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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 8
Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 11, 2020

Ship: Carnival Vista

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Required? Ok. We choose Galveston because of its proximity to home. Probably time to choose another port and cruise line.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Pretty fast & friendly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food average at best. Not much anticipation of needs.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Small bands etc were good. Liquid lounge was overcrowded and repetitive

Children's Programs

No kids????????

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Omelette guy was great. Lido staff was helpful.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Handicapped access to outer decks on Promenade deck is VERY difficult. Reserved handicapped room. Other than shower bench nothing handicapped about it.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Small. Clean.

Ship tip

Choose a smaller ship

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

1 out of 5
Long way to go for a burger. Been there way too often.

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Nice place. Screw the tender business. Build a pier.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5
Good choice.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Easy off. Way too long a wait for luggage to clear
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4 Comments

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Better luck next cruise

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed.

portofrome    4 years ago

Thanks for your review

bobduck1993    4 years ago

Glad that you were able enjoy a little bit of the cruise!

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