Last Vista in paradise

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 3.5
Author: chip909

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

chip909

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 07, 2019

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7465

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Made fun with friends, but the Vista was a disappointment.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Being a Platinum member our luggage was tagged “Priority “ but we were the last to get our luggage.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Sadly main dining lacked. Steakhouse and the Asian restaurant were excellent. Guys hamburgers were awesome.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The Skyride was out of service and had been for a long time. Nobody was working on it!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Shows were great! Must see and the comedy show was too.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

It seems to us since the gratuities were added before the cruise the dining and cabin steward are just going through the paces. Dining we had to get our own butter, water and had to ask for bread. No bar service and the lead waiter took the drink orders and were always late. Always had to ask for ice in the room. I understand the reason for pre paid gratuities, but it’s not the same.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

We had an aft balcony on the Deck 7. The Havana area was great, but black soot pellets covered the chairs and covered our swim wear we left out to dry. Balcony was mostly exposed to upper decks for no privacy and no shade. Basically too hot to enjoy. The Havana section opened up at 7 pm and kids (thought weren’t allowed) took over the pool and hot tub. Olivia and Tony at the Havana Bar were great!

Ship tip

This is the only ship that uses automatic shuffle machines in the casino and even the dealers complained. Also way too smoky and not enough ventilation. Made the best of everything but was really disappointed in the ship.

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