Vista-Nice

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 18, 2020

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7443

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

This was our second cruise it was nice. I would do this ship and itinerary again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth. Dropped off our luggage, parked, got in line. Line moved quickly. People were friendly. We had our box of pop opened and checked. We were told they are supposed to do every box of pop now. We spoke to someone else who had neither box opened so who knows.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
This was our first time with Your Time Dining. It seemed to be under staffed. We did have nice waitstaff but they could have been more personable if there had been more staff.

JiJi Asian Kitchen

3 out of 5

Food took an hour to get. We were set near the kitchen and smoke rolled out to us twice. Made it difficult to breathe but we stuck it out. The food was good but the wait made it a so-so experience. Staff were nice and our water was filled a couple of times.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Plenty to do if you want.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Nice shows. Volume is far too loud but I had earplugs with me. Schwartz is a great cruise director, never a dull moment. The Fun Squad is very good. Lawrence was my favorite. Leo’s trivia was good

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff was great but overworked. The ship is understaffed. 37 rooms for 1 steward and a shared “runner” between another steward is not sufficient. Your Time Dining room was understaffed as well.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
There really is nothing wrong with the floor plan. It takes some getting used to but it can be done. Study the floor plans ahead of time. You don’t have to go through the casino if you don’t want to. Go up one floor and problem solved.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Size was fine. The 2 USB ports were nice, there was 1 outlet alongside them on the desk. Ron, our steward, was great. He was always friendly and remembered our names. I believe the cabin stewards have far too many cabins to take care of. Our room was always clean and done but 35-38 rooms for 1 steward with a shared runner is too much.

Ship tip

Study the floor plans beforehand. Ignore bad reviews experience it for yourself.

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We rented a taxi and went downtown to shop. Yes people were always trying to sell us stuff but this is their livelihood. No thank you was usually sufficient. Only had one person be overly pushy. Taxis were everywhere so getting back was no problem.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Same had booked an excursion through the same “company “ for this port too so, same scam. People here were awesome as well. People helped us find an excursion for a great price. We did sloth, monkey, and macaw excursion. Also a chocolate factory.

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
The people were SO nice and friendly and helpful. We had been scammed on our excursion. The people there helped us find the same excursion at a great price. We went cave tubing.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We were delayed getting into port. Coast Guard had closed the channel. The one piece of information I believe they should have told us much quicker was what to do. Should we keep our luggage/carry on with us? Should we leave it in the room? Should we go ahead and follow the waiting place instructions? They finally did tell us but earlier would have been nice.
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5 Comments

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Thanks for the positive review

BobbyPatton    4 years ago

We are cruising on her in about a month. Thank you for all the fantastic info !!

DeerHunter13    4 years ago

Good the review. Glad you enjoyed your trip. What company scammed you so we know to avoid?

wooti05    4 years ago

Great review and glad you enjoyed your cruise.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

So glad you enjoyed.

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