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Carnival Vista Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 03, 2019

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6380

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall I would say the Vista was alright. It was not the typical amazing service that I have received from Carnival cruises. It took 5 different servers to get a good one on the MDR. Long lines everywhere. Elevators took forever ended up taking the stairs most of the time. Alchemy bar and red frog pub were great! Layout was different but I got used to it. It is a very modern ship so didn’t have the grand feeling of many other class ships. Sushi was great, Mongolian grill for lunch was good but ridiculous wait and service again was lacking. Hot in many areas of the shop and the smoking smell was awful from the casino. I loved the amount of seating along the windows and outside area. Plenty of room to relax. IMAX and thrill theater were a neat addition and standard prices. Overall I would probably not sail on the Vista again due to the service and food was subpar.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Faster to the fun

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We enjoyed our cabin on the 6th floor. Room was cool and great balcony of younger children as you have the deck below. Didn’t hear a lot of noise even though the Red Frog Pub was right below.

Ship tip

Be prepared for the layout as you can’t walk straight across on many floors. Slow elevators

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Booked the catamaran, snorkel and beach combo which was great. Perfect introduction to snorkeling and beach had water activities to use. Picked up and dropped off at port with plenty of Time to shop still. Water was amazing!

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5
Tender point. Did not book an excursion here as had younger children. Typical shopping port with stores and restaurants.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5
Went to the public beach. Used the “flying chair” which was nice. Water was not very nice and looked like a Galveston beach. Be careful with those that can’t swim as quick drop off and then have to swim or float to shallow end again. Service was good but typical American good fair on the menu.

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

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