cabin steward, I Nengah, was great! We didn’t see him hardly at all but like a little minion he magically cleaned & prepared our room each day. Deck 5 goes all the way around the ship and was our favorite place on the ship. We loved hanging out at the Red Frog Pub, (ask for Peter and tip him for his upcoming wedding!) playing games, sipping on drinks, (mango madness!!) and being outside. Our friends went to happy hour & karaoke there in the afternoons. We also loved being at the front of the ship where there was hardly anyone. They also had a great breakfast & lunch selection with very few people at the back of deck 5 in the ocean plaza. The captain even took his breakfast there. While there were about 4600 total people on board, it never felt crowded nor did we wait long in lines. We didn’t do a lot of shows (4 teens at home & we were tired!) but really enjoyed the three comedians (PG version) we saw and the final lip sinc battle. The food was pretty good and we loved our wait staff in the MDR. I recommend early dining if you’re 40 and above because it just sticks on the stomach after too long. 😉. Even the lido buffet was good. Jiji’s lasagna at lunch was the best! Gelato is served from 12-1 each sea day on lido by the buffet. We loved the In Demand movies in our room and our internet was great in the room. We went to the IMAX, did the skyride twice, (we went before lunch on sea day and then the afternoon on port day) the ropes course, & water slides. We did have FTTF (out of Galveston) and I recommend getting that. Disembarking & Embarkation went fast & very smoothly. Just follow the rules & be patient. I hope to sail the Vista again!

12 Comments

mary0909 5 years ago

Great review!We go in January and are trying to learn all the areas of the ship.Thanks!!

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Mydogluke 5 years ago

Love Carnival

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Jodi1974 5 years ago

Awesome review! I’m going on the vista did the first time in June! Soooo excited to see this ship! I’m also lucky enough to have Matt Mitchum as my cruise director!! 🎉👏🏼

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DFromATX 5 years ago

Glad to read such a positive review!

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purplfreak 5 years ago

I love Vista Class. I've sailed her twice and booked Panorama for next February.

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lovlyldyk 5 years ago

Wooo Hooo great review!

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mistymiller 5 years ago

Thanks for the review!!! We leave next February and we can't wait. Our 6th cruise but 1st time on the Vista!!

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cristynjeff 5 years ago

Great review thanks! We are on the Vista April 13th for our 2nd cruise.... cannot wait and your info really hits the mark with what we like to do.

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sterld2126 5 years ago

Wow great review folks! This is the way to look to good in all things.

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Grownsexy 5 years ago

Awesome review. Thank you

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CandaceC 5 years ago

Wow! Thank you for the awesome review! We leave this Sunday on Vista out of Galveston 😊

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momcruiser5 5 years ago

I forgot to add..Matt Mitchum is the best cruise director!! We was so much fun, full of energy and so personable!!

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