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Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4
Author: Portsiders

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

Portsiders

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 73

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 14, 2019

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11245

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was okay but very boring on sea days. The entertainment was subpar and the food was satisfying.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was fast and efficient!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Guy's Pig & Anchor

2 out of 5

The bbq was okay but the sides were refrigerator cold. This was not the best place to eat.

Pizzeria Del Capitano

5 out of 5

Carnival still has the best pizza at sea!

JiJi Asian Kitchen

4 out of 5

Wonderful experience! the food was the best on the entire ship, to my surprise. It was well worth the $15.00 surcharge.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Vista Casino

5 out of 5

This was the most popular event on the ship. It was very active and the casino host was very good. Had a time hanging out in the casino.

Cloud 9 Spa

1 out of 5

This was my worst spa day of any ship. My wife and I had the couple's swedish massage. The therapist would not add pressure at all, unless we paid more money. The massage therapist were more concerned in upselling than providing a great experience. Stay away, it's a waste of money.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

I felt that the stage shows were not as professional as on the RCCL ships. They were boring and lack stage presence.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Our grandkids loved this place. They spent most of the crises at the camp and had an amazing time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

My room Stewart named " I Made" was awesome. By far the best room Stewart I've ever had.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The carpet on the ship was very dirty to include my cabin. When I told my room Stewart, he gave our room a deep cleaning. Can't say the same for the rest of the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The carpet in my cabin was very dirty. When I informed the room Stewart, to my surprise, he gave my cabin a deep cleaning.

Ship tip

Try JJ Asian restaurant. You will be presently surprised!

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Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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WSmith78 4 years ago

Sorry you didn’t have the greatest time. Hopefully your next one is better for you.

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Nautigirl04 4 years ago

Galveston is very industrial but how awesome is it to be able to cruise out of Texas and not have to fly to Florida! Heck, we ever have Disney out of Galveston now. Galveston is where you get on to head to paradise. We do enjoy watching the dolphins in the area. I’ve never been bored on a sea day. I’m sorry you felt this way. I could sit at the pool all day and be a happy girl. I always want to play bingo but never make it because I’m being lazy by the pool working on my tan. Hopefully you’re next cruise will be better.

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Pheznt55 4 years ago

Hope it isn't as bad as the Glory

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annasa 4 years ago

Wow I can’t believe you found sea days boring. We didn’t have enough time to fit in all the fun stuff we wanted to do!

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