Just finished cruising on the Vista out of Galveston. Enjoyable experience overall, but dining room was not up to standard of previous cruises. Quality of food was good but service was slow.

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4.2
Author: geneinkilts

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

geneinkilts

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 80

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 04, 2020

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9293

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Cruise was OK but not as good as others we have been on. I was not impressed with Vista.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Quality of food in the dining room was good, but service was slow. Interrupting dinner for the waitstaff “Showtime” dance routine every single night got to be aggravating instead of amusing. Dress standards were ignored; ball caps and t-shirts were obvious even on elegant nights. Also, on previous cruises the maitre d stopped by our table to about our dining experience; we never saw him/her at any meal.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Truly enjoyed listening to Joelle and Tyler.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room steward John on deck 9 was excellent. Alchemy bar staff were outstanding

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Elevators were hard to use because of crowding and many being out of service

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

There were fewer available drawers than on older, smaller ships

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

5 Comments

Fiesta83 4 years ago

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1fireryredhead 4 years ago

I don't understand why it matters if one wears t-shirts & ball caps while dining. I can understand during formal night otherwise who cares?

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CruzReasons 4 years ago

My recent cruise on the Pride was the same. Extremely slow service in the dining room. Food quality not as good as previous cruises.

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anoceanlife 4 years ago

Americans dont seem to take any notice of dress codes and the crew avoide confrontation. It's a " my vacation I do as I please" self entitled attitude

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PaulieV 4 years ago

I had same experience my first time on Vista since I did Dream twice and was used to its layout.

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