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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 12, 2019

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7315

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Pros: Early embarkation, great service and food in main dining room, excellent food in Cucina Del Capitano. Cons: Black, oily soot from exhaust in Tides Pool and on deck area. Sewer smell near Havana Bar on Deck 5.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Kyndall Fire, former cruise director, rocked the ship with her energy and vitality! She and Lawrence are a dynamic duo and not to be missed at any onboard activities. Kudos, Kyndall!!

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Rated Entertainment as 3 stars based on Playlist Productions’ shows (especially the female vocalists) and lack of top shelf musical venues. Exceptional music provided by the Riff Raffs and HornUtopia!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship’s layout is fine and we especially enjoyed the crooks and crannies where there often was no one on deck but us. Check out the Lanai Deck 5 next to the Liquid Lounge. It’s phenomenal!

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Although the cabin was basically comfortable, it felt smaller than an equivalent cabin on other Carnival ships. The loss of the second closet makes room for hanging clothes minimal. Also, the mattress was rock hard. Carnival needs to up their game on the comfort side.

Ports of call

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Roatan is paradise!

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Cozumel is second to Roatan. We took a taxi to the San Miguel downtown square and shopped. Then we took a taxi to Paradise Beach. Perfecto!!

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
The lines were too long and moved too slowly but that’s because Immigration and Customs doesn’t process fast enough. There were four federal agents to process approximately 3,800 people.
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1 Comment

DFromATX    5 years ago

What do you mean by Kendall Fire “former” cruise director? Isn’t she new?

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