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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 18, 2019

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2275

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Take your own cameras and take pix. The pix are very expensive that the ship sells. This ship holds a lot of people and rarely ran into the same peeps, twice. The app for chat, I paid for, rarely worked for chatting so it was hard to keep track of my group. All ports had multiple ships so there was a plethora of people trying to get rides.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
It was great due to faster to the fun

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining was great! Not too many specialty restaurants wo lines of peeps so, buffet was a good option.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Too many peeps and not enough pools. There was not an adult pool, only an area w hot tubs. It was hot days.

Vista Casino

4 out of 5

The machines were difficult to get on due to so many people. It was hard to get a drink while playing and at the bar. They reserved half the bar top for smokers. So, space was limited for smokers. Although, one can smoke at any machine. Ashtrays were hard to find.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Room stewards were outstanding and informative. Bartenders in casino, where one can smoke, were not in any hurry to serve anyone and short staffed.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was clean and common bathrooms were supplied. The only deck area that allowed smoking was a mess. And, could never find seating, which was pool view.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was great!

Ship tip

Buy faster to the fun

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5
I like it and easy to navigate

Montego Bay, Jamaica

4 out of 5
I like the post shopping area. I do not care for the lines for excursions and the time it takes to get a ride.

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
I like it and the shopping area. It’s easily accessible on n off the ship.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
I do not care for the tunnel of shopping w so many people trying to get thru. The dealers haggle everyone. It’s hard to stay together n a large group w kids. It’s difficult to find a ride and very time consuming. They charge all different prices for the same shuttle ride.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was on time, quick, and easy. I also was with platinum passengers.

Traveler Photos

Spent double and rec only a free bottle of wine. Paid for another cruise! Lol Port Nacho-Cocum Resort
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3 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

DiegoZZ    5 years ago

Go on the smaller ships it's much better.

AuntPinkie    5 years ago

I agree that there are way too many people on the bigger ships, but I don’t see any of the lines making smaller ones. We like to sail off season, hoping for fewer people. Glad you enjoyed your adventure in spite of the crowds.

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