Vista layout leaves a lot to be desired

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 3.2
Author: marcilbyler

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

marcilbyler

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 01, 2020

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8408

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Ship is pretty- but kinda boring. Layout make NO sense- felt very closed in, hallways narrow, never enough seating for comedy shows & they are always popular! Food was not good at all- never hot, deli food was never fully done/melted, pizza line was a joke at night, broken Promenade was a busy- nice idea, but doesn’t work- added imax & took away much needed public spaces!!

Embarkation

3 out of 5

It was easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

The choices were limited, portions SMALL, food was mediocre at best- every venue!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Pools were very small

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Comedians were great- venues were way too small- has to wait in line 30 minutes + just to try to get a seat

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Sometimes felt rushed in main dining room

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Layout is ridiculous- crammed way to many people into tiny spaces, hallways were very narrow, public spaces too small, broken up promenade & too many dead ends. Difficult to learn your way around the ship

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Clean, good steward. Paper thin walls, celings, & floors! ring a loud fan with you- it’s also warm in room

Ship tip

Book another ship!

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Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Nachi CoCom

Thumbs Up 1

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Caye Caulker

Thumbs Up 1

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

West Bay Beach

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Was easy

14 Comments

marcilbyler 4 years ago

I have cruised 10 times- 6 Royal, 4 Carnival- I love cruising. I did have fun on the Vista, just disappointed in many of the things I listed. It was by far our least favorite ship- that said, I will continue cruising on other ships. People have different opinions & experiences & that’s ok...it doesn’t make one right or wrong. On my cruise, many people were voicing the same complaints- maybe it was an off week for the food & that’s ok, but the layout, small public spaces can’t be changed- I’ve already booked another cruise on the carnival freedom- we love the layout & everything else about that ship.

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Nautigirl04 4 years ago

I’ve cruised on Vista and I agree with the layout. I’m glad to see some new options coming into Galveston soon (Breeze coming back and getting Radiance after dry dock). We enjoyed the Vista but the layout and set up for comedy club wasn’t the best.

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Better luck next cruise

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BobbyPatton 4 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to leave such great feedback. We are cruising in about a month and this was very informative. Just curious about the embarkation and debarkation process. Our last carnival cruise when we boarded it was a snap however when we were leaving it was crazy.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

It's hard to know about a ship when there is conflicting comments

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Hope you did have some enjoyment from your cruise.

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Nautigirl04 4 years ago

I will agree that I didn’t like waiting in line to see shows but that’s any ship on just about any cruise line. We were never bored on the Vista. I would suggest you avoid Royal Caribbean if you were bored on a Carnival ship.

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Kracka 4 years ago

This ship is anything but boring. Always something to do, going on, or to see.

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Kracka 4 years ago

We loved Vista so much we're booked on the other 2 Vista-class ships. Excellent food; great layout that's easy to maneuver.

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DerekMire 4 years ago

There life must be perfect

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DerekMire 4 years ago

There life must be perfect

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jenn2831 4 years ago

Only 1 cruise listed.....apparently cruising is not for them if they thot the Vista was cramped

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patutley 4 years ago

We didnot experience any of your complaints loved this ship

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AuntPinkie 4 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations. Interesting how two people on the same sailing can have such different experiences. Just read a review with a 4+ stars.

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