Challenging with young children

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 3.8
Author: Hroe5

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Hroe5

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 25, 2019

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 2411

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I think our experience would have been better if we weren’t traveling with our children or if they were older. Took our children to activities, but they weren’t really geared to children. And bringing a toddler was always going to be challenging.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

No where to sit. Ended up sitting on the stairs. Air conditioner not functioning at that time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Loved the main dining room. Buffet was hit or miss.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Kids were too scared to do water park. Activities were okay, but not geared to children.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

My older children (9, 11)didn’t like the kids club. My younger (2) liked it, but not nearly as much as I was hoping.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

I didn’t have a single negative experience with any staff members.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Room was nice. Tub was great.

Ship tip

Loved the lounge on 5 aft. Would try there on crowded embarkation day.

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Ports of call

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

Booked private island tour through Daniel Johnson’s. Loved the sloths.

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Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

No options for small children. Adults tendered to port. Lots of shops selling the same thing. Expensive! Fried fish $17. Pina colada $14.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Had priority so went relatively quickly.

2 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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tenaj 5 years ago

Expect inflated prices ~ this is their income! How fortunate we are to be cruising!! 👍 Enjoy the adventure ~ ☀️

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