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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 11, 2019

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We went for our honeymoon, we stayed busy from breakfast til like 2 am every day! I wasn't ready to get off the ship and return to "regular life!"

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Gangway issues, delayed several hours at port. Ship staff very accomodating once onboard.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Great service in the dining room. Lots of food options throughout the ship. Reasonable prices for drinks.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pools very crowded, but the water slides were cool. Tournaments for volleyball, basketball, dodgeball, shuffleboard, cornhole, etc. Lip sync battle and clue were also fun. Casino was a bit smoky and you had to walk through the casion to get from one side of the ship to the other on Deck 4 (or choose another deck to cross the ship). Texas hold-em was held in a separate sports bar, for some reason, so after 11pm, to get drinks while playing, you had to leave the game and go into the casino down the hall and then return to the game. Spa was amazing! We had a couples massage!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
DJ Flip kept the party going every night. Amazing stage shows and dancers/singers. We hit up almost every comedy show at Punchliner and loved them all! Speaking of punchliner, get in line 45 minutes before the show or run the risk of standing room only!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Dining staff very friendly, Maria from Russia and Anggi from Indonesia were so attentive. IWayan, our steward, kept the room clean and greeted us by name every time we met.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very dark inside, we actually slept really late the first morning. Bed was comfortable, pillows perfect and we slept well every night. Room is smaller than I anticipated, but it turns out there was no problem with 2 people moving about and using the room because of the size.

Ship tip

The popular areas get crowded (pools, casino, shows).

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5
Embarkation port

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
One of the most beautiful places on Earth! We had the most free time to explore here and saw the prettiest beach (Tabyana) ever! We did Sea Trek Helmet Dive, it was amazing!!

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
Gorgeous clear water. We did snorkeling with sharks and rays in Shark and Ray Alley and enjoyed lunch on an island. Very pleasant people and cheap souvenirs.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We taxied to Playa Del Carmen for our excursion to Xcaret, which was fun, but time ended up very limited. We only had time to do one activity (underground river) and then head back to the bus.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Gangway issues, delayed 3 hours.
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2 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

DFromATX    5 years ago

45 minutes early, really? That’s so long. Is that for any show or just the comedy? Thanks for the warning.

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